Biography
Jonathan Kaplan (born November 25, 1947) is an American film producer and director. Kaplan was born in Paris, France. He is the son of film composer Sol Kaplan and actress Frances Heflin; the nephew of actor Van Heflin. He is the brother of actresses Nora Heflin and Mady Kaplan. His film The Accused (1988), earned actress Jodie Foster her first Oscar for Best Actress and was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival. Kaplan received 5 Emmy nominations for his r...
Known For
Complete Filmography

That Guy Dick Miller
2014
as Self
Documentary about veteran character actor Dick Miller, whose career in and outside of Hollywood has spanned almost 200 films across six decades, featu...

That Guy Dick Miller
2014
Executive Producer
Documentary about veteran character actor Dick Miller, whose career in and outside of Hollywood has spanned almost 200 films across six decades, featu...

Corman's World
2011
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious low-budget producer and director in the US film in...

American Grindhouse
2011
as Himself
This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema...

Machete Maidens Unleashed!
2010
as Self
In the final decades of the 20th century, the Philippines was a country where low-budget exploitation-film producers were free to make nearly any kind...

Brokedown Palace
1999
Director
Best friends Alice and Darlene take a trip to Thailand after graduating high school. In Thailand, they meet a captivating Australian man, who calls hi...

Reform School Girl
1994
Director
Donna is sent to a reform school to take the fall for bad boy Vince. Inside, she makes friends and learns about herself.

Bad Girls
1994
Director
Four former harlots try to leave the wild west (Colorado, to be exact) and head north to make a better life for themselves. Unfortunately someone from...

The Firm
1993
as Lawyer Recruiter
Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't re...

Love Field
1992
Director
Dallas housewife Lurene Hallett's life revolves around the doings of Jacqueline Kennedy. She is devastated when President Kennedy is shot a few hours ...

Unlawful Entry
1992
Director
Happily married Michael and Karen Carr call the police after Karen is held at knife point during a failed robbery attempt in their home. Before long, ...

Immediate Family
1989
Director
Linda and Michael, married for ten years, desperately want a baby and turn to an adoption agency which introduces them to Lucy, a teenage girl expecti...

Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force
1989
Producer
In the future, a warrior nun on roller skates must rescue a seer, who is to be sacrificed by a band of mutants.

The Accused
1988
Director
Out drinking one night after a fight with her boyfriend, three men brutally rape Sarah Tobias in a bar while people watch and cheer. District Attorney...

Project X
1987
Director
A young inductee into the military is given the task of looking after some chimpanzees used in the mysterious 'Project X'. Getting to know the chimps ...

11th Victim
1984
Director
A news anchorwoman from the Midwest comes to Hollywood to learn the truth about the death of her sister, the 11th victim of a killer preying on aspiri...

Girls of the White Orchid
1983
Director
In Los Angeles, naive and lonely waitress and aspirant singer Carol finds an advertisement for a job opportunity in Tokyo. Traveling to Japan to work ...

Heart Like a Wheel
1983
Director
Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of raci...

The Gentleman Bandit
1981
Director
Based on the real-life ordeal of Baltimore priest Bernard Pagano, who was accused of several armed robberies in the late Seventies.

The Howling
1981
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
After a bizarre and near fatal encounter with a serial killer, a newswoman is sent to a rehabilitation center whose inhabitants may not be what they s...

The Hustler of Muscle Beach
1980
Director
A slick promoter in the bodybuilding subculture of Venice Beach, California, finds what he considers a diamond in the rough: a dedicated but somewhat ...

Over the Edge
1979
Director
A group of bored teenagers rebel against authority in the community of New Granada.

Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
1978
as Self
Documentary examining the life and career of producer/director Roger Corman. Clips from his films and interviews with actors and crew members who have...

Mr. Billion
1977
Writer, Director
An Italian mechanic finds that he has inherited a billion-dollar company from his dead uncle, but he needs to be in San Francisco in 20 days to sign o...

Cannonball
1976
as All-Night Gas Station Attendant
Coy "Cannonball" Buckman and his blazing red Pontiac enter the Trans-America Grand Prix, an underground road race spanning the continent in which ther...

Hollywood Boulevard
1976
as Scotty
A Midwestern ingenue arrives in Hollywood to try her luck as an actress. An incompetent agent hooks her up with a production company which specializes...

White Line Fever
1975
Director, Writer
An independent trucker with a pregnant wife fights cargo crooks and the big shot they work for.

Truck Turner
1974
as Cook (uncredited)
Truck Turner and his partner Jerry, who make their living as bounty hunters in Los Angeles, are hired to hunt down Gator, a pimp who has skipped bail.

Truck Turner
1974
Director
Truck Turner and his partner Jerry, who make their living as bounty hunters in Los Angeles, are hired to hunt down Gator, a pimp who has skipped bail.

The Slams
1973
as Portable Toilet Delivery Man (uncredited)
Rival prison factions surround a Los Angeles convict who has $1.5 million stashed on the outside.

The Slams
1973
Director
Rival prison factions surround a Los Angeles convict who has $1.5 million stashed on the outside.

The Student Teachers
1973
Director
Sexy student teachers at Valley High School give private lessons while being terrorized by a mad rapist

Night Call Nurses
1972
Director
The sweet and perky Barbara, the sunny Janis, and the responsible Sandra are a trio of young and attractive nurses who work in the psych ward at a hos...