Taylor Hackford
Biography
Taylor Edwin Hackford (born December 31, 1944 in Santa Barbara, CA) is an American film director and producer. He is best known for his work on films such as "An Officer and a Gentleman" (1982), "The Devil's Advocate" (1997) and "Proof of Life" (2000), and for directing Jamie Foxx to an Academy Award for Best Actor in "Ray" (2004). Hackford served as president of the Directors Guild of America from 2009 to 2013.
Most directed genres
Recurring actors
The career in numbers
- US$ 268 mi Total budget from 8 film(s) with data
- US$ 622 mi Total box office from 9 film(s) with data
- US$ 33 mi Average budget from 8 film(s) with data
- US$ 69 mi Average box office from 9 film(s) with data
- 6.7 Average rating from 11 film(s) with data
- 2.2× Return on investment from 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Comedian
|
2016 | US$ 15 mi | — | 5.7 |
Parker
|
2013 | US$ 35 mi | US$ 46 mi | 6.1 |
Love Ranch
|
2010 | — | — | 5.4 |
Ray
|
2004 | US$ 40 mi | US$ 125 mi | 7.5 |
Proof of Life
|
2000 | US$ 65 mi | US$ 63 mi | 6.2 |
The Devil's Advocate
|
1997 | US$ 57 mi | US$ 153 mi | 7.5 |
Dolores Claiborne
|
1995 | US$ 13 mi | US$ 46 mi | 7.3 |
Bound by Honor
|
1993 | US$ 35 mi | US$ 5 mi | 8.2 |
Everybody's All-American
|
1988 | — | US$ 13 mi | 5.4 |
Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
|
1987 | — | — | 7.3 |
White Nights
|
1985 | — | US$ 42 mi | 6.7 |
Against All Odds
|
1984 | — | — | 5.7 |
An Officer and a Gentleman
|
1982 | US$ 8 mi | US$ 130 mi | 7.0 |
The Idolmaker
|
1980 | — | — | 5.6 |
Teenage Father
|
1978 | — | — | 6.5 |
Sniff
|
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