query: occupation james marquand
supports: Showgirls is a 1995 French-American erotic drama film written by Joe Eszterhas and directed by Paul Verhoeven. It stars former teen actress Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, and Gina Gershon. The film centers on a "street-smart" drifter who ventures to Las Vegas and climbs the seedy hierarchy from stripper to showgirl. Anthony Daniels (born 21 February 1946) is an English actor and mime artist. He is known for playing C-3PO in the "Star Wars" film series. József A. "Joe" Eszterhas (born November 23, 1944) is a Hungarian-American writer. He has worked on 16 films that have grossed over two billion dollars. He has also written several non-fiction books, including an autobiography entitled "Hollywood Animal", "American Rhapsody" and "Crossbearer: A Memoir of Faith." Elizabeth Berkley Lauren (born July 28, 1972) is an American actress. Berkley's most notable roles were in the television series "Saved by the Bell", as the brainy Jessie Spano, and the 1995 Paul Verhoeven film "Showgirls", as exotic dancer Nomi Malone. The Empire Strikes Back (also known as Star Wars: Episode V  The Empire Strikes Back) is a 1980 American epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner. Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan wrote the screenplay, with George Lucas writing the film's story and serving as executive producer. The second installment in the original "Star Wars" trilogy, it was produced by Gary Kurtz for Lucasfilm Ltd. and stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew and Frank Oz. Dead Man's Cards is a 2006 British underworld drama starring Paul Barber and James McMartin. When Tom, James McMartin, suffers a bad eye injury his boxing career comes to an end, and his marriage begins to suffer. After a chance encounter at the gym, Tom is offered a job working as a door man for the same run down night club as Paul (Paul Barber), a tough looking man who likes to use his knuckle duster. The Jedi are the main protagonists in the "Star Wars" universe. They are depicted as an ancient monastic and academic meritocratic organization whose origin dates back to "25,000 BBY" ("Before Battle of Yavin"; the destruction of the first Death Star). A screenplay or script is a written work by screenwriters for a film, video game, or television program. These screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated. A screenplay written for television is also known as a teleplay. Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American songwriter, singer, artist, and writer. He has been influential in popular music and culture for more than five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s, when his songs chronicled social unrest. Early songs such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'" became anthems for the American civil rights and anti-war movements. Leaving behind his initial base in the American folk music revival, his six-minute single "Like a Rolling Stone", recorded in 1965, enlarged the range of popular music. Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor and film producer. He gained worldwide fame for his starring roles as Han Solo in the "Star Wars" film series and as the title character of the "Indiana Jones" film series. Ford is also known for his roles as Rick Deckard in the neo-noir dystopian science fiction film "Blade Runner" (1982), John Book in the thriller "Witness" (1985), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, and Jack Ryan in the action films "Patriot Games" (1992) and "Clear and Present Danger" (1994). Carrie Frances Fisher (October 21, 1956  December 27, 2016) was an American actress, writer and humorist. She first became known for playing Princess Leia in the "Star Wars" film series. Her other film roles included "Shampoo" (1975), "The Blues Brothers" (1980), "Hannah and Her Sisters" (1986), "The 'Burbs" (1989), and "When Harry Met Sally..." (1989). A film director is a person who directs the making of a film. Generally, a film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, and visualizes the script while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design, and the creative aspects of filmmaking. Under European Union law, the director is viewed as the author of the film. Boxing is a combat sport in which two people wearing protective gloves throw punches at each other for a predetermined set of time in a boxing ring. Sharon Vonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an American actress, film producer, and former fashion model. Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American actor and producer. Kyle Merritt MacLachlan (born February 22, 1959) is an American actor. MacLachlan is best known for his roles in cult films such as two of David Lynch's films: Paul Atreides in "Dune" (1984) and Jeffrey Beaumont in "Blue Velvet" (1986). MacLachlan's other film roles include Lloyd Gallagher in the science fiction action film "The Hidden" (1987), Ray Manzarek in "The Doors" (1991), Clifford Vandercave in "The Flintstones" (1994), and the voice of Riley's dad in "Inside Out" (2015). He has also had prominent roles in television shows including appearing as Special Agent Dale Cooper in "Twin Peaks" (19901991; 2017) and its subsequent film continuation "" (1992), Trey MacDougal in "Sex and the City" (20002002), Orson Hodge in "Desperate Housewives" (20062012), The Captain in "How I Met Your Mother" (20102014), the Mayor of Portland in "Portlandia" (2011present), and Calvin Zabo in "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." (20142015). Basic Instinct is a 1992 erotic thriller film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas, and starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone. The film follows a police detective, Nick Curran (Douglas), who is investigating the brutal murder of a wealthy rock star. During the investigation Curran becomes involved in a torrid and intense relationship with the prime suspect, Catherine Tramell (Stone), an enigmatic writer. Return of the Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VI  Return of the Jedi) is a 1983 American epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand. The screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas was from a story by Lucas, who was also the executive producer. It was the third and final installment in the original "Star Wars" trilogy and the first film to use THX technology. The film is set one year after "The Empire Strikes Back" and was produced by Howard Kazanjian for Lucasfilm Ltd. The film stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew and Frank Oz. Paul Verhoeven (born 18 July 1938) is a Dutch film director, film producer, television director, television producer, and screenwriter. Verhoeven is active in both the Netherlands and Hollywood. Explicit violent and/or sexual content and social satire are trademarks of both his drama and science fiction films. He is best known for directing the films "RoboCop" (1987), "Total Recall" (1990), "Basic Instinct" (1992), "Showgirls" (1995), "Starship Troopers" (1997), and "Elle" (2016). David Prowse, MBE (born 1 July 1935) is an English bodybuilder, weightlifter and character actor in British film and television. Worldwide, he is best known for playing Darth Vader in the original "Star Wars" trilogy, though the character's voice was provided by James Earl Jones. In the United Kingdom, he is also remembered as the Green Cross Code man, a character used in British road safety advertising. Star Wars is an American epic space opera franchise, centered on a film series created by George Lucas. It depicts the adventures of various characters "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away". Gina L. Gershon (born June 10, 1962) is an American film, television and stage actress, singer and author. She is known for her roles in the films "Cocktail" (1988), "Showgirls" (1995), "Bound" (1996), "Face/Off" (1997), "The Insider" (1999), "Demonlover" (2002), "P.S. I Love You" (2007), "Five Minarets in New York" (2010), "Killer Joe" (2011) and "House of Versace" (2013). She has also had supporting roles in FX's "Rescue Me" and HBO's "How to Make It in America". George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker and entrepreneur. He is best known as the creator of the "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" franchises, as well as the founder of Lucasfilm and Industrial Light & Magic. He was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Lucasfilm, before selling it to The Walt Disney Company in 2012. Rupert James Hector Everett (born 29 May 1959) is an English actor and writer. He first came to public attention in 1981, when he was cast in Julian Mitchell's play and subsequent film "Another Country" (1984) as an openly gay pupil at an English public school in the 1930s; the role earned him his first BAFTA Award nomination. He went on to receive a second BAFTA Award nomination and his first Golden Globe Award nomination for his role in "My Best Friend's Wedding" (1997), followed by a second Golden Globe nomination for "An Ideal Husband" (1999). Mark Richard Hamill (born September 25, 1951) is an American actor, voice actor, and writer. He is known for playing Luke Skywalker in the "Star Wars" film series. His other works include "Corvette Summer" (1978) and "The Big Red One" (1980), among other television shows and movies. Hamill has also appeared on stage in several theater productions, primarily during the 1980s. Lawrence Edward Kasdan (born January 14, 1949) is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He is best known as co-writer of the films "The Empire Strikes Back", "Raiders of the Lost Ark", and "Return of the Jedi". Kasdan co-wrote the "Star Wars" sequel trilogy film "", and will co-write the series' Han Solo spin-off film. Hearts of Fire is a 1987 American musical drama film starring Bob Dylan, Fiona Flanagan (billed only as "Fiona") and Rupert Everett. The film was essentially a vehicle for Dylan based on his success as a rock musician. It received poor reviews, a limited theatrical release and was later written off by Dylan himself. Frank Oz (born Frank Richard Oznowicz; born May 25, 1944) is an English-born American puppeteer, filmmaker and actor. His career began as a puppeteer, where he performed the Muppet characters of Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear in "The Muppet Show", and Cookie Monster, Bert, and Grover in "Sesame Street". He is also known for being the puppeteer and voice of Yoda in the "Star Wars" films. James Marquand is a Welsh film editor and director . As a child , much of his time was spent on film sets observing his father Richard Marquand ( Jagged Edge , Return of the Jedi ) . Later , he worked as an editor on the Joe Eszterhas ( Basic Instinct , Showgirls ) penned Hearts of Fire . His first short film , The Lesson ( 1998 ) , was nominated for a BAFTA Kodak Award . He has since moved onto feature films . He wrote , directed , and produced his first film , Dead Man 's Cards . He also co-wrote and produced the feature I Against I to be released in 2010 and is working on a film called Whores with Guns . He is also directing a film called `` One Night in Istanbul '' currently in pre-production . A showgirl is a female dancer or performer in a stage entertainment show intended to showcase the performer's physical attributes, typically by way of revealing clothing or even toplessness or nudity. Showgirls are often associated with Latin music and dance, particularly samba . THX is an American company headquartered in San Francisco, California, and founded in 1983 by George Lucas. It develops the "THX" high fidelity audio/visual reproduction standards for movie theaters, screening rooms, home theaters, computer speakers, gaming consoles, car audio systems, and video games. Rock music is a genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the 1950s, and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s' and 1950s' rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by blues, rhythm and blues and country music. Rock music also drew strongly on a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical and other musical sources. Richard Marquand (22 September 1937  4 September 1987) was a Welsh film director, best known for directing "Return of the Jedi". He also directed the critically acclaimed 1981 drama film "Eye of the Needle" and the 1985 thriller "Jagged Edge". William December "Billy Dee" Williams Jr. (born April 6, 1937) is an American actor, artist, singer, and writer. He is best known for his role as Lando Calrissian in the "Star Wars" film franchise, as well as acting in the movies "Brian's Song", "Nighthawks," "The Last Angry Man," "Carter's Army," and for playing Harvey Dent in Tim Burton's "Batman" (1989). Howard G. Kazanjian (born 1942) is an American film producer known for "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "Return of the Jedi". Kazanjian is also a former 8-year Vice President of Lucasfilm, Ltd., and a published non-fiction author. Peter Mayhew (born 19 May 1944) is an English/American actor who holds American citizenship and is best known for playing Chewbacca in the "Star Wars" film series.
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answer: film director