Rick Rosenthal
Director, Producer, Actor, Writer
June 15, 1949 (77 years)
Richard L. Rosenthal Jr. (born June 15, 1949) is an American film instructor and director, known for directing Halloween II, Bad Boys, and Halloween: Resurrection. Rosenthal started his career by directing Halloween II (1981) and returned to the series 21 years later, helming Halloween: Resurrection (2002). In between, he directed films such as American Dreamer (1984), Russkies (1987), Distant Thunder (1988), and Just a Little Harmless Sex (1998). He also directed dozens of episodic television shows and was co-executive producer of the landmark Warner Bros. TV series Life Goes On for ABC from 1989-1991, where he guest starred in two episodes as "Uncle Richard".
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| 2010 | ShatteredOn Plex |
| 2010 | HavenOn Plex |
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| 2007 | Flash Gordon (2007)On Plex |
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| 2007 | The Dresden FilesOn Plex |
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| 1987 | RusskiesOn Plex |
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| 1983 | Bad BoysOn Plex |
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| 2026 | YO Love Is a Rebellious Bird · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | Move Ya Body: The Birth of House · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | The Shepherd and the Bear · as Executive Producer |
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| 2023 | Invisible Beauty · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Art for Everybody · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Stay Awake · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | The Grab · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Citizen Ashe · as Executive Producer |
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| 2021 | Rebel Hearts · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Civil War (or, Who Do We Think We Are) · as Executive Producer |
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| 2020 | Feels Good Man · as Executive Producer |
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| 2018 | Dark Money · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Won't You Be My Neighbor? · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Halfway There · as Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Saving Capitalism · as Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Bending the Arc · as Executive Producer |
| 2017 | A Thousand Junkies · as Executive Producer |
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| 2016 | Punching HenryOn Plex |
| 2016 | First Girl I Loved · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | I Love Dick · as Consulting Producer |
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| 2015 | Aram, Aram · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 2015 | King Jack · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
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| 2014 | Crescendo! The Power of Music · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | MatchOn Plex |
| 2014 | Big in Japan · as Executive Producer |
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| 2013 | Cold Comes the Night · as Executive Producer |
| 2013 | Afternoon Delight · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 2013 | Big Men · as Executive Producer |
| 2012 | California Solo · as Executive Producer |
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| 2012 | The Procession · as Executive Producer |
| 2012 | Arcadia · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 2011 | On the Ice · as Executive Producer |
| 2009 | According to GretaOn Plex |
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| 1980 | Skateboard Madness · as Associate Producer |
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| 2015 | Lost After Dark · as Sheriff |
| 2005 | Nearing Grace · as Teacher |
| 2002 | Halloween: Resurrection · as Professor |
| 1989 | Life Goes On · as Uncle Richard |
| 1985 | Better Off Dead · as Smity |
| 1984 | Johnny Dangerously · as Judge |
| 1983 | Bad Boys · as JudgeOn Plex |
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| 2012 | CBS Saturday Morning · as Self |
| 2007 | Flash Gordon (2007) · as Rick RosenthalOn Plex |
| 2006 | Halloween: 25 Years of Terror · as Self |
| 2005 | The 20th IFP Independent Spirit Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story · as Self |
| 2023 | Food and Country · as Co-Executive Producer |
| 2022 | To the End · as Co-Executive Producer |
| 2020 | Love & Stuff · as Co-Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Always in Season · as Co-Executive Producer |
| 2014 | Transparent · as Supervising Producer |
| 2009 | River Monsters · as Cinematographer |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine · as Supervising Producer |
| 1989 | Life Goes On · as Co-Executive Producer |
| 1987 | Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist · as Cinematographer |