Kevin Burns

Directing

Kevin Burns

Born — Died

1955-06-18 — 2020-09-27

Place of birth

Schenectady, New York, USA

Known for

Directing

Credits

40 titles

Born on June 18, 1955 and raised in Schenectady, New York, Kevin Burns developed his love for television and films at an early age. He also displayed a unique and impressive talent for mimicry and drawing cartoons and caricature. It was this love for drawing that helped attract the attention of his childhood idol, Fred Gwynne (of "Munsters" TV fame). After viewing samples of Burns' early work, Gwynne began a correspondence that helped fuel the young boy's enthusiasm and confidence. In 1972, Burns received a National Scholastic award for art and by his Senior year in high school, was already working as a free lance commercial artist. His client list included IBM, General Electric and Warren …

Known for

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy poster
7.6

From the earliest versions of the script to the blockbuster debuts, explore the creation of the Star Wars Trilogy.

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

2004

Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second poster
5.3

Examines the relationship between sex, women, and the role of female sexuality in popular Hollywood culture, focusing on Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, Jean Harlow, and Sharon Stone.

Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

2003

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed poster
7.3

The special focuses on how Star Wars is relevant today and the history that inspired it, and also makes various connections to Greek mythology. It consists of several interviews with well-known politicians, journalists, and critics, along with historical content and clips from all six of the Star Wars movies.

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

2007

Behind the Planet of the Apes poster
7.1

Roddy McDowall takes you, film by film, from production meetings to make-up sessions, then right onto the movie set to see the actual filming of the science fiction masterpiece. The most comprehensive history of Planet of the Apes ever created, this fascinating 127-minute documentary explores one of the most imaginative and influential series in movie history.

Behind the Planet of the Apes

1998

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman poster
7.6

The history of the comic book superhero, Superman, in his various media incarnations.

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman

2006

Lost in Space Forever poster
6.8

Host John Larroquette takes viewers on a nostalgic trip through the 1965-1968 sci-fi comedy series. The disc's rare footage include Guy Williams's screen test, extended clips from the 1965 pilot, bloopers and the original clips CBS network sales presentation. Viewers also get to go behind the scenes of the 1998 big-screen version. To top it off, Billy Mumy (Will), Jonathan Harris (Dr. Smith) and the robot reunite for a special tribute.

Lost in Space Forever

1998

Behind the camera

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy poster
7.6

From the earliest versions of the script to the blockbuster debuts, explore the creation of the Star Wars Trilogy.

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

2004

Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second poster
5.3

Examines the relationship between sex, women, and the role of female sexuality in popular Hollywood culture, focusing on Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, Jean Harlow, and Sharon Stone.

Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

2003

Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second poster
5.3

Examines the relationship between sex, women, and the role of female sexuality in popular Hollywood culture, focusing on Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, Jean Harlow, and Sharon Stone.

Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

2003

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed poster
7.3

The special focuses on how Star Wars is relevant today and the history that inspired it, and also makes various connections to Greek mythology. It consists of several interviews with well-known politicians, journalists, and critics, along with historical content and clips from all six of the Star Wars movies.

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

2007

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed poster
7.3

The special focuses on how Star Wars is relevant today and the history that inspired it, and also makes various connections to Greek mythology. It consists of several interviews with well-known politicians, journalists, and critics, along with historical content and clips from all six of the Star Wars movies.

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

2007

Behind the Planet of the Apes poster
7.1

Roddy McDowall takes you, film by film, from production meetings to make-up sessions, then right onto the movie set to see the actual filming of the science fiction masterpiece. The most comprehensive history of Planet of the Apes ever created, this fascinating 127-minute documentary explores one of the most imaginative and influential series in movie history.

Behind the Planet of the Apes

1998

Behind the Planet of the Apes poster
7.1

Roddy McDowall takes you, film by film, from production meetings to make-up sessions, then right onto the movie set to see the actual filming of the science fiction masterpiece. The most comprehensive history of Planet of the Apes ever created, this fascinating 127-minute documentary explores one of the most imaginative and influential series in movie history.

Behind the Planet of the Apes

1998

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman poster
7.6

The history of the comic book superhero, Superman, in his various media incarnations.

