Michael Lerner
29 titles
Filmography
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When Do We Eat?
(2006)When a strict father is given a hallucinogenic, his family’s Passover Seder takes an unusual turn, causing the kids to pick sides.

Eight Men Out
(1988)A dramatization of the infamous 1919 Black Sox Scandal, in which members of the Chicago White Sox conspired with gamblers to throw the World Series.

Maniac Cop 2
(1990)A formerly heroic cop returns from the dead and joins forces with a psychotic serial killer to destroy his enemies and settle scores.

The Beautician and the Beast
(1997)Fran Drescher stars as a street-smart hairstylist from Queens, NY, who is offered a job tutoring the children of a foul-tempered despot in an Eastern European country.

Omen IV: The Awakening
(1991)The antichrist returns, this time as a little girl in this telefilm sequel, when a prominent couple unknowingly adopts the daughter of Damien from the original Omen.

The Shickles
(2016)A Comedy about Love, Sex, Death, and the Sweetness of Life. The story follows a Jewish family after the death of their beloved grandparents, who, after 70 years of marriage, die holding hands on their 90th birthday. In the wake of their death, their grand-children, Margot and Jason Shickles, struggle to navigate the ups and downs of love and relationships.

Barton Fink
(1991)New York intellectual Barton Fink comes to Hollywood in 1941 to write a screenplay, but he soon finds himself with a severe case of writer's block as a bizarre sequence of events distracts him from his task.

The Postman Always Rings Twice
(1981)From the James M. Cain book.

Mockingbird Don't Sing
(2001)In 1970 Los Angeles, a 13-year-old bound in her room without human contact since age one is rescued from ‘the worst case of child abuse’ on record.

Borderline
(1980)After his partner is killed by a human smuggler, a tough border cop decides to take matters into his own hands to avenge his death.

Yonkers Joe
(2008)An old-school gambler who knows every angle in breaking a casino’s advantage must succeed in one last Vegas score when his disabled son reappears.

Immigrant
(2013)A Russian boy and his family immigrate to New York City, and discover the American dream is far from reach, in this coming-of-age tale.

Strange Invaders
(1983)Michael Laughlin directs "Strange Invaders," an affectionate homage to science fiction/alien takeover films of the 1950s that stars Paul Le Mat ("Hanoi Hilton") as a university professor searching for his ex-wife (Diana Scarwid, "Extremeties"), who seems to have disappeared while visiting her hometown of Centerville, Illinois. In fact, the place turns out to be a hotbed of aliens, in place since the Fifties and weirdly unaware of how the outside world has changed.

No Way Back
(1995)With revenge on his mind, a savvy and dangerous federal agent breaks all the rules in order to take down the crime boss who has kidnapped his son.

Busting
(1974)Two hard-nosed Los Angeles cops who usually spend their time busting petty criminals defy orders from their crooked higher-ups to nab a kingpin.

Harlem Nights
(1989)Set in Prohibition-era 1930s, the comedic tale of a nightclub owner and his son fighting to keep the mob the law from putting them out of business.

Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein
(2019)When actor David Harbour finds lost footage of his father's disastrous televised stage play of a literary classic, he uncovers shocking family secrets.

29 Palms
(2002)Money, murder, and trouble lie in wait for an undercover FBI agent in a popular casino who becomes aware of internal gambling crimes going unchecked.

Tale of the Mummy
(1998)When an archaeological expedition opens an ancient Egyptian tomb, the unimaginable evil of a cursed pharaoh Talos is unleashed! Before all are lost, team leader Sir Richard Turkel (horror legend Christopher Lee, Dracula) heroically sacrifices his own life to destroy the tomb and contain Talos once more. Then, years later, Sir Richard's granddaughter (Louise Lombard) sets out with her own team to finish her grandfather's work, not knowing that she herself is about to reawaken the supernatural terror of the mummified Talos. Also starring action star Jason Scott Lee (Rudyard Kipling's, The Jungle Book), the heart-pounder Russell Mulcahy's Tale of the Mummy tells us that this time, there may be nothing that can stop the mummy's murderous quest for immortality.

Life During Wartime
(2010)Three sisters struggle with love, family and the American Dream in Todd Solondz's hilarious new film starring Allison Janney and Charlotte Rampling.