James Foley Biography (1953-)
Born December 28, 1953, in the Bay Ridge community, Brooklyn, NY; father, a lawyer; brother of Jerry Foley (a director). Addresses: Agent: CreativeArtists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director, writer
- Birth Details
- December 28, 1953
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Director
- Reckless, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
- At Close Range, Orion, 1986
- Who's That Girl?, Warner Bros., 1987
- After Dark, My Sweet, Avenue Pictures, 1990
- Glengarry Glen Ross, New Line Cinema, 1992
- Two Bits (also known as A Day to Remember), Miramax, 1995
- Fear (also known as No Fear and Obsession mortelle),Universal, 1996
- The Chamber, Universal, 1996
- The Corruptor, New Line Cinema, 1999
- Confidence, Lions Gate Films, 2002
- Director of the short films November and Silent Night.
- Film Appearances
- Invasion of the Blood Farmers, N.M.D. Film Distributing Company, 1972
- Assistant district attorney, At Close Range, Orion, 1986
- Himself, Chow Yun-Fat Goes to Hollywood, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2001
- Television Director
- Episodic
- Twin Peaks, ABC, 1990
- Gun (also known as Robert Altman's Gun), ABC, 1997
- WRITINGS
- Screenplays
- (With Robert Redlin) After Dark, My Sweet (based on the novel by Jim Thompson), Avenue Pictures, 1990
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
- American Film, July, 1990, p. 48
- Film Comment, March/April, 1986, pp. 16-19; September/October, 1992, p. 76