Steven Poster Biography (1944-)

Full name, Steven Barry Poster; born March 1, 1944, in Chicago, IL; son of David and Lillian Violet (maiden name, Diamondstone) Poster; married Lynne Griffin (an actress; marriage ended). Addresses: Agent: Debbie Haeusler/Heather Parker, Innovative Artists, 1505 10th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Cinematographer, camera operator
Birth Details: March 1, 1944; Chicago, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Director
Another Saturday Night, 1974
Film Second Unit Cinematographer
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Columbia, 1977
Blade Runner, Warner Bros., 1982
Starman (also known as John Carpenter's Starman), Columbia,1984
The River, Universal, 1984
(With others) Big Trouble in Little China (also known as John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
Unbreakable, 2000
Film Additional Photography
American Anthem, 1986
Blade Runner, Warner Bros., 1982
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Universal, 1982
Film Cinematographer
Another Saturday Night, 1974
(As Steve Poster), Blood Beach, Avco-Embassy, 1981
Dead and Buried, Avco-Embassy, 1981
Strange Brew (also known as The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
Spring Break, Columbia, 1983
Testament, Paramount, 1983
The New Kids (also known as Striking Back), Columbia, 1985
The Heavenly Kid, Orion, 1985
Blue City, Paramount, 1986
(With Adam Holender) The Boy Who Could Fly, Twentieth Century-Fox,1986

Someone to Watch Over Me, Columbia, 1987
Big Top Pee Wee, Paramount, 1988
Aloha Summer, 1988
Next of Kin, Warner Bros., 1989
Rocky V, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1990
Opportunity Knocks, Universal, 1990
Life Stinks (also known as Life Sucks), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Pathe, 1991
The Cemetery Club (also known as Looking for a Live One), Buena Vista, 1993
Once You Meet a Stranger, 1996
A Midwife's Tale, 1996
"Nunzio's Second Cousin," Boys Life 2, Strand Releasing, 1997
Rocket Man (also known as RocketMan), Buena Vista, 1997
Une chance sur deux (also known as Half a Chance), 1998
Donnie Darko, Pandora Cinema, 2001
Stuart Little 2, Columbia, 2002
Television Cinematographer
Series
The Duke, NBC, 1979
Miniseries
I'll Take Manhattan, CBS, 1987
Movies
The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank, CBS, 1978
Beggarman, Thief, 1979
Coward of the County, CBS, 1981
Mysterious Two, 1982
The Cradle Will Fall, CBS, 1983
Courage, CBS, 1986
Roswell (also known as Incident at Roswell and Roswell:The U.F.O. Cover-up), Showtime, 1994
Color of Justice, Showtime, 1997
Also shot Class of '65.
Pilots
The Night Rider, NBC, 1979
Specials
Shangri-La Plaza, CBS, 1990
The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin, CBS, 1992

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