Although his death dates back to May 25, the public was only informed today: American director Gary Nelson died at the age of 87. We owed him Freaky Friday and the SF movie Le Trou noir.
Born in 1934, Gary Nelson began his career in television with the western series Have Gun – Will Travel in 1962. Comfortable in all genres, he bounced from one show to another while remaining globally at CBS. His outstanding series becomes Max la Menace, from which he signed 23 episodes. Thus, a decade passed before he moved on to direct his first feature film, the western Molly and Lawful John.
While continuing to work in television, in the following years he directed the western Santee, then the family film The Boy Who Talked to Badgers. The comedy Crazy, Crazy, Crazy Friday, aka Freaky Friday (1976) was a popular success.
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In 1977, he received an Emmy nomination for best director for the drama series: Washington: Behind Closed Doors, from which he signed 6 episodes. It continues in the cinema with the science fiction film Le Trou noir directed by Maximilian Scheele.
His career was interrupted when, dissatisfied with his work in The Falcons of the Night (1978), Sylvester Stallone fired him and Gary Nelson returned to television. He would only make the big screen comedy Jimmy the Kid (1982) and the adventure Allan Quatermain and the City of Lost Gold (1986), which would be his last theatrical release.
After several TV movies, including episodes of Le Retour de Max la Menace and Demain à la une, Nelson, 66, is retiring. He died 22 years later at the age of 87.
Source: allocine
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