Jim Drake

History

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jim Drake is an American film and television director. Drake's career began in 1974, working as an associate director for the Norman Lear sitcoms All in the Family and Good Times, he made is solo directorial debut in the series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman which was executive produced by Lear. His other television works include Sanford, Gimme a Break!, We Got It Made, The Facts of Life, Newhart, Night Court, The Golden Girls, Dave's World, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, its spin-off, The Suite Life on Deck and among other series. His film credits include Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol and Speed Zone! starring John Candy. He is an alumnus of Columbia and Stanford University. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Drake (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Profile

Movies

Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade

Director

A one man CBS Special featuring classic close-up magic, card tricks and other sleight of hand.

Star Struck

Director

A farm boy (Kirk Cameron) travels to Hollywood to rekindle a romance with a childhood sweetheart (Chelsea Noble), who's now an actress on the road to stardom---and soon to wed her costar (D.W. Moffett)

Based on an Untrue Story

Director

Perfume creator Satin Chau is about to reveal her new designer scent, 'Puppy,' when she is cruelly struck down by a rare condition called anosmia, which robs her of her sense of smell and could even kill her. With time fast running out, she begins a frantic search for the only people who can provide the tissue-donations she desperately needs: her long-lost sisters, Corduroy and Velour.

Speed Zone

Director

An illegal race that takes place over the United States and nothing will stop this bunch of racers except for the occasional cop or a damsel in distress. Jackie Chan's car is not in this one, but many new cars make up for that. Who will win? Who will crash? Who will not even finish? Sit down and buckle up for the ride of your life.

Goddess of Love

Director

The god Zeus sends Venus, the goddess of love, to Earth to find her own true love.

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

Director

A new batch of recruits arrives at Police Academy, this time a group of civilian volunteers who have joined Commandant Lassard's new Citizens on Patrol program. Although the community relations project has strong governmental support, a disgusted Captain Harris is determined to see it fail.

Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures

Director

Based on the "Saturday Night Live" shorts, Mr. Bill stars in his own show, but this time he's played by a human actor.

This Wife for Hire

Director

A housewife starts a business hiring herself out as a "wife," to provide various domestic services.

Rome, Italian Style

Director

On the SCTV Foreign Film Festival, Angelo loses control of his fantasies.

There's Always Vanilla

Original Music Composer

A young man returns to his home city of Pittsburgh and moves in with an older woman who he begins to rely on for emotional and financial support.