Tim Hunter (director)


Tim Hunter is an American television and film director.

Career

Since the late 1980s he has mostly worked on television, directing episodes for dozens of televisions series including Breaking Bad, Carnivàle, Chicago Hope, Crossing Jordan, Deadwood, Falcon Crest, Homicide: Life on the Street, House, Law & Order, Lie to Me, Mad Men, Twin Peaks, Glee, Revenge, Pretty Little Liars and American Horror Story. During the early to mid-1980s, Hunter directed several feature films, including 1986's River's Edge, which won that year's award for Best Picture at the Independent Spirit Awards.

Critical reception

Janet Maslin made the following comments about Hunter's work on the films River's Edge and Tex:

Personal life

Hunter was born in Los Angeles, the son of British screenwriter Ian McLellan Hunter. He attended Harvard University, graduating in 1968.

Filmography

Film

WriterOver the Edge Tex
DirectorTex Sylvester River's Edge Paint It Black The Saint of Fort Washington The Colony The People Next Door The Maker Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families Mean Streak Anatomy of a Hate Crime Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story The Failures Control The Far Side of Jericho Kings of South Beach Looking Glass

Unrealized projects

Modern Bride Edward Ford RoboCop 2 Nightwood Bar Guns and Roses The Story of Junk Fade New Orleans
  • ''This is the Water''