Ernest R. Dickerson

Ernest R. Dickerson

1951-06-25 Newark, New Jersey, USA 66 Credits

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ernest Roscoe Dickerson A.S.C. (usually credited as Ernest R. Dickerson or Ernest Dickerson, born June 25, 1951) is an American film and television director and cinematographer. He directed generally urban films sometimes with supernatural story like Juice, Tales from the Crypt Presents Demon Knight, Bones and Never Die Alone. He is known for his frequent collaborations with Spike Lee.

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Love and Hate

2023

as Self

Acting

A documentary about the influence of the film 'The Night of the Hunter' on filmmakers Ernest Dickerson and Spike Lee.

Tales of the Uncanny

Tales of the Uncanny

2020

as Self

7.1
Acting

A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.

The Horror Crowd

The Horror Crowd

2020

as Himself

6.0
Acting

Revealing, intimate documentary spotlighting the Hollywood horror community.

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

2019

as Self

7.2
Acting

Delving into a century of genre films that by turns utilized, caricatured, exploited, sidelined, and finally embraced them, this is the untold history...

Double Play

Double Play

2017

Director

3.8
Directing

Double Play is about anolder man named Ostrik who returns to Curaçao and his childhood after many years abroad. Ostrik reminisces about 1973 and the e...

That Guy Dick Miller

That Guy Dick Miller

2014

as Self

7.0
Acting

Documentary about veteran character actor Dick Miller, whose career in and outside of Hollywood has spanned almost 200 films across six decades, featu...

Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

2011

as Self

Acting

When it comes to producing, no one speaks with more authority than Lloyd Kaufman creator of The Toxic Avenger and founder of the longest-running indep...

Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing

2011

Director

4.4
Directing

Abby Collins's quiet life as a wife and mother shows no trace of her past work as a military special-ops expert -- until the day her husband is kidnap...

One Night in Vegas

One Night in Vegas

2010

as Self

6.3
Acting

On the evening of Sept. 7, 1996, Mike Tyson, the WBC heavyweight champion, attempted to take Bruce Seldon’s WBA title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. A...

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later

2009

as Self

7.0
Acting

In this documentary directed by Spike Lee, he interviews the cast and crew of his 1989 film DO THE RIGHT THING. It also includes footage from a twenti...

Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'

Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'

2007

as Self

6.0
Acting

In this documentary, we follow Stanley Kubrick as he creates one of the most controversial films of all time, one that retains its power to shock audi...

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

2007

as Self

7.4
Acting

An overview of the making of, and a look at the continuing popularity of, Stanley Kubrick's The Shining.

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

2007

as Self

6.9
Acting

A look at the visual design of the film The Shining (1980).

Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil

Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil

2007

as Self

4.2
Acting

Follow Stanley Kubrick as he creates his savage and brilliant Vietnam film, hewing closely to the theme that dominated his creative life for four deca...

The V Word

The V Word

2006

Director

4.9
Directing

Two curious teenage boys break into an old mortuary looking for thrills, only to find themselves stalked by a former teacher who is a very real vampir...

Hitchcocked!

Hitchcocked!

2006

as Self

6.0
Acting

A tribute to the work of Alfred Hitchcock, featuring contemporary filmmakers, writers, performers, and cultural critics.

For One Night

For One Night

2006

Director

7.5
Directing

Their town always had two proms, one for the whites and one for the blacks. When both proms wanted the same DJ, Brianna McCallister suggested combinin...

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

2005

as Self

6.6
Acting

Current filmmakers such as Ridley Scott and George Lucas reflect on the importance and influence of the epic classic "Ben-Hur".

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

2005

as Self

5.0
Acting

A short documentary about the making of Spike Lee's biopic, "Malcolm X."

Never Die Alone

Never Die Alone

2004

Director

5.4
Directing

A drug kingpin's rise and tragic fall is witnessed vicariously by a reporter who uses the criminal's diary as the basis for his new book.

Good Fences

Good Fences

2003

Director

5.9
Directing

Set in the 1970s, Tom Spader is an attorney who is determined to end what he has dubbed "the colored man's losing streak." When his winning of a high-...

Our America

Our America

2002

Director of Photography, Director

7.0
Directing

The true story of two African-American teen radio reporters and their documentary investigation of a notorious child murder.

Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie

Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie

2002

Director

5.2
Directing

Mother's good boy Benny Silman from Brooklyn becomes an economics student at Arizona State University for the sun and sexy girls- and the proximity of...

Monday Night Mayhem

Monday Night Mayhem

2002

Director

5.3
Directing

The early years of a television sports powerhouse are chronicled as ABC becomes a player in the NFL coverage by putting their full resources into a ma...

Bones

Bones

2001

Director

4.7
Directing

Over 20 years after his death, local legend and benefactor Jimmy Bones returns as a ghost to get revenge on those who killed him and restore his neigh...

Futuresport

Futuresport

1999

Director

4.2
Directing

In the not too distant future, a new deadly sport is the only way to stop a war that will kill millions. Fix is the creator of the sport, but the spot...

Strange Justice

Strange Justice

1999

Director

6.0
Directing

In this historical drama, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall announces his retirement. The White House nominates Clarence Thomas as Marshall...

Blind Faith

Blind Faith

1998

Director

6.4
Directing

In 1957, black lawyer John Williams has to defend his nephew Charlie, who is accused of strangling a white boy to death. John doesn't believe Charlie ...

Ambushed

Ambushed

1998

Director

4.9
Directing

Jim Natter, the leader of a violent Kuk Klux Klan lodge, is shot dead. His teenage son Eric Natter is found nearby, and taken into police custody for ...

Bulletproof

Bulletproof

1996

Director

5.7
Directing

An undercover police officer named Rock Keats befriends a drug dealer and car thief named Archie Moses in a bid to catch the villainous drug lord Fran...

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

1995

Director

6.9
Directing

Ex-soldier Frank Brayker is the guardian of an ancient key that can unlock tremendous evil; the sinister Collector is a demon who wants the key so he ...

Surviving the Game

Surviving the Game

1994

Director

6.1
Directing

A homeless man is hired as a survival guide for a group of wealthy businessmen on a hunting trip in the mountains, unaware that they are killers who h...

Malcolm X

Malcolm X

1992

Director of Photography

7.5
Directing

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he b...

Visions of Light

Visions of Light

1992

as Self

7.0
Acting

Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips fr...

Cousin Bobby

Cousin Bobby

1992

Director of Photography, Camera Operator

6.0
Directing

Robert Castle is the idealistic pastor of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Harlem, and also the cousin of filmmaker Jonathan Demme. Demme's affectionate...

Juice

Juice

1992

Director, Screenplay, Story

7.2
Directing Writing

Four Harlem friends -- Bishop, Q, Steel and Raheem -- dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go big by knocking off a convenience store. Bishop, th...

Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll

Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll

1991

Director of Photography

6.2
Directing

A filmed record of Eric Bogosian's acclaimed one-man show.

Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever

1991

Director of Photography

6.4
Directing

A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He's quite rightly worried that the racial difference wo...

Ava & Gabriel: A Love Story

Ava & Gabriel: A Love Story

1990

Director of Photography

5.6
Directing

Set in Curacao in the 1940s, Ava & Gabriel: A Love Story tells of the painter Gabriel Goedbloed, who arrives from Holland to paint a mural of the Virg...

Mo' Better Blues

Mo' Better Blues

1990

Director of Photography

6.5
Directing

Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he ...

Def by Temptation

Def by Temptation

1990

Director of Photography

4.7
Directing

An evil succubus is preying on libidinous black men in New York, and all that stands in her way is a minister-in-training, an aspiring actor, and a co...

Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella

Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella

1990

Director

10.0
Directing

A 1990 PBS documentary around the topic of A cappella music. Artists that performed as part of the documentary include The Mint Juleps, Ladysmith Blac...

Making 'Do the Right Thing'

1989

as Self

6.7
Acting

The Behind-the-Scenes documentary of the dramatic comedy Do the Right Thing.

Fright House

Fright House

1989

Director of Photography

2.0
Directing

Everyone in town knows the old Vincent place is haunted, but when the local Frat inherits it, we find out if the rumors are true. Two stories about wi...

Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

1989

Director of Photography

7.8
Directing

Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzer...

The Laser Man

The Laser Man

1988

Director of Photography

5.0
Directing

A naive young scientist unwittingly helps mobsters build a laser weapon, then has to try to reclaim it from them in this crime drama parody.

