Mark L. Lester

About

Mark L. Lester (born November 26, 1946) is an American filmmaker. Following his first film, Twilight of the Mayas, Lester worked on films such as Stunts, Steel Arena, and Bobby Jo and the Outlaw. His next film Roller Boogie with Linda Blair was a modest success, which he built on with reasonably received exploitation thriller Class of 1984, and Stephen King's Firestarter. His biggest hit came in 1985 with Commando, an Arnold Schwarzenegger action film that grossed over $57 million worldwide. He also founded American World Pictures, and independent production and distribution company, which largely produces television films. Other credits include Showdown in Little Tokyo starring Dolph Lundgren and Brandon Lee, Night of the Running Man, Extreme Justice, Misbegotten, The Ex, Double Take, and Truck Stop Women.

Known for

CommandoMovie • 1985Showdown in Little TokyoMovie • 1991FirestarterMovie • 1984Class of 1984Movie • 1982The FunhouseMovie • 1981Armed and DangerousMovie • 1986Class of 1999Movie • 1990BetrayalMovie • 2003Sleeping With My StudentMovie • 2019Stealing CandyMovie • 2003Day of WrathMovie • 2006Bobbie Jo and the OutlawMovie • 1976PterodactylMovie • 2004Hunt ClubMovie • 2023Cinderella's RevengeMovie • 2024Lost Colony: The Legend of RoanokeMovie • 2007Sand SharksMovie • 2011Night of the Running ManMovie • 1995Class of 1999 II: The SubstituteMovie • 1994Roller BoogieMovie • 1979The BaseMovie • 1999Devil's PreyMovie • 2001Jurassic AttackMovie • 2013Yeti: Curse of the Snow DemonMovie • 2008