Movies by Robert Mandel
As a director:
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A Season on the Brink (2002)
Cast: Brian Dennehy, Al Thompson, Patrick Williams …
Directed by: Robert Mandel
ESPN produced this film about fiery-tempered University of Indiana basketball coach Bobby Knight. Based on John Feinstein's best-selling book of the same name, the film chronicles the…
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Winds of Terror (2001)
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Lane Smith, Marin Hinkle …
Directed by: Robert Mandel
Cruise ship passengers are dying in droves from a mysterious, flu-like sickness. FBI investigators suspect that biological terrorism is the cause, and they're determined to find out…
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Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story (2001)
Cast: Karl Geary, Adam MacDonald, Orlando Seale …
Directed by: Robert Mandel
This VH1 biopic chronicles 1980s metal band Def Leppard from their small-town beginnings to superstardom. With help from their producer (Anthony Michael Hall), the Brits eventually top the…
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The Substitute (1996)
Cast: Tom Berenger, Diane Venora, Ernie Hudson …
Directed by: Robert Mandel
Shale (Tom Berenger), a battle-scarred mercenary, finds the war has moved closer to home when his girlfriend is attacked by ruthless teenagers. Determined to root out the culprits, Shale goes…
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School Ties (1992)
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Chris O'Donnell …
Directed by: Robert Mandel
David Greene, a working-class Jewish teen, receives a football scholarship to a prestigious prep school in the 1950s. But in favor of fitting in, he chooses to hide his religious heritage…
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Perfect Witness (1989)
Cast: Brian Dennehy, Aidan Quinn, Stockard Channing …
Directed by: Robert Mandel
An innocent man is thrust into a political power struggle in this drama. After witnessing a mob killing, New York restaurant owner Sam Paxton (Aidan Quinn) reports the crime. Overzealous…
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F/X (1986)
Cast: Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Diane Venora …
Directed by: Robert Mandel
The Justice Department enlists special-effects wizard Rollie Tyler (Bryan Brown) for the most elaborate assignment of his lifetime -- to fake the murder of a high-profile mobster (Jerry…