GARY FLEDER made his feature film directing debut with "Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead." Part crime drama, part black comedy, "Dead in Denver" had its international premiere at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. The film and its leads -- Andy Garcia, Christopher Walken, and Treat Williams -- garnered critical praise in Cannes and, subsequently, at the Toronto, Montreal, Aspen, and Telluride Film Festivals.
His second feature, Paramount's box-office hit "Kiss the Girls," was based on James Patterson's best-selling book and starred Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd; Ms. Judd's star surged after this movie's success and led to her being cast in. among other films, Bruce Beresford's highly successful "Double Jeopardy."
Fleder has also worked extensively in television. His episode of HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET, "Subway," (starring guest-star Vincent D'Onofrio) is regarded as one of the series' finest; it went on to win a Peabody Award for excellence and was the focus of a subsequent PBS documentary on its making, "Anatomy of a Homicide." That same year, Fleder directed an episode of the Emmy Award-Winning HBO mini-series, "From the Earth To the Moon" for producer Tom Hanks. His first directing job, an episode of HBO's "Tales From the Crypt" garnered him a Cable Ace Award in 1993.
Also in 1993, Fleder's documentary on light-heavyweight boxer Phil Paolina, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. As a member of the Directors Guild Special Projects Committee, Fleder is currently producing and directing a documentary called "Trust Me On This," a look the technical challenges faced by actors working in film.
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