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman

2006

Lost in Space Forever poster
6.8

Host John Larroquette takes viewers on a nostalgic trip through the 1965-1968 sci-fi comedy series. The disc's rare footage include Guy Williams's screen test, extended clips from the 1965 pilot, bloopers and the original clips CBS network sales presentation. Viewers also get to go behind the scenes of the 1998 big-screen version. To top it off, Billy Mumy (Will), Jonathan Harris (Dr. Smith) and the robot reunite for a special tribute.

Lost in Space Forever

1998

Lost in Space Forever poster
6.8

Host John Larroquette takes viewers on a nostalgic trip through the 1965-1968 sci-fi comedy series. The disc's rare footage include Guy Williams's screen test, extended clips from the 1965 pilot, bloopers and the original clips CBS network sales presentation. Viewers also get to go behind the scenes of the 1998 big-screen version. To top it off, Billy Mumy (Will), Jonathan Harris (Dr. Smith) and the robot reunite for a special tribute.

Lost in Space Forever

1998

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures poster
7.0

Elvira hosts this humorous look at movie monsters and facts about the real animals on which they're based. Included: clips from films; and interviews with scientists and various showbiz types, including directors John Carpenter and John Landis, and actors Jeff Goldblum and Roy Scheider.

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

2004

The Face is Familiar poster
2.0

Get to know some of Hollywood's most talented character actors, who have supported leading roles in films for decades. Some have even gone on to become stars in their own right. They proudly stand in the shadows of the "stars" of the movies, content to play the roles that lend flavor and depth to the films, with their unique brands of humor, intensity and charisma, leaving lasting impressions on all of us in movie after movie.

The Face is Familiar

2009

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years poster
7.3

The first half century of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation from its beginnings under Hungarian immigrant William Fox to it emergence as a major studio.

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

1997

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years poster
7.3

The first half century of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation from its beginnings under Hungarian immigrant William Fox to it emergence as a major studio.

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

1997

Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess poster
6.9

An account of the life and career of Marilyn Monroe, one of Hollywood's most famous and glamorous movie stars.

Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess

1994

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood poster
7.3

Documentary about the making of 20th Century Fox's 1963 film "Cleopatra," then the most expensive film of all time.

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

2001

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood poster
7.3

Documentary about the making of 20th Century Fox's 1963 film "Cleopatra," then the most expensive film of all time.

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

2001

Hugh Hefner: American Playboy poster
9.3

With his magazine Hugh Hefner changed the face of publishing, combining titillation with hard-edged reporting and serving up nudity with taste. His swinging bachelor ways also made him an icon for the straight males for whom his publication was tailor-made. Join Richard Kiley in this documentary about the quintessential ladies' man. Includes footage, photos and interviews with Camille Paglia, Mel Torme, Tony Curtis and more.

Hugh Hefner: American Playboy

2003

The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen poster
7.0

Producer-director Irwin Allen is best known for sparking the disaster film craze of the 1970s. But as creator of a string of 1960s TV shows -- including "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea," "Lost in Space," "The Time Tunnel" and "Land of the Giants" -- Allen endeared himself to a generation of sci-fi fans. Narrated by "Lost in Space" cast members Bill Mumy and June Lockhart, this documentary provides the back story to Allen's most popular shows.

The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen

1995

The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen poster
7.0

Producer-director Irwin Allen is best known for sparking the disaster film craze of the 1970s. But as creator of a string of 1960s TV shows -- including "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea," "Lost in Space," "The Time Tunnel" and "Land of the Giants" -- Allen endeared himself to a generation of sci-fi fans. Narrated by "Lost in Space" cast members Bill Mumy and June Lockhart, this documentary provides the back story to Allen's most popular shows.

The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen

1995

The Valkyrie Legacy poster
6.0

Created as a companion documentary to the film "Valkyrie," this documentary details the true story behind the plot to assassinate Adolph Hitler.

The Valkyrie Legacy

2008

The Valkyrie Legacy poster
6.0

Created as a companion documentary to the film "Valkyrie," this documentary details the true story behind the plot to assassinate Adolph Hitler.

The Valkyrie Legacy

2008

Star Wars Tech poster
7.8

Exploring the technical aspects of Star Wars vehicles, weapons and gadgetry, Star Wars Tech consults leading scientists in the fields of physics, prosthetics, lasers, engineering and astronomy to examine the plausibility of Star Wars technology based on science as we know it today.

