Michael Pressman
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Michael Pressman (born July 1, 1950 in New York City, New York) is an American director and producer of film and television.
Some of the films he has directed are The Great Texas Dynamite Chase (1976), Doctor Detroit (1983), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991), To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996).
For television, he has directed episodes of Picket Fences, The Practice, The Graudian, Boston Legal, The Closer, Law & Order, Weeds, Grey's Anatomy and other series.
He is an alumni of Camp Rising Sun and studied filmmaking at the California Institute of the Arts.
Acting (7 movies)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mania: Behind the Shells — The Making of 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'
1991

Frankie and Johnny Are Married
2003

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
1991

Detours
2016

Mackendrick on Film
2004

The Revenge of Al Capone
1989

The Sound Sleeper
1973
Directing (27 movies)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
1991

To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
1996

Doctor Detroit
1983

Some Kind of Hero
1982

The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
1976

The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
1977

Boulevard Nights
1979

Those Lips, Those Eyes
1980

The Christmas Gift
1986

Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders
1989

The Revenge of Al Capone
1989

To Heal a Nation
1988

Shootdown
1988

Frankie and Johnny Are Married
2003

Quicksand: No Escape
1992

Becoming Helen Keller
2021

Haunted by Her Past
1987

Saint Maybe
1998

Final Jeopardy
1985

A Season for Miracles
1999

Incident at Dark River
1989

Joshua's Heart
1990

And the Children Shall Lead
1985

Like Mom, Like Me
1978

The Impostor
1984

Private Sessions
1985

Miracle Child
1993
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Those Lips, Those Eyes | 1980 | Producer |
| Lake Placid | 1999 | Producer |
| Frankie and Johnny Are Married | 2003 | Writer |