Movies will have scenes in a seedy grocery store, e.g. _Flatliners (1999)_, Falling Down (1993), A Time to Kill (1996).

On the interviews and audio commentary for the Batman And Robin 2-Disc Special Edition DVD released in 2005, he says that he was under pressure from toy companies and Warner Brothers management to deliver a family-friendly film and admits he went too far in that direction, but takes full responsibility for the end result and, at one point during the interviews, flat-out apologizes to fans that were disappointed.

Shares a birthday with directors Lord Richard Attenborough and William Friedkin.

Attended Parsons School of Design at New School University (New York).

Worked as a store window dresser before getting into films.

His mother is Swedish.

Directed the video for Devil Inside by INXS.

He directed the music video "The End is the Beginning is the End" performed by Smashing Pumpkins.

Born in NYC

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