Star Wars Tech

2007

The Godfather Legacy poster
7.2

THE GODFATHER LEGACY goes deep inside Francis Ford Coppola's epic saga about the Corleone crime family and reveals how the Academy Award-winning film and its sequels became one of the most acclaimed franchises in Hollywood history. Featuring iconic scenes from all three films, never before seen home movies and insightful interviews with filmmakers (Francis Ford Coppola, All Ruddy and Peter Bart), actors (Al Pacino, James Caan, Talia Shire, Joe Mantegna, et al.), law enforcement officials and even former Mafia members. This feature length documentary illustrates why The Godfather trilogy continues to entertain and fascinate audiences and how it continues to impact the way society views everything from capitalism to crime.

The Godfather Legacy

2012

The Godfather Legacy poster
7.2

THE GODFATHER LEGACY goes deep inside Francis Ford Coppola's epic saga about the Corleone crime family and reveals how the Academy Award-winning film and its sequels became one of the most acclaimed franchises in Hollywood history. Featuring iconic scenes from all three films, never before seen home movies and insightful interviews with filmmakers (Francis Ford Coppola, All Ruddy and Peter Bart), actors (Al Pacino, James Caan, Talia Shire, Joe Mantegna, et al.), law enforcement officials and even former Mafia members. This feature length documentary illustrates why The Godfather trilogy continues to entertain and fascinate audiences and how it continues to impact the way society views everything from capitalism to crime.

The Godfather Legacy

2012

Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace poster
6.5

Documentary overview of Peter Lorre's ascension to fame as a master purveyor of silky but disquieting peril.

Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace

1996

Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces poster
9.0

Born Creighton Chaney, this is a biographical documentary on Lon Chaney Jr, the only star to play all four of the classic monsters: the Mummy, the Wolf Man, Frankenstein and Dracula.

Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces

1995

Monster Mania poster
9.7

Monster Mania traces the evolution of horror films, featuring footage from classic and contemporary favorites.

Monster Mania

1997

Monster Mania poster
9.7

Monster Mania traces the evolution of horror films, featuring footage from classic and contemporary favorites.

Monster Mania

1997

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NR

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Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star

1996

Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters poster
NR

A career overview of film and TV actor Richard Widmark.

Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters

2000

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time poster
8.0

Documentary feature about the real Butch and Sundance, produced with the DVD release of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time

2002

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker poster
4.8

A biography of Darryl F. Zanuck, mogul and the power behind 20th Century Fox throughout the Golden Age.

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

1995

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5.3

Throughout history there have been legendary artifacts that have captured the imagination of adventurers everywhere. While belief in their existence seems to fly in the face of reason and science, there have been those who have devoted their lives to their discovery. One man has looked for some of these remarkable treasures. He is Indiana Jones--professor of archeology and an adventurer who has uncovered some of the world's greatest mysteries. But Dr. Jones is just a fictitious character and it's widely assumed that the artifacts he searched for were also figments of a writer's imagination. But were they?

Indiana Jones and the Ultimate Quest

2008

Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen poster
3.7

Why do movie audiences find men in skirts and women in pants anything but a drag? Discover the playful history of the most daring cross-sexual performances in Hollywood history, from Some Like it Hot to Big Momma's House.

Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen

2008

Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion poster
NR

A look inside the Playboy mansion around the year 2000. Features Hugh Hefner and his 7 girlfriends pre-Girls Next Door.

Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion

2002

Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion poster
NR

A look inside the Playboy mansion around the year 2000. Features Hugh Hefner and his 7 girlfriends pre-Girls Next Door.

Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion

2002

Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults poster
9.0

Second installment of deleted scenes, mostly musical or comedic, from Fox films of the 30's - 50's.

Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults

1999

Star Warriors poster
5.8

Some Star Wars fans want to collect action figures... these fans want to be action figures! A tribute to the 501st Legion, a global organization of Star Wars costume enthusiasts, this insightful documentary shows how the super-fan club promotes interest in the films through charity and volunteer work at fundraisers and high-profile special events around the world.

Star Warriors

2007

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9.0

A narrated retrospective of Christmas films from the the silent era to the mid-90's.

A Hollywood Christmas

1996