Jonathan Kaplan

Jonathan Kaplan

1947-11-25 Paris, France 33 Credits

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...

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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...

That Guy Dick Miller

That Guy Dick Miller

2014

Executive Producer

7.0
Producing

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

Corman's World

2011

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

7.1
Acting

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

American Grindhouse

2011

as Himself

6.8
Acting

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!

Machete Maidens Unleashed!

2010

as Self

6.7
Acting

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

Brokedown Palace

1999

Director

6.4
Directing

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

Reform School Girl

1994

Director

4.6
Directing

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

Bad Girls

1994

Director

5.4
Directing

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

The Firm

1993

as Lawyer Recruiter

6.7
Acting

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

Love Field

1992

Director

5.9
Directing

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

Unlawful Entry

1992

Director

6.2
Directing

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

Immediate Family

1989

Director

5.9
Directing

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

Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force

1989

Producer

3.1
Producing

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

The Accused

1988

Director

7.0
Directing

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

Project X

1987

Director

6.3
Directing

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

11th Victim

1984

Director

2.7
Directing

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

Girls of the White Orchid

1983

Director

5.2
Directing

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

Heart Like a Wheel

1983

Director

5.6
Directing

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

The Gentleman Bandit

1981

Director

4.8
Directing

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

The Howling

The Howling

1981

as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

6.6
Acting

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

The Hustler of Muscle Beach

1980

Director

4.7
Directing

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

Over the Edge

1979

Director

7.1
Directing

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

Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel

Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel

1978

as Self

7.4
Acting

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

Mr. Billion

1977

Writer, Director

5.5
Writing Directing

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

Cannonball

1976

as All-Night Gas Station Attendant

5.5
Acting

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

Hollywood Boulevard

1976

as Scotty

5.5
Acting

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

White Line Fever

1975

Director, Writer

6.0
Directing Writing

An independent trucker with a pregnant wife fights cargo crooks and the big shot they work for.

Truck Turner

Truck Turner

1974

as Cook (uncredited)

6.5
Acting

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

Truck Turner

1974

Director

6.5
Directing

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

The Slams

1973

as Portable Toilet Delivery Man (uncredited)

6.2
Acting

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

The Slams

The Slams

1973

Director

6.2
Directing

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

The Student Teachers

The Student Teachers

1973

Director

3.5
Directing

Sexy student teachers at Valley High School give private lessons while being terrorized by a mad rapist

Night Call Nurses

Night Call Nurses

1972

Director

4.3
Directing

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...