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James R. Drake is an American film and television director.
Drake's career began in 1974, working as an associate director for the Norman Lear sitcoms All in the Family and Good Times; he made his solo directorial debut in the series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, which was executive produced by Lear. His other television works include Sanford, Gimme a Break!, We Got It Made, The Facts of Life, Newhart, Night Court, The Golden Girls, Dave's World, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, its spin-off, The Suite Life on Deck, and other series.
His film credits include Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol and Speed Zone! starring John Candy.
He is an alumnus of Columbia and Stanford University.
(1987)
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Drake's career began in 1974, working as an associate director for the Norman Lear sitcoms All in the Family and Good Times; he made his solo directorial debut in the series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, which was executive produced by Lear. His other television works include Sanford, Gimme a Break!, We Got It Made, The Facts of Life, Newhart, Night Court, The Golden Girls, Dave's World, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, its spin-off, The Suite Life on Deck, and other series.
His film credits include Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol and Speed Zone! starring John Candy.
He is an alumnus of Columbia and Stanford University.
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Speed Zone (1989)
, 1h34Directed by Jim Drake, Jim Drake
Origin Canada
Genres Comedy, Action
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies
Actors John Candy, Eugene Levy, Joe Flaherty, Donna Dixon, Matt Frewer, Shari Belafonte
Rating44%
An assortment of people gather at a countryside inn in preparation for the infamous "Cannonball Run," an illegal three-day cross-country race from Washington, D.C. to Santa Monica where the winner and five runners-up will receive $1 million. However, the hot-headed Washington chief of police Spiro T. Edsel (Peter Boyle), along with his long-suffering sidekick Whitman (Don Lake), arrests all of the drivers to prevent the race from happening. As a result, sponsors must find replacement drivers by the next day.
, 1h28Directed by Jim Drake, Jim Drake
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Steve Guttenberg, David Graf, Michael Winslow, Tim Kazurinsky, Leslie Easterbrook, G. W. Bailey
Rating50%
Commandant Eric Lassard (George Gaynes) decides that the police force is overworked and understaffed, so he comes up with the idea of recruiting civilian volunteers to work side-by-side with his officers in a program called "Citizens On Patrol" (COP).
, 43minutesDirected by Jim Drake
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Peter Scolari, Valerie Mahaffey, Michael McManus, Lenore Kasdorf, Shelley Duvall, Michael McManus
Rating59%
An attempt to bring the famed "Mr. Bill" clay characters to "life" in a sitcom format, this Showtime special featured Mr. Bill (Peter Scolari), his wife (Valerie Mahaffey) and son (Christopher Burton), as well as his next-door neighbor, Sluggo (Michael McManus), his wife (Lenore Kasdorf) and daughter (Hope Tibbetts). Although starring actors, the "Bills" were shown to be a "miniature" family, with many of the jokes revolving around the characters' small size and the challenges they faced living in a "large" human world, as well as scenarios where Mr. Bill is subjected to the various abusive situations the original Saturday Night Live character was best known for. Although the audience was invited to "look out for more shows" at the end of the 43-minute film, no follow-up "Mr. Bill" shows were ever produced.
Goddess Of Love (1957)
, 1h40Directed by Victor Tourjanski, Jim Drake, Fernando Cerchio, Giorgio Venturini
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Adventure
Actors Vanna White, David Naughton, Belinda Lee, Jacques Sernas, David Leisure, Massimo Girotti
Rating32%
First airing on television, this campy romantic fantasy stars Vanna White as Venus, the goddess of love. Normally she lives in Mount Olympus with the other Grecian gods, but when a hairdresser accidentally revives her statue, Venus has no choice but to return to the mortal plane. Once there, she must earn the love of a modern man or else she will be forever banished from Mount Olympus.
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There's Always Vanilla (1971)
, 1h33Directed by George A. Romero
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Judith Ridley, Robert Wilson, Bill Hinzman, Russell Streiner
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating51%
There's Always Vanilla follows the life of Chris Bradley (Raymond Laine) a retired U.S. Army soldier who has become a drifter and makes money by various means, from pimping to guitar playing. Chris returns to his home city of Pittsburgh and visits his father who owns and operates a baby food factory. After an evening out with his father of drinking at a local bar, and visiting an old girlfriend named Terri Terrific (Johanna Lawrence), Mr. Bradley wants Chris to abandon his bohemian lifestyle and do what was agreed upon when he retired from the military; return to the family business, but Chris refuses.