Ron Underwood

Directing

Ron Underwood

Born 1953-11-06 · Glendale, California, USA

Ron Underwood is an American film director, producer and television director.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Tremors poster
6.9

Val McKee and Earl Bassett are in a fight for their lives when they discover that their desolate town has been infested with gigantic, man-eating creatures that live below the ground.

Tremors

1990

Mighty Joe Young poster
6.3

As a child living in Africa, Jill Young saw her mother killed while protecting wild gorillas from poachers led by Andrei Strasser. Now an adult, Jill cares for an orphaned gorilla named Joe -- who, due to a genetic anomaly, is 15 feet tall. When Gregg O'Hara arrives from California and sees the animal, he convinces Jill that Joe would be safest at his wildlife refuge. But Strasser follows them to the U.S., intent on capturing Joe for himself.

Mighty Joe Young

1998

City Slickers poster
6.5

Three New York businessmen decide to take a "Wild West" vacation that turns out not to be the relaxing vacation they had envisioned.

City Slickers

1991

Heart and Souls poster
7.0

A fateful night in 1959, four people die when the bus they are riding crashes. They continue as ghosts; their souls become eternally entwined to the life of a child born at the moment of their deaths as his guardians. Baby Thomas grows up to be a businessman who has memories of his playmates, but assumes they are products of his youthful imagination. When the ghosts realize they need Thomas' help to move on to the afterlife, they decide to make an appearance once more.

Heart and Souls

1993

The Adventures of Pluto Nash poster
4.4

The year is 2087, the setting is the moon. Pluto Nash, the high-flying successful owner of the hottest nightclub in the universe, finds himself in trouble when he refuses to sell his club to lunar gangster Mogan, who just happens to be helping the mysterious Rex Crater mastermind a plan to take over the entire moon.

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

2002

Speechless poster
6.0

In the midst of election season in New Mexico, political speechwriters Julia Mann and Kevin Vallick begin a romance, unaware they are working for candidates on opposite sides.

Speechless

1994

In The Mix poster
6.1

A successful DJ named Darrel, managed to rescue a powerful mobster one night. In order to repay Darrell, the mobster, Frank Pacelli, gives him the task of protecting his daughter, Dolly.

In The Mix

2005

Holiday in Handcuffs poster
6.3

A ne’er-do-well thirty-something attempts to appease her family by kidnapping herself an attractive boyfriend for the family Christmas. Despite unlikely odds and dysfunctional family moments, the two fall in love and share a magical Christmas.

Holiday in Handcuffs

2007

Stealing Sinatra poster
5.5

In need of a grubstake, a young man convinces a couple of friends to help him kidnap Frank Sinatra Jr. It's a true story

Stealing Sinatra

2003

Deck the Halls poster
5.0

Detective Regan Reilly and cleaning-woman-turned-private-eye Alvirah Meegan, investigate the kidnapping of Regan's father and a young female driver just before the holidays. The race is on to rescue the pair and get them home in time for Christmas.

Deck the Halls

2011

The Year Without a Santa Claus poster
5.8

Thoroughly disgruntled, Santa opts to take a year off from delivering presents, until a young man helps him rediscover the meaning of the holidays.

The Year Without a Santa Claus

2006

Santa Baby poster
4.9

Mary Class is a highly successful business executive - who just happens to be the daughter of Santa Claus. But when her father falls ill, Mary returns to the North Pole and the life she left behind to take over for her dad and implement her innovative ideas for running Christmas.

Santa Baby

2006

Library World poster
NR

In this informational short, seventies kids discover the untold wealth of knowledge waiting for them at their local library.

Library World

1977

Back When We Were Grownups poster
4.8

A 53-year-old widow believes she's turned into the wrong person in this bittersweet tale based on Anne Tyler's best-seller. Beck's (Blythe Danner) plate is full: She runs a catering business and cares for her large family, but feels lost inside. Determined to find herself, Beck embarks on a journey, starting with her ex-beau (Peter Fonda) and ending with an unexpected soul mate. Jack Palance, Peter Riegert, Faye Dunaway and Ione Skye also star.

Back When We Were Grownups

2004

Runaway Ralph poster
9.0

Join Ralph on a string of adventures after he runs away from home at the Mountain View Inn, and makes a new friend.

Runaway Ralph

1991

The Mouse and the Motorcycle poster
5.7

It looks like young Keith Gridley will have a lonely summer, until he meets a talking mouse named Ralph. Ralph takes an immediate liking to Keith's toy motorcycle and can ride it just by making a motor noise. Ralph even acts heroically when Keith comes down with a nasty fever, while dodging cats, owls and a guest's noisy dog.

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

1986

Santa Baby 2 poster
5.1

Santa's in the midst of a late-life crisis -- he's tired of the responsibilities of the job and is ready to pass on the reins to Mary, who feels torn between the family business and running her own high stakes firm in New York City, along with balancing a relationship with the love of her life, Luke (Dean McDermott). The situation gets increasingly dire when Teri, an ambitious new arrival to the North Pole, sows dissension at the workshop in an effort to take over Christmas.

Santa Baby 2

2009

Library Report poster
NR

Ron Underwood short film.

Library Report

1983

Hi Cat! poster
NR

A boy named Archie (Brandon Adams) befriends a cat who tags along with him during his daily adventures in this educational short.

Hi Cat!

1989

Too Smart for Strangers poster
3.5

Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Owl and the rest of the gang discuss all the dangers of strangers and how you should handle yourself should you ever come face to face with a stranger.

Too Smart for Strangers

1985

Dictionary: The Adventure of Words poster
2.0

Brent Maddock short film.

Dictionary: The Adventure of Words

1968