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Mark L. Lester
Catalogued films 29Director 27Actor 2
Mark L. Lester (born November 26, 1946) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is known as a prolific director of cult films, including the disco musical Roller Boogie (1979), the vigilante thriller film Class of 1984 (1982), the Stephen King adaptation Firestarter (1984), the Arnold Schwarzenegger action film Commando (1985), the action-comedy Armed and Dangerous (1986), starring John Candy, Eugene Levy, and Meg Ryan and the buddy movie Showdown in Little Tokyo, starring Dolph Lundgren and Brandon Lee.
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Dragons of Camelot
Poseidon Rex
Groupie
Pterodactyl
Betrayal
Stealing Candy
The Base 2: Guilty as Charged
Sacrifice
Blowback
Hitman's Run
Misbegotten
Double Take
The Ex
Night of the Running Man
Extreme Justice
Showdown in Little Tokyo
Class of 1999
Armed and Dangerous
Commando
Firestarter
Class of 1984
Roller Boogie
Stunts
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
White House Madness
Truck Stop Women
Steel Arena
