Andrew Davis

Andrew Davis

1946-11-21 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. 32 Credits

Biography

Andrew Davis (born November 21, 1946) is an American film director, producer and cinematographer, noted for the action films Code of Silence, The Fugitive, Chain Reaction, Collateral Damage, Above the Law and Under Siege. Born on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, Davis has directed several films using Chicago as a backdrop. He is the son of actor Nathan Davis and Metta Davis and the brother of musician Richard "Richie" Peter Davis co-founder of the cover band Chicago Catz and Jo Ellen Friedm...

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Algren

Algren

2021

as Self

6.0
Acting

Algren will spotlight the hard-knock life and authentic creative legacy of one of the most underrated writers of the twentieth century, Nelson Algren....

Mentors - Tony & Santi

Mentors - Tony & Santi

2020

Director

Directing

An intimate portrayal of two renowned photographers and their longtime personal and professional relationships.

The Fugitive: Thrill of the Chase

The Fugitive: Thrill of the Chase

2013

8.7
Acting

Join Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Joe Pantoliano, director Andrew Davis and their collaborators in this stirring look at the creation of one of Hol...

The Guardian

The Guardian

2006

Director

7.1
Directing

A high school swim champion with a troubled past enrolls in the U.S. Coast Guard's 'A' School, where legendary rescue swimmer Ben Randall teaches him ...

Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River

Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River

2004

as Self

7.0
Acting

A documentary feature that reveals the creative process of Chicago moviemakers. Using the city's famous river as a location, directors are placed in ...

Holes

Holes

2003

Director, Producer

6.9
Directing Producing

A wrongfully convicted boy is sent to a brutal desert detention camp where he must dig holes in order to build character. What he doesn't know is that...

Collateral Damage

Collateral Damage

2002

Director

5.8
Directing

Firefighter Gordon Brewer is plunged into the complex and dangerous world of international terrorism after he loses his wife and child in a bombing cr...

On The Run With 'The Fugitive'

On The Run With 'The Fugitive'

2001

as Self

Acting

A thorough look behind the scenes of the making of the movie

A Perfect Murder

A Perfect Murder

1998

Director

6.5
Directing

Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful pl...

Chain Reaction

Chain Reaction

1996

Director, Producer

5.8
Directing Producing

At the University of Chicago, a research team that includes brilliant student machinist Eddie Kasalivich experiences a breakthrough: a stable form of ...

Steal Big Steal Little

Steal Big Steal Little

1995

Director, Screenplay, Producer

4.3
Directing Writing Producing

Ruben and Robby are twin brothers, adopted by Mona, one of the wealthiest - and most eccentric - women in Santa Barbara. Ruben is devoted to Mona, but...

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1993

Director

7.5
Directing

Wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to death, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find the real killer and clear...

Under Siege

Under Siege

1992

Director

6.3
Directing

A disgruntled ex-CIA operative, his assistant and their assembled group of terrorists seize a battleship with nuclear blackmail in mind. They've plann...

The Package

The Package

1989

Director, Co-Producer

6.1
Directing Producing

Experienced Green Beret sergeant Johnny Gallagher is escorting a prisoner, Airborne Ranger Thomas Boyette, back to the US, but Boyette escapes and Gal...

Above the Law

Above the Law

1988

Screenplay, Producer, Director

6.1
Writing Producing Directing

Nico Toscani is an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist and unorthodox Chicago policeman. He is as committed to his jo...

Code of Silence

Code of Silence

1985

Director

5.9
Directing

A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.

Beat Street

Beat Street

1984

Screenplay

6.8
Writing

An aspiring DJ, from the South Bronx, and his best friend, a promoter, try to get into show business by exposing people to hip-hop music and culture.

Angel

Angel

1984

Director of Photography

6.0
Directing

Molly Stewart, a teen at the top of her class who survives by working nights as a prostitute on Hollywood Blvd, finds her world beginning to fall apar...

The Final Terror

The Final Terror

1983

Director

5.1
Directing

A group of friends head out for what is expected to be a vacation of hiking, camping and a good time, but when a backwoods mama finds them on her turf...

Hot Rod

Hot Rod

1979

Director of Photography

4.7
Directing

A freewheeling drag racer enters a local championship meet and finds himself head-to-head with the tyrannical town boss who has already arranged for h...

Over the Edge

Over the Edge

1979

Director of Photography

7.1
Directing

A group of bored teenagers rebel against authority in the community of New Granada.

Stony Island

Stony Island

1978

Director

8.0
Directing

Richie Bloom, the only white kid on the block, forms an R&B band with his best friend, Kevin. With the help of their mentor, aging sax legend Percy, t...

Crash!

Crash!

1976

Director of Photography

5.1
Directing

After a professor is crippled in a car accident, he blames his wife for the ordeal and attempts to have her killed using the same means. Now hospitali...

Mansion of the Doomed

Mansion of the Doomed

1976

Director of Photography

6.2
Directing

An insane surgeon finds himself up to his armpits in eyeballs after guilt prompts him to begin removing the eyes of abducted people in hopes of perfor...

Paco

Paco

1976

Screenplay

Writing

Paco is an orphaned Colombian boy who leaves the family farm to search for his uncle in the big big city. When he gets to the city, he discovers his u...

The Stronger

The Stronger

1976

Director of Photography

Directing

Adaptation of a Strindberg play by Lee Grant for the 1974 AFI Directing Workshop for Women. Restored in 2022 by the Academy Film Archive and The Film...

Lepke

Lepke

1975

Director of Photography

5.2
Directing

Lepke is the feared leader of "Murder Incorporated" in this underworld drama based on the life of Louis "Lepke" Buchalter. Lepke began his criminal ca...

The Slams

The Slams

1973

Cinematography

6.2

Rival prison factions surround a Los Angeles convict who has $1.5 million stashed on the outside.

Hit Man

Hit Man

1972

Director of Photography

4.9
Directing

Bernie Casey portrays Tyrone and Pamela Grier plays a sultry skin-flick star in this first Americanized remake of the iconic Michael Caine action film...

Private Parts

Private Parts

1972

Director of Photography

5.6
Directing

In the sleaziest corner of Los Angeles, the King Edward Hotel has a new arrival in the form of Cheryl, a runaway teen. She's hoping to put her life ba...

Cool Breeze

Cool Breeze

1972

Cinematography

5.1

A paroled crook masterminds a $3 million jewelry theft to fund a bank for businessmen.

My French Amore

My French Amore

N/A

Director

Directing

A black comedy about a man impersonating a spy in the midst of World War I.