Linda Shayne

Directing

Linda Shayne

Known for

Directing

Credits

26 titles

Linda Shayne graduated from UC Berkeley, worked in mental hospitals and has written articles about San Quentin Prison ex-offenders, before she became a writer and director in film and TV. Shayne has written movies for IMAGINE, SHOWTIME and DISNEY and directed for PARAMOUNT, NICKELODEON and WARNER BROS. Recently. Shayne wrote & directed a documentary about a Thai transwoman billionaire. American/Canadian, dual citizen, Linda Shayne created a dramedy TV series for QUINCY JONES and QDE, two animated TV series for WARNER BROS. and in 2022 Shayne created a dramedy TV series to film in Asia. Shayne is an award-winning writer director. Shayne won a Best Feature Screenplay award for her newest cr…

Known for

Hill Street Blues poster
7.6

A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.

Hill Street Blues

1981

Parker Lewis Can't Lose poster
7.4

Parker Lewis is a teenager who apparently can't lose. He's cool, cute, popular, hip – and seems to get away with anything. That's not to say he's got no problems. His two primary nemeses are school principal Grace Musso, whose goal is getting Parker expelled; and his little sister Shelly, whose sole purpose seems to be tattling on Parker. However, with best friends Mikey and Jerry, Parker takes on the world and makes the best of high school.

Parker Lewis Can't Lose

1990

No Man's Land poster
6.0

A rookie cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of car thieves led by smooth and charming Ted. The rookie becomes too involved and starts to enjoy the thrill and lifestyle of the game, and becomes romanticly involved with the leaders sister.

No Man's Land

1987

Out of Bounds poster
5.4

Farm boy Daryl Cage's parents ship him off to the big city to live with his brother, hoping he will have a better life there. After a baggage mixup at the airport, Daryl finds himself in possession of a drug cache, which a ruthless drug dealer wants back. The dealer murders Daryl's brother and the small town boy ends up all alone in the big city, being pursued by both the drug dealer and the police, who suspect him of the murder.

Out of Bounds

1986

Humanoids from the Deep poster
5.7

After a new cannery introduces scientifically augmented salmon to a seaside town in the Pacific Northwest, a species of mysterious, mutated sea creatures begin killing the men and raping the women.

Humanoids from the Deep

1980

Leprechaun 3 poster
5.8

It was a normal night in Las Vegas, Nevada, all the lights were flashing brightly, until a man with one hand, one eye, and one leg walks into a pawn shop with a statue of a hideous looking Leprechaun. The owner claims it's a good luck charm. The statue also wore a medallion around it's neck. The careless pawn shop owner took off the medallion setting the Leprechaun free...

Leprechaun 3

1995

Film credits

1990s · 3 titles

1980s · 12 titles

No Man's Land poster
6.0

A rookie cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of car thieves led by smooth and charming Ted. The rookie becomes too involved and starts to enjoy the thrill and lifestyle of the game, and becomes romanticly involved with the leaders sister.

No Man's Land

1987

Out of Bounds poster
5.4

Farm boy Daryl Cage's parents ship him off to the big city to live with his brother, hoping he will have a better life there. After a baggage mixup at the airport, Daryl finds himself in possession of a drug cache, which a ruthless drug dealer wants back. The dealer murders Daryl's brother and the small town boy ends up all alone in the big city, being pursued by both the drug dealer and the police, who suspect him of the murder.

Out of Bounds

1986

Humanoids from the Deep poster
5.7

After a new cannery introduces scientifically augmented salmon to a seaside town in the Pacific Northwest, a species of mysterious, mutated sea creatures begin killing the men and raping the women.

Humanoids from the Deep

1980

Big Bad Mama II poster
4.8

Wilma McClatchie and her daughters return to a life of crime and vow vengeance against the evil land baron who foreclosed on their home.

Big Bad Mama II

1987

Not of This Earth poster
4.8

An alien arrives on Earth looking to take human blood in an attempt to preserve his dying planet.

Not of This Earth

1988

Graduation Day poster
5.2

After the death of a high school track star during a race, a mysterious killer in a fencing mask begins murdering her friends and teachers.

