Martin Davidson

Directing

Martin Davidson

Born

1939-11-07 (86)

Place of birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Known for

Directing

Credits

16 titles

Martin Davidson (born November 7, 1939) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. After attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, he spent five years as an actor in Off Broadway shows and regional theater. His directorial debut was The Lords of Flatbush starring Sylvester Stallone and Henry Winkler. He won an ACE award for his film Long Gone, an HBO movie starring William Petersen and Virginia Madsen. He may be best remembered for directing the cult film Eddie and the Cruisers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Martin Davidson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Behind the camera

The Lords of Flatbush poster
5.8

Set in 1958, the coming of age story follows four lower middle-class Brooklyn teenagers known as The Lords of Flatbush. The Lords chase girls, steal cars, shoot pool, get into street fights, and hang out at a local malt shop.

The Lords of Flatbush

1974

The Lords of Flatbush poster
5.8

Set in 1958, the coming of age story follows four lower middle-class Brooklyn teenagers known as The Lords of Flatbush. The Lords chase girls, steal cars, shoot pool, get into street fights, and hang out at a local malt shop.

The Lords of Flatbush

1974

Heart of Dixie poster
5.8

Three young sorority women try to find love with potential men, while worrying about changes in their way of life when integration begins at their college in 1957 segregated Alabama.

Heart of Dixie

1989

Eddie and the Cruisers poster
6.6

A television newswoman picks up the story of a 1960s rock band whose long-lost leader — Eddie Wilson — may still be alive, while searching for the missing tapes of the band's never-released album.

Eddie and the Cruisers

1983

Eddie and the Cruisers poster
6.6

A television newswoman picks up the story of a 1960s rock band whose long-lost leader — Eddie Wilson — may still be alive, while searching for the missing tapes of the band's never-released album.

Eddie and the Cruisers

1983

Almost Summer poster
5.4

In the last weeks of a Southern California high school year, Bobby DeVito recruits shy newcomer Darryl to run against his popular ex-girlfriend Christine for student body president, turning a simple election into a nasty campaign of revenge and dirty tricks.

Almost Summer

1978

Almost Summer poster
5.4

In the last weeks of a Southern California high school year, Bobby DeVito recruits shy newcomer Darryl to run against his popular ex-girlfriend Christine for student body president, turning a simple election into a nasty campaign of revenge and dirty tricks.

Almost Summer

1978

Long Gone poster
6.1

Story of the Tampico Stogies, a low minor-league baseball team, and its star player and manager, Stud' Cantrell, as they battle for the league championship amidst the corruption and racism of the American south.

Long Gone

1987

A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story poster
4.4

A married man meets a beautiful woman and they begin an affair.

A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story

1992

A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story poster
4.4

A married man meets a beautiful woman and they begin an affair.

A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story

1992

Looking for an Echo poster
3.8

The lead singer of an oldies group reminisces about the good ol' days and a potential comeback.

Looking for an Echo

2000

Looking for an Echo poster
3.8

The lead singer of an oldies group reminisces about the good ol' days and a potential comeback.

Looking for an Echo

2000

Hard Promises poster
5.8

A man who doesn't like stable work environments has been away for too many years, and finds out his wife has divorced him and is planning to remarry. He comes home to confront her, trying to convince her not to get married, aided by the daughter, who loves him despite his wandering ways. The couple finds out they still have feelings for each other but must decide how best to handle the contradiction of their lifestyles.

Hard Promises

1992

Follow The River poster
7.3

Mary Ingles is pregnant when she and her two sons are captured from their homestead in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains by Shawnee Indians. Her husband, Will, narrowly escapes death during the attack. Impressed by her grace under the pressure of captivity, Wildcat, the Shawnee chief, confers special privileges on Mary and her children, eventually proposing that Mary become his mate. Surprised by her attraction to the handsome brave, Mary nonetheless opts to remain faithful to Will and engineers a plan for her escape. Separated from her children, Mary joins another female settler, and together they embark on a harrowing homeward trek. Her odyssey comes full circle more than a decade later when she is finally reunited with her long-lost children.

Follow The River

1995

Hero at Large poster
5.9

An idealistic but struggling actor finds his life unexpectedly complicated when he stops a robbery while wearing the costume of Captain Avenger, a superhero character of a film he is hired to promote. He decides to dabble at being a superhero only to find that it is more difficult and dangerous than he ever imagined.

Hero at Large

1980

If Ever I See You Again poster
6.7

Bob Morrison, a successful composer of TV commercial jingles, is unhappy with his lack of creative freedom in developing the definitive dog-food song. Frustrated, he heads out to Hollywood to score a movie. While in California he establishes contact with an old girlfriend.

If Ever I See You Again

1978