6 Movies Directed by Les Mayfield

Encino Man

Encino Man

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-05-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

88 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (28038 Reviews)

Director:

Les Mayfield

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

George Zaloom (story)

Shawn Schepps (story)

Shawn Schepps (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Stoney and Dave find a caveman (Link) trapped in ice, thaw him out, and show him around town. Although Link is slow to catch on to basic concepts of 20th century life, he has no trouble impressing all the girls and helping Stoney and Dave find the coolness they've been searching for.

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-11-18

Languages:

English, American Sign Language, Dutch, Italian, Russian, Swahili

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

114 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (19073 Reviews)

Director:

Les Mayfield

Cast:

Writer:

Valentine Davies (story)

George Seaton

George Seaton (screenplay)

John Hughes (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A little girl discovers dreams do come true if you really believe. Six-year-old Susan has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle - Santa Claus. Her mother told her the "secret" about Santa a long time ago, so Susan doesn't expect to receive the most important gifts on her Christmas list. But after meeting a special department store Santa who's convinced he's the real thing, Susan is given the most precious gift of all - something to believe in.

Flubber

Flubber

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-11-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.1 (57507 Reviews)

Director:

Les Mayfield

Cast:

Writer:

Samuel W. Taylor (short story "A Situation of Gravity")

John Hughes (screenplay)

Bill Walsh (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Professor Phillip Brainard, an absent-minded professor, works with his assistant Weebo, trying to create a substance that's a new source of energy and that will save Medfield College where his sweetheart Sara is the president. He has missed his wedding twice, and on the afternoon of his third wedding, Professor Brainard creates flubber, which allows objects to fly through the air. It looks like rubber, so he calls it flubber. This film is based on the 1961 Disney classic, "The Absent-Minded Professor.

American Outlaws

American Outlaws

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-08-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

94 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

(11659 Reviews)

Director:

Les Mayfield

Cast:

Writer:

Roderick Taylor (story)

Roderick Taylor (screenplay)

John Rogers (screenplay)

Fullplot:

When a Midwest town learns that a corrupt railroad baron has captured the deeds to their homesteads without their knowledge, a group of young ranchers join forces to take back what is rightfully theirs. In the course of their vendetta, they will become the object of the biggest manhunt in the history of the Old West and, as their fame grows, so will the legend of their leader, a young outlaw by the name of Jesse James.

The Man

The Man

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-09-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

Germany, USA

Runtime:

83 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.5 (21087 Reviews)

Director:

Les Mayfield

Cast:

Writer:

Jim Piddock (screenplay)

Margaret Oberman (screenplay)

Stephen Carpenter (screenplay)

Jim Piddock (story)

Margaret Oberman (story)

Fullplot:

A federal agent turns up dead and a hardcore undercover agent, known as Derrick Vann heads off to try and recover the stolen arms and find the killers. Andy Fiddler is an ordinary family man and a dentist, and is out heading to a conference, when he gets stuck in the same mess. Criminal Kane believes Fiddler is 'The Man' behind it all and offers him a gun. Vann spots him and drags him across town, with him posing as the actual 'Man'.

Code Name: The Cleaner

Code Name: The Cleaner

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-01-05

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

84 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

4.4 (9375 Reviews)

Director:

Les Mayfield

Fullplot:

Cedric the Entertainer plays Jake, a seemingly regular guy who has no idea who he is after being hit over the head by mysterious assailants; when he finds himself entangled in a government conspiracy, Jake and his pursuers become convinced that he is an undercover agent.

Become a Movie Insider

Join our mailing list and get access to expert analysis, trivia, and recommendations that will elevate your movie-watching experience.

View our privacy policy.