Michael Gillis

Biography

Career Overview

Michael Gillis has 41 screen credits in a career dating back to 1992. Signature works include Tiptoes, Gas Food Lodging, Return to 'Escape from New York'. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

41

Known For

• 

  Tiptoes
• 

  Gas Food Lodging
• Return to 'Escape from New York'
• 

  Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me
• Inside the Federation
• The Truth Hurts: The Making of Nothing But the Truth

Frequent Collaborators

• Kate Beckinsale (1 collaborations)
• Patricia Arquette (1 collaborations)
• Gary Oldman (1 collaborations)
• Matthew McConaughey (1 collaborations)
• Peter Dinklage (1 collaborations)
• Debbie Lee Carrington (1 collaborations)
• Susan Barnes (1 collaborations)
• Ed Gale (1 collaborations)
• Michael J. Anderson (1 collaborations)
• David Alan Grier (1 collaborations)

Credits

• directing (25 credits)

  • Inside the Federation

    director

    directing
    2026
  • The Truth Hurts: The Making of Nothing But the Truth

    director

    directing
    2009
  • Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'

    director

    directing
    2007
  • Journey Through the Labyrinth

    director

    directing
    2007
  • Make-Up! The Art & Form Of Michael Westmore

    director

    directing
    2006
  • Staccato: A Composer's Notebook with Bill Conti

    director

    directing
    2006
  • Steadicam: Then and Now with Garrett Brown

    director

    directing
    2006
  • In the Ring

    director

    directing
    2006
  • Three Rounds with Legendary Trainer Lou Duva

    director

    directing
    2006
  • The Opponents

    director

    directing
    2006
  • UV Protection: The Making of 'Ultraviolet'

    director

    directing
    2006
  • The Ring Of Truth

    director

    directing
    2006
  • Tribute To Burgess Meredith

    director

    directing
    2006
  • Tribute To James Crabe

    director

    directing
    2006
  • The Way of The Karate Kid

    director

    directing
    2005
  • Return to 'Escape from New York'

    director

    directing
    2003
  • Misery Loves Company

    director

    directing
    2003
  • Tiptoes

    second second assistant director

    directing
    2002
  • Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time

    director

    directing
    2002
  • The Quiet Man: The Joy of Ireland

    director

    directing
    2002
  • Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me

    director

    directing
    2000
  • Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    director

    directing
    2000
  • Frank Capra Jr. Remembers: 'It Happened One Night'

    director

    directing
    1999
  • Murder By Death - A Conversation with Neil Simon

    director

    directing
    1999
  • Gas Food Lodging

    additional second assistant director

    directing
    1992

• production (14 credits)

  • Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'

    producer

    production
    2007
  • Journey Through the Labyrinth

    producer

    production
    2007
  • Make-Up! The Art & Form Of Michael Westmore

    producer

    production
    2006
  • Staccato: A Composer's Notebook with Bill Conti

    producer

    production
    2006
  • Steadicam: Then and Now with Garrett Brown

    producer

    production
    2006
  • Three Rounds with Legendary Trainer Lou Duva

    producer

    production
    2006
  • UV Protection: The Making of 'Ultraviolet'

    producer

    production
    2006
  • Return to 'Escape from New York'

    producer

    production
    2003
  • The Hitcher: How Do These Movies Get Made?

    associate producer

    production
    2003
  • Misery Loves Company

    producer

    production
    2003
  • Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time

    producer

    production
    2002
  • Frank Capra Jr. Remembers: 'It Happened One Night'

    producer

    production
    1999
  • Murder By Death - A Conversation with Neil Simon

    producer

    production
    1999
  • The Doors: The Road of Excess

    associate producer

    production
    1997

• crew (1 credits)

  • The Making of Drugstore Cowboy

    post production supervisor

    crew
    1999

• actors (1 credits)

  • Gas Food Lodging

    Young John Evans

    actor

    actors
    1992