Jonathan Sanger
Biography
Jonathan Sanger is an American producer and director who has worked in film, television, and theater. Born in Brooklyn, he studied documentary and biography-based filmmaking at the University of Pennsylvania and later helped create an educational television station in Montevideo through the Peace Corps. After entering the Directors Guild of America training program in 1971, he worked on several New York productions and the Lorimar series The Blue Knight and Eight Is Enough. His association with Mel Brooks began as assistant director on High Anxiety; Sanger then brought the script of The Elephant Man to Brooks's new production company, where it became his debut feature producing credit and earned eight Academy Award nominations, the BAFTA Award for Best Film, and the César Award. Among his more than fifty producing credits are Flight of the Navigator (1986), Frances, and 100 Feet (2008); he also directed Code Name: Emerald and produced the musical Baby It's You, which reached Broadway in 2010.
82years old
Turns 83 on April 21in 167 days
- Born Brooklyn
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 34 years1986 to 2020
Every film, newest first
- 2020Life After The NavigatorIMDb rating 7.4
- 2008100 FeetIMDb rating 5.4
- 1986Flight of the NavigatorIMDb rating 6.9
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Behind the camera
In the late 1980s Sanger co-founded Chanticleer Films with producer Jana Sue Memel to give film professionals a chance to direct 35mm shorts; over eight years more than forty five films were made, ten earned Academy Award nominations and three won.
Behind the camera
For PBS' American Playhouse, Sanger wrote and directed the short film Peacemaker, which featured Lukas Haas and took Best Short Subject at the Houston International Film Festival.
Early training
Sanger joined the Directors Guild of America Training Program as a member in 1971. Among the films shot in New York City that he worked on were Across 110th Street, Harry and Tonto and Next Stop, Greenwich Village.
Beyond film
Sanger produced his first musical, Baby It's You, about rock and roll record producer Florence Greenberg; it began as a West Hollywood workshop, moved to the Pasadena Playhouse, and made its Broadway debut in March 2010.
Jonathan Sanger movies on Netflix
Most often with
Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Veronica Cartwright's page
Cliff De Young's page
Matt Adler's page
Raymond Forchion's page
Joey Cramer's page
Also two films together1 more actor
- Albie WhitakerLife After The Navigator (2020) and Flight of the Navigator (1986)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 1988 | Best Live Action Short Film | Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.