Michael Pressman
Know for: Directing
Born: 1950-07-01
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Also know as:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mania: Behind the Shells — The Making of 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' (1991)
This short documentary treats movie fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the first two Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live-action film...
Frankie and Johnny Are Married (2003)
Television director/producer Michael Pressman mounts a production of Frankie and Johnny in the Clare de Lune starring his wife, Lisa Chess. But their...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)
The Turtles and the Shredder battle once again, this time for the last cannister of the ooze that created the Turtles, which Shredder wants to create...
Detours (2016)
A newly single New Yorker must re-locate to Florida for her dream job. She drives south with her widowed dad, her mom's ashes in a coffee can, and a...
Mackendrick on Film (2004)
Mackendrick on Film is an educational project constructed around the film teachings of legendary pedagogue Alexander Mackendrick. Taking as its...
The Revenge of Al Capone (1989)
After Al Capone is imprisoned, he still continues to run his empire, and plots to assassinate the mayor of Chicago.
The Sound Sleeper (1973)
A woman has a late night tryst with a dark turn
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)
The Turtles and the Shredder battle once again, this time for the last cannister of the ooze that created the Turtles, which Shredder wants to create...
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996)
David loves his wife, Gillian. Unfortunately, she died two years ago. David deals with his grief by continuing his romance with Gillian during walks...
Doctor Detroit (1983)
A shy but gentle man named Clifford Skridlow is a professor of comparative literature at the financially-strapped fictional Monroe College in...
Lake Placid (1999)
When a man is eaten alive by an unknown creature, the local Game Warden teams up with a paleontologist from New York to find the beast. Add to the...
Some Kind of Hero (1982)
A Vietnam vet returns home from a prisoner of war camp and is greeted as a hero, but is quickly forgotten and soon discovers how tough survival is in...
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase (1976)
Candy and Ellie Jo are a pair of sexy bank robbers who blast their way into small-town banks with a carload of dynamite! When they take Slim hostage,...
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977)
A troubled, rebellious teen drives his rambunctious baseball team out to Houston where they play an exhibition game and the boy meets his estranged...
Boulevard Nights (1979)
A focus on life in a gang, Boulevard Nights portrays the dangers of street violence. Richard Yniguez plays a young Chicano who tries to get out of...
Those Lips, Those Eyes (1980)
A small-town star helps a young apprentice land the girl of his dreams.
The Christmas Gift (1986)
A widowed New York City architect and his young daughter take a Christmas vacation and end up in a small mystical town in Colorado where everyone...
Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders (1989)
Honest cop in corrupt 1940s Los Angeles fights against gangsters who are kidnapping and selling women into prostitution.
The Revenge of Al Capone (1989)
After Al Capone is imprisoned, he still continues to run his empire, and plots to assassinate the mayor of Chicago.
To Heal a Nation (1988)
The true story of Jan Scruggs, an embittered Vietnam veteran who returns from the war a broken man. However, with the help of his loving wife Becky,...
Shootdown (1988)
Nan Moore is a U.S. government employee whose son is killed when Korean Air Flight 007 is shot down by Soviets on September 1, 1983. While the...
Frankie and Johnny Are Married (2003)
Television director/producer Michael Pressman mounts a production of Frankie and Johnny in the Clare de Lune starring his wife, Lisa Chess. But their...
Frankie and Johnny Are Married (2003)
Television director/producer Michael Pressman mounts a production of Frankie and Johnny in the Clare de Lune starring his wife, Lisa Chess. But their...
Quicksand: No Escape (1992)
A hard-working architect is pulled into intrigue when his wife hires a private investigator to make sure he's just working late. The private eye sees...
Becoming Helen Keller (2021)
The life and legacy of Helen Keller, including how she used her celebrity to advocate for human rights and social justice for women, the poor and...
Haunted by Her Past (1987)
While staying at an inn in a colonial-recreation village for her anniversary, a young woman becomes possessed by her murderous ancestor through an...
Saint Maybe (1998)
A lonely teen troubled by a past family tragedy is suspicious of his sister-in-law, believing she is being unfaithful. His confrontation with his...
Final Jeopardy (1985)
A small-town couple find themselves stranded in an unfamiliar, and unfriendly, big city. Weaving in and out of the proceedings are a bunch of...
A Season for Miracles (1999)
A miracle occurs for a homeless family consisting of two wayward children and their protective aunt with the help of an angel. When a young woman's...
Incident at Dark River (1989)
When Tim McFall's young daughter dies as the result of toxic waste dumped in the local river, he tries to shut down the company and everybody turns...
The Sound Sleeper (1973)
A woman has a late night tryst with a dark turn
Joshua's Heart (1990)
A woman is torn between her boyfriend's ending their relationship and being separated from his young son with whom she has bonded.
And the Children Shall Lead (1985)
Mississippi in the early '60s is the setting for this story of a 12-year-old African-American girl who, along with her white friends, tries to ease...
Like Mom, Like Me (1978)
A middle-aged mom and her teenage daughter adjust to life together after Dad's affair breaks up the family.
The Impostor (1984)
After being released from prison, small-time con artist Cade tracks down his old girlfriend. When she rebuffs him, he fakes his past in order to get...
Those Lips, Those Eyes (1980)
A small-town star helps a young apprentice land the girl of his dreams.
Private Sessions (1985)
A therapist goes outside his office and into his patients' personal lives to help them. He is treating a man who is hearing sounds but apparently...
Miracle Child (1993)
A despairing young widow who abandons her baby at pond-side among bulrushes and a man who's fighting to reclaim his own son are drawn together. A...