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American film director (1942–2020)
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Alan Metter |
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| Born | (1942-12-19)December 19, 1942 |
| Died | June 7, 2020(2020-06-07) (aged 77) |
| Occupations | Film director, television director, music video director |
| Years active | 1978–2000 |
Alan Dennis Metter (December 19, 1942 – June 7, 2020)[1] was an American film director whose most notable credits include Back to School starring Rodney Dangerfield, and Girls Just Want to Have Fun with Sarah Jessica Parker. He also produced and directed the 1983 television special The Winds of Whoopee for Steve Martin. In 1988, he was set to direct Atuk, based on the Mordecai Richler novel The Incomparable Atuk, with Sam Kinison as the title character. The production was shut down early into filming.
