Tim Hunter (born June 15, 1947, in Los Angeles, California) is an American television and film director.
Tim Hunter | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 15, 1947 |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (1968) |
| Occupation(s) | Television and film director |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Known for | River's Edge, Carnivàle, Mad Men, Twin Peaks |
| Parent | Ian McLellan Hunter |
| Relatives | Aileen Hamilton, (aunt) |
Career
editSince the late 1980s he has mostly worked on television, directing episodes for dozens of televisions series including Breaking Bad, Carnivàle, Chicago Hope, Crossing Jordan, Deadwood,[1] Falcon Crest, Homicide: Life on the Street, House, Law & Order, Lie to Me, Mad Men, Twin Peaks, Glee, Revenge, Pretty Little Liars and American Horror Story. During the early to mid-1980s, Hunter directed several feature films, including 1986's River's Edge, which won that year's award for Best Picture at the Independent Spirit Awards.
Critical reception
editJanet Maslin made the following comments about Hunter's work on the films River's Edge and Tex:[2]
As he demonstrated in Tex, Mr. Hunter has an extraordinarily clear understanding of teen-age characters, especially those who must find their own paths without much parental supervision. But the S. E. Hinton story for that film is a great deal more innocent than this one, and a lot more easily understood. While Mr. Hunter retains his ear for adolescent dialogue (the screenplay is by Neal Jimenez) and his eye for the aimless, restless behavior of these characters, neither he nor we can easily make the necessary leap to understand their casualness about Samson's crime. That Mr. Hunter is brave enough to avoid easy moralizing and easy explanations finally makes his film harder to fathom.
Personal life
editHunter was born in Los Angeles, the son of British screenwriter Ian McLellan Hunter. He attended Harvard University, graduating in 1968.[3]
Filmography
editFilm
editWriter
edit- Over the Edge (1979)
- Tex (1982)
Director
edit- Tex (1982)
- Sylvester (1985)
- River's Edge (1986)
- Paint It Black (1989)
- The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)
- The Colony (1996)
- The People Next Door (1996)
- The Maker (1997)
- Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples (1998) (Segment "Aart and Johtje Vos")
- Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families (1998) (Segment "Malka Csizmadia")
- Mean Streak (1999)
- Anatomy of a Hate Crime (2001)
- Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story (2002)
- The Failures (2003)
- Control (2004)
- The Far Side of Jericho (2006)
- Kings of South Beach (2007)
- Looking Glass (2018)
- Smiley Face Killers (2020)
Television
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1988-1990 | Falcon Crest | 2 episodes |
| 1990-1991 | Twin Peaks | 3 episodes |
| 1990 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Episode "Class of Beverly Hills" |
| 1991-1993 | Dark Justice | 2 episodes |
| 1991 | Lies of the Twins | TV movie |
| Eerie, Indiana | 2 episodes | |
| 1993 | Bakersfield P.D. | Episode "There Goes the Neighborhood" |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope | Episode "You Gotta Have Heart" |
| 1994-1995 | Homicide: Life on the Street | 4 episodes |
| 1995 | Central Park West | Episode "Days of Thunder" |
| Fallen Angels | Episode "Fly Paper" | |
| 1997 | Moloney | Episode "Misconduct" |
| 1998 | Michael Hayes | Episode "Vaughn Mower" |
| Sins of the City | Episode "Honor Among Thieves" | |
| Four Corners | 2 episodes | |
| 2000 | Profiler | Episode "Clean Sweep" |
| Soul Food | Episode "Claiming" | |
| 2001 | Dead Last | Episode "To Serve, with Love" |
| 2003 | Out of Order | 5 episodes |
| 2003-2005 | Crossing Jordan | 2 episodes |
| Carnivàle | 2 episodes | |
| 2004 | The 4400 | Episode "White Light" |
| CSI: NY | Episode "Creatures of the Night" | |
| 2004-2006 | Cold Case | 3 episodes |
| 2005 | House | Episode "Mob Rules" |
| Line of Fire | Episode "Born to Run" | |
| 2006 | South Beach | Episode "Who Do You Trust" |
| Deadwood | Episode "A Rich Find" | |
| 2006-2008 | Law & Order | 2 episodes |
| 2007-2008 | Mad Men | 6 episodes |
| 2008 | Breaking Bad | Episode "A No-Rough-Stuff-Type Deal" |
| Army Wives | Episode "Duplicity" | |
| Sons of Anarchy | Episode "Giving Back" | |
| Brotherhood | Episode "All the Interim is like a Phantasma..." | |
| 2008-2009 | Dexter | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | Episode "Love Always" |
| 2009-2010 | Nip/Tuck | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | Saving Grace | Episode "Let’s Talk" |
| The Glades | Episode "The Girlfriend Experience" | |
| Caprica | Episode "Things We Lock Away" | |
| Outlaw | Episode "In Re: Kelvin Jones" | |
| 2011 | Glee | Episode "Rumours" |
| American Horror Story | Episode "Open House" | |
| 2011-2012 | Revenge | 2 episodes |
| 2011-2013 | Necessary Roughness | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | Breakout Kings | Episode "Round Two" |
| Pretty Little Liars | Episode "This is a Dark Ride" | |
| 2013 | Cult | Episode "The Kiss" |
| 2013-2014 | Hannibal | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Intelligence | Episode "The Grey Hat" |
| The Lottery | Episode "Genie" | |
| Gotham | Episode "Viper" | |
| 2015 | Powers | Episode "Aha Shake Heartbreak" |
| The Messengers | Episode "Why We Fight" | |
| Scream | 2 episodes | |
| Wayward Pines | 2 episodes | |
| Blood & Oil | Episode "The Art of the Deal" | |
| 2016 | The Blacklist | Episode "Lady Ambrosia" |
| Underground | 2 episodes | |
| Frequency | Episode "Break, Break, Break" | |
| 2016-2018 | Bosch | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Hand of God | Episode "When You Pull the Trigger" |
| 2018 | Riverdale | Episode "Chapter Twenty-Three: The Blackboard Jungle" |
| 2020 | neXt | Episodes "File #3" and "File #6" |
References
edit- ^ Tim Hunter (director), Alix Lambert (writer) (2006-07-16). "A Rich Find". Deadwood. Season 3. Episode 6. HBO.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (May 8, 1987). "Critic's Pick: River's Edge". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ^ "Timeline of the Office for the Arts at Harvard". Harvard University. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
1985:..."Style and Development of Film Narrative," two-week film production workshop taught by Peter Ivers Visiting Artist Tim Hunter '68 (Nov.).
External links
edit- Tim Hunter at IMDb