Direction: Sam Weisman

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Sam Weisman. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


L.A. Law TV Series) (TV Series)

1986 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Steven Bochco · Terry Louise Fisher · Win Phelps · Elodie Keene

Cast Jimmy Smits · Corbin Bernsen · Michele Greene · Harry Hamlin

Plot TV Series (1986-1994). 8 seasons. 172 episodes. The lives and work of the staff of a major Los Angeles law firm. The plots were strongly character-based and dealt with both...

6.1

2K votes

6.1

2K votes

Family Ties (TV Series)

1982 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Gary David Goldberg · Sam Weisman · Will Mackenzie · Andrew McCullough

Cast Meredith Baxter · Michael Gross · Michael J. Fox · Justine Bateman

Plot TV Series (1982-1989). 7 Seasons. 172 Episodes. Family Sitcom. The series centered around the Keaton family, Steven and his wife Elyse, both flower children of the 1960's. They had four...

5.9

10K votes

5.9

10K votes

Bye Bye Love

1995 · Movie · 106 min. · United States

Direction Sam Weisman

Cast Matthew Modine · Randy Quaid · Paul Reiser · Janeane Garofalo

Plot A comedic drama about the difficulties of divorce for men and their children, BYE BYE LOVE stars likable actors Paul Reiser, Matthew Modine, and Randy Quaid. All three are divorced...

5.0

115 votes

5.0

115 votes

Who's the Boss? (TV Series)

1984 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Martin Cohan · Blake Hunter · Asaad Kelada · Tony Singletary

Cast Tony Danza · Judith Light · Alyssa Milano · Danny Pintuaro

Plot Former major-leaguer Tony Micelli and his daughter Samantha arrive at the Connecticut household of executive Angela Bower, where Tony has taken a job as live-in housekeeper. The Bowers are an...

5.0

1K votes

5.0

1K votes

D2: The Mighty Ducks

1994 · Movie · 107 min. · United States

Direction Sam Weisman

Cast Emilio Estévez · Kathryn Erbe · Michael Tucker · Jan Rubes

Plot After hurting his knee in an accident in the minor leagues, Gordon Bombay returns home. Jan has been promoting him as a good coach, and now, he has become the...

4.8

3K votes

4.8

3K votes

The Out of Towners

1999 · Movie · 97 min. · United States

Direction Sam Weisman

Cast Steve Martin · Goldie Hawn · John Cleese · Mark McKinney

Plot The remake of the 1970 Neil Simon comedy follows the adventures of a couple (Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn) vexed by misfortune while in New York City for a job...

4.5

2K votes

4.5

2K votes

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

2003 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction Sam Weisman

Cast David Spade · Ashley Edner · Scott Terra · Jon Lovitz

Plot Dickie Roberts (David Spade) is a 35-year old former child star. Now an out-of-work actor turned parking valet, Dickie is desperate to audition for a great role that could revitalize...

4.3

542 votes

4.3

542 votes

What's the Worst that Could Happen?

2001 · Movie · 97 min. · United States

Direction Sam Weisman

Cast Martin Lawrence · Danny DeVito · John Leguizamo · Glenne Headly

Plot The story of two seemingly very different men, caught up in a stupendous battle of egos. Max Fairbanks (DeVito) is a very wealthy, powerful man who has built an incredibly...

4.3

2K votes

4.3

2K votes

George of the Jungle

1997 · Movie · 92 min. · United States

Direction Sam Weisman

Cast Brendan Fraser · Leslie Mann · Thomas Haden Church · Richard Roundtree

Plot Baby George got into a plane crash in a jungle, stayed alive and was adopted by a wise ape. Ursula Stanhope, US noble woman is saved from death on safari...

4.0

26K votes

4.0

26K votes

Brooklyn Bridge (TV Series)

1991 · Movie · 30 min. · United States

Direction Gary David Goldberg · Sam Weisman · Donald Reiker · Brad Silberling

Cast Marion Ross · Danny Gerard · Louis Zorich · Amy Aquino

Plot (1991-1993). 2 seasons.

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Open House (TV Series)

1989 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Ruth Bennett · Susan Seeger · Arlene Sanford · David Semel

Cast Alison La Placa · Philip Charles MacKenzie · Chris Lemmon · Danny Gans

Plot This short-lived series focuses on Linda Phillips' real-estate office and her interaction with her co-workers, including her main rival Ted Nichols.

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TV 101 (TV Series)

1988 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Bethany Rooney · Eric Laneuville · Ben Bolt · Win Phelps

Cast Sam Robards · Brynn Thayer · Leon Russom · Andrew Cassese

Plot TV Series (1988-1989). 13 Episodes. Kevin Keegan is a recently divorced TV news photographer who quits his job and returns to Roosevelt High School to teach the kids how to...

Not rated

Not rated

The Ellen Burstyn Show (TV Series)

1986 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Norman Steinberg · David Frankel · Dolores Ferraro · Sam Weisman

Cast Ellen Burstyn · Megan Mullally · Elaine Stritch · Barry Sobel

Plot Ellen Brewer, a best-selling author, shares her Baltimore house with single daughter Molly Ross, plus five year old grandson Nick. Added to the mix, is Ellen's sarcastic mother Sydney, and...

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Not rated