School Daze

School Daze

1988

Director of Photography

5.7
Directing

Fraternity and sorority members clash with other students at a historically black college during homecoming weekend.

Eddie Murphy Raw

Eddie Murphy Raw

1987

Director of Photography

7.3
Directing

Eddie Murphy delights, shocks and entertains with dead-on celebrity impersonations, observations on '80s love, sex and marriage, a remembrance of Mom'...

Enemy Territory

Enemy Territory

1987

Director of Photography

5.7
Directing

An insurance salesman inadvertently gets trapped after dark in an apartment building that is terrorized by a street gang called "The Vampires."

Langston Hughes: The Dream Keeper

Langston Hughes: The Dream Keeper

1987

Additional Camera

One in a series of 13 documentaries on renowned American poets produced by the New York Center for Visual History. Described by director St. Clair Bou...

She's Gotta Have It

She's Gotta Have It

1986

as Dog 8

6.7
Acting

The story of Nola Darling's simultaneous sexual relationships with three different men is told by her and by her partners and other friends. All three...

She's Gotta Have It

She's Gotta Have It

1986

Director of Photography

6.7
Directing

The story of Nola Darling's simultaneous sexual relationships with three different men is told by her and by her partners and other friends. All three...

Vampires

Vampires

1986

Director of Photography

3.8
Directing

The students at a private girls' school are unaware that the school's doctor is secretly using a machine to extract the energy from the young girls.

Almacita, Soul of Desolato

Almacita, Soul of Desolato

1986

Director of Photography

Directing

During a protracted drought, Solem (Marian Rolle) uses her magical powers to protect her village from evil spirits. She also provides food, searching ...

Krush Groove

Krush Groove

1985

Director of Photography

6.2
Directing

Russell Walker is a young, successful manager of rap performers, handling acts for the Krush Groove label, including Run-DMC and The Fat Boys. When Ru...

Stephen King's Golden Tales

Stephen King's Golden Tales

1985

Director of Photography

4.4
Directing

A collection of horror stories taking the viewer into the dark world of Stephen King, featuring vampires, strange objects and sinister humor. The five...

Grandma's Last Wish

Grandma's Last Wish

1985

Director of Photography

Directing

Given one last wish to enliven her days before she is moved into the Tranquil Gardens retirement home, elderly Grandma sees to it that her self-center...

If the Shoes Fit...

If the Shoes Fit...

1985

Director of Photography

Directing

Gubernatorial candidate's belief that politics is nothing more than entertainment, is helped at a hotel where the bellboy and maid help him get ready ...

Desiree

Desiree

1984

Director of Photography

5.7
Directing

Set in Brooklyn, New York this Dutch film is based on a true story that appeared on a New York newspaper in 1980. Desirée lives in the past. A series ...

Slippage

Slippage

1984

Director of Photography

Directing

When graphic designer fails to receive timely news about the outcome of a job interview, he begins to discover that he is slowly ceasing to exist.

The Odds

The Odds

1984

Director of Photography

Directing

Bookie never refuses a bet. Bettor only bets long shots and beats impossible odds each time. Bookie's latest bet is that bettor will die of natural ca...

Pain Killer

Pain Killer

1984

Director of Photography

Directing

A man suffers from both back pain and his nagging wife. Doctor finds nothing physically wrong, concludes that the problem is caused by latent anger to...

The Brother from Another Planet

The Brother from Another Planet

1984

Director of Photography

6.6
Directing

An alien slave crash-lands in New York City while being pursued by two Men in Black bounty hunters. His attempt to find a place for himself on Earth p...

Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads

Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads

1983

Director of Photography

5.8
Directing

Zack Homer takes over managing the barbershop after Joe is killed for trying to rip off his "investor", Mr. Lovejoy. All Zack wants to do is run a tra...

Revisiting The Learning Tree

N/A

Acting

Featurette included on the Criterion Collection's release of Gordon Parks’ feature debut, The Learning Tree. This documentary, produced in September 2...

Untitled Hitman Thriller

N/A

Director

Directing

When his nephew Leslie, is implicated in the theft of the mob’s earnings, Morris gets a call from his old boss that forces him off the golf course and...