Sidney J. Furie
Biography
Toronto-born Sidney J. Furie has enjoyed a distinguished career that has spanned over six decades. Having worked in every genre, Furie has directed films starring Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Robert Redford, Diana Ross, Michael Caine, Peter O'Toole, Rodney Dangerfield, Barbara Hershey, Gene Hackman, Donald Sutherland, Laurence Olivier, and countless others. He is most known for the espionage classic The Ipcress File (1965), the landmark biopic Lady Sings the Blues (1972), the franchise-generating Iron Eagle (1986), the Scorsese-beloved horror saga The Entity (1982), and the Vietnam combat chronicle The Boys in Company C (1978), which later partly inspired Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket. His first two films, A Dangerous Age (1957) and A Cool Sound from Hell (1959), both independently financed, were two of the first English Canadian features ever made, produced before he emigrated to London in 1960. He became an important figure in the British New Wave, especially with The Boys (1962) and his realist drama The Leather Boys (1964), a critical darling that became a popular cult film.
Acting (4 movies)
Directing (50 movies)
The Veteran
2006
Iron Eagle
1986
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987
Lady Sings the Blues
1972
The Entity
1982
Hide and Seek
2000
Iron Eagle II
1988
The Taking of Beverly Hills
1991
The Appaloosa
1966
The Boys in Company C
1978
Iron Eagle on the Attack
1995
American Soldiers
2005
The Four Horsemen
2008
Purple Hearts
1984
The Ipcress File
1965
My 5 Wives
2000
Little Fauss and Big Halsy
1970
Top of the World
1997
Global Heresy
2002
Under Heavy Fire
2001
Ladybugs
1992
Doctor Blood's Coffin
1961
Road Rage
2000
Gable and Lombard
1976
Hit!
1973
Detention
2003
The Leather Boys
1964
The Rage
1997
The Naked Runner
1967
The Young Ones
1961
The Snake Woman
1961
The Lawyer
1970
Wonderful Life
1964
The Collectors
1999
In Her Defense
1999
The Fraternity
2002
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
1975
The Boys
1962
Conduct Unbecoming
2011
Direct Action
2004
A Cool Sound from Hell
1959
The Dependables
2014
A Dangerous Age
1957
Three on a Spree
1961
Hollow Point
1996
During One Night
1961
Partners in Action
2002
Drive Me to Vegas and Mars
2018
Married to a Stranger
1997
Finding Hannah
2023
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| A Dangerous Age | 1957 | Producer |
| A Dangerous Age | 1957 | Writer |
| A Cool Sound from Hell | 1959 | Producer |
| A Cool Sound from Hell | 1959 | Writer |
| During One Night | 1961 | Writer |
| During One Night | 1961 | Producer |
| The Lawyer | 1970 | Writer |
| Night Games | 1974 | Writer |
| The Boys in Company C | 1978 | Writer |
| Purple Hearts | 1984 | Writer |
| Iron Eagle | 1986 | Screenplay |
| Iron Eagle II | 1988 | Screenplay |
| The Rage | 1997 | Writer |
| Drive Me to Vegas and Mars | 2018 | Writer |
| Finding Hannah | 2023 | Writer |