Graduation Day

1981

The Lost Empire poster
4.7

A police officer and her two companions battle an evil genius with diabolical plans to destroy the world. Whoever can find the three sacred jewels can anticipate total power.

The Lost Empire

1984

Purple People Eater poster
5.1

A kid plays the old novelty song "Purple People Eater" and the creature actually appears. The two then proceed to help an elderly couple who are being evicted by their greedy landlord.

Purple People Eater

1988

My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn poster
4.2

The life and wanton times of Errol Flynn

My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn

1985

Daddy's Boys poster
3.5

A dark comedy set in 1930s America. Jimmy and Christie become celebrity bank robbers whose stardom ends in a bloody shootout when Daddy's Boys catch up with them.

Daddy's Boys

1988

Screwballs poster
5.0

Welcome to T & A High, where the entire student body including campus virgin Purity Busch, chronic masturbator Melvin Jerkovski, repressed Principal Stuckoff and blonde bombshell Bootsie Goodhead all must rise to the challenges of freshman breast exams, bikini cheerleader attacks, inappropriate uses of bowling ball holes and much more.

Screwballs

1983

Lovely But Deadly poster
3.6

A cheerleader goes undercover to fight drug dealers because her brother OD'd and her fellow cheerleaders are hooked.

Lovely But Deadly

1981

Series credits

Behind the camera

Purple People Eater poster
5.1

A kid plays the old novelty song "Purple People Eater" and the creature actually appears. The two then proceed to help an elderly couple who are being evicted by their greedy landlord.

Purple People Eater

1988

Purple People Eater poster
5.1

A kid plays the old novelty song "Purple People Eater" and the creature actually appears. The two then proceed to help an elderly couple who are being evicted by their greedy landlord.

Purple People Eater

1988

Screwballs poster
5.0

Welcome to T & A High, where the entire student body including campus virgin Purity Busch, chronic masturbator Melvin Jerkovski, repressed Principal Stuckoff and blonde bombshell Bootsie Goodhead all must rise to the challenges of freshman breast exams, bikini cheerleader attacks, inappropriate uses of bowling ball holes and much more.

Screwballs

1983

Flyin' Ryan poster
4.7

When twelve-year-old Ryan is forced to move to a new town, he soon discovers the kids there are mean and tough. And they really don't like strangers. Ryan is given a strange pair of magical shoes and finds that the sky's the limit.

Flyin' Ryan

2003

Flyin' Ryan poster
4.7

When twelve-year-old Ryan is forced to move to a new town, he soon discovers the kids there are mean and tough. And they really don't like strangers. Ryan is given a strange pair of magical shoes and finds that the sky's the limit.

Flyin' Ryan

2003

Flyin' Ryan poster
4.7

When twelve-year-old Ryan is forced to move to a new town, he soon discovers the kids there are mean and tough. And they really don't like strangers. Ryan is given a strange pair of magical shoes and finds that the sky's the limit.

Flyin' Ryan

2003

The Undercover Kid poster
4.7

Nine-year-old Max Anderson has a big problem: he knows about an evil plot to kill the president, and no one believes him. Adults don’t usually believe in talking dogs, but Max is certain that the tip from the would-be assassin’s pet dog is a sure thing. As he and his human and animal friends set out to put a stop to the sinister plan, his parents, the police, and even his bodyguard discredit his suspicion. When Agent Clyde finally begins to catch on, time is running out, and they must act quickly to save the president’s life. The story reminds us that doing the right thing isn’t always easy, and heroes come in all sizes.

The Undercover Kid

1997

Crystal Heart poster
6.4

A 22 year old man who has lived inside a crystal room because of a rare illness, meets an up and coming rock star, and the two fall in love.

Crystal Heart

1986

Little Ghost poster
5.9

While on location in a spooky Italian villa with his Hollywood big-shot mom and her dorky boyfriend, twelve-year-old Kevin befriends a Renaissance-era girl ghost who helps him cause unrest on the set.

Little Ghost

1997