Daniel Petrie Movies: Top 3 Performances by a Successful Director



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Cocoon: The Return Poster
Cocoon: The Return ( 1988) | IMDb: 5.4
Comedy , Science fiction
The reinvigorated elderly group that left Earth comes back to visit their relatives. Will they all decide to go back to the planet where no one grows old, or will they be tempted to remain on Earth?
Starring:
Don Ameche , Wilford Brimley , Courteney Cox , Hume Cronyn , Jack Gilford , Steve Guttenberg
Directed by:
Daniel Petrie
Produced by:
David Brown , Lili Fini Zanuck , Richard D. Zanuck
Fort Apache, the Bronx Poster
Fort Apache, the Bronx ( 1981) | IMDb: 6.7
Action , Crime , Drama
From the sight of a police officer this movie depicts the life in New York's infamous South Bronx. In the center is "Fort Apache", as the officers call their police station, which really seems like an outpost in enemy's country. The story follows officer Murphy, who seems to be a tuff cynic, but in truth he's a moralist with a sense for justice.
Starring:
Paul Newman , Ed Asner , Ken Wahl , Danny Aiello , Rachel Ticotin , Pam Grier
Directed by:
Daniel Petrie
Produced by:
Mary Lea Johnson , David Susskind , Thomas Fiorello
The Neptune Factor Poster
The Neptune Factor ( 1973) | IMDb: 4.4
Action , Science fiction
When an underwater ocean lab is lost in a earthquake, an advanced submarine is sent down to find it and encounters terrible danger.
Starring:
Ben Gazzara , Walter Pidgeon , Ernest Borgnine , Yvette Mimieux , Donnelly Rhodes , Chris Wiggins
Directed by:
Daniel Petrie
Produced by:
Sandy Howard