Stephen Herek

27 films directed

Biography

Stephen Robert Herek (born November 10, 1958) is an American film director.

Herek was born in San Antonio, Texas. He attended the University of Texas at Austin. His career as film director took off in 1986 with Critters followed by Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure where he worked with Keanu Reeves in 1989. He directed Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead in 1991, followed by The Mighty Ducks in 1992, The Three Musketeers in 1993, Mr. Holland's Opus in 1995 and 101 Dalmatians in 1996.

Herek also directed the 2001 movie Rock Star, a film about a rockstar wannabe and the evolution of a fictional rock group Steel Dragon mimicking that of Judas Priest. The film starred Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston, and was produced by George Clooney.

Most directed genres

Recurring actors

The career in numbers

US$ 359 mi Total budget from 14 film(s) with data
US$ 738 mi Total box office from 12 film(s) with data
US$ 26 mi Average budget from 14 film(s) with data
US$ 62 mi Average box office from 12 film(s) with data
6.2 Average rating from 22 film(s) with data
2.1× Return on investment from 12 film(s) with data

Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.

Films directed

Film	Year	Budget	Box office	Rating
Our Little Secret	2024	—	—	6.2
Dog Gone	2023	—	—	6.2
Afterlife of the Party	2021	—	—	6.7
Same Time, Next Christmas	2019	—	—	6.7
Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love	2016	—	—	6.0
The Great Gilly Hopkins	2015	US$ 5 mi	US$ 97,798	6.6
Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors	2015	—	—	6.4
Jinxed	2013	US$ 5 mi	—	6.7
The Chaperone	2011	—	—	5.5
The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice	2010	—	—	6.5
Dead Like Me: Life After Death	2009	US$ 5 mi	—	6.4
Into the Blue 2: The Reef	2009	—	—	5.1
Picture This	2008	—	—	5.5
Man of the House	2005	US$ 40 mi	US$ 22 mi	5.8
Life or Something Like It	2002	US$ 40 mi	US$ 17 mi	5.7
Rock Star	2001	US$ 57 mi	US$ 19 mi	6.7
Holy Man	1998	US$ 60 mi	US$ 12 mi	5.2
101 Dalmatians	1996	US$ 54 mi	US$ 321 mi	5.9
Mr. Holland's Opus	1995	US$ 31 mi	US$ 106 mi	7.0
The Three Musketeers	1993	US$ 30 mi	US$ 112 mi	6.4
The Mighty Ducks	1992	US$ 10 mi	US$ 51 mi	6.6
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead	1991	US$ 10 mi	US$ 25 mi	6.2
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure	1989	US$ 10 mi	US$ 41 mi	6.8
The Gifted One	1989	—	—	7.0
Critters	1986	US$ 2 mi	US$ 13 mi	6.5
Wildfire	—	—	—	—
The Boy at the Back of the Class	—	—	—	—