query: director under fire 
supports: Jerrald King "Jerry" Goldsmith (February 10, 1929July 21, 2004) was an American composer and conductor most known for his work in film and television scoring. He composed scores for such noteworthy films as "The Sand Pebbles", "Logan's Run", "Planet of the Apes", "Patton", "Papillon", "Chinatown", "The Wind and the Lion", "The Omen", "The Boys from Brazil", "Capricorn One", "Alien", "Poltergeist", "The Secret of NIMH", "Gremlins", "Hoosiers", "Total Recall", "Basic Instinct", "Rudy", "Air Force One", "L.A. Confidential", "Mulan", "The Mummy", three "Rambo" films, and five "Star Trek" films. The Omen is a 1976 American-British supernatural horror film directed by Richard Donner and written by David Seltzer. The film stars Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Harvey Spencer Stephens, Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Troughton, Martin Benson, and Leo McKern. The first installment in "The Omen" series, the film concerns a young child substituted at birth by American Ambassador Robert Thorn unbeknownst to his wife, after their own son is stillborn. They are surrounded by mysterious and ominous deaths, unaware that the child is the Antichrist. The Wind and the Lion is a 1975 MGM adventure film in Panavision and Metrocolor, produced by Herb Jaffe and Phil Rawlins, written and directed by John Milius, that stars Sean Connery, Candice Bergen, Brian Keith, and John Huston. The film was loosely based on the real-life Perdicaris incident of 1904. The film was distributed in the U. S. by United Artists and overseas by Columbia Pictures. Lorenzo's Oil is a 1992 American drama film directed by George Miller. It is based on the true story of Augusto and Michaela Odone, two parents in a relentless search for a cure for their son Lorenzo's adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). The film was nominated for two Academy Awards. It was filmed primarily from September 1991 to February 1992 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The film had a limited release in North America on December 30, 1992, with a nationwide release two weeks later on January 15, 1993. The Secret of NIMH is a 1982 American animated fantasy drama adventure film directed by Don Bluth in his directorial debut. It is an adaptation of Robert C. O'Brien's 1971 children's novel "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH". The film was produced by Aurora Pictures and released by United Artists and features the voices of Elizabeth Hartman, Dom DeLuise, Arthur Malet, Derek Jacobi, Hermione Baddeley, John Carradine, Peter Strauss, and Paul Shenar. The "Mrs. Frisby" name in the novel had to be changed to "Mrs. Brisby" during production due to trademark concerns with Frisbee discs. It was followed in 1998 by a direct-to-video sequel called "", which was made without Bluth's involvement or input. A CGI/live action reboot is currently in the works. Down and Out in Beverly Hills is a 1986 American comedy film based on the French play "Boudu sauvé des eaux", which had previously been adapted on film in 1932 by Jean Renoir. "Down and Out in Beverly Hills" was directed by Paul Mazursky, and starred Nick Nolte, Bette Midler and Richard Dreyfuss. The film is about a rich but dysfunctional couple who save the life of a suicidal homeless man. Musician Little Richard also makes an appearance, and contributed the song "Great Gosh a'Mighty" to the soundtrack. Nicholas King "Nick" Nolte (born February 8, 1941) is an American actor and former model. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor  Motion Picture Drama, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1991 film "The Prince of Tides". He went on to receive Academy Award nominations for "Affliction" (1998) and "Warrior" (2011). His other film appearances include "The Deep" (1977), "48 Hrs." (1982), "Down and Out in Beverly Hills" (1986), "Another 48 Hrs." (1990), "Everybody Wins" (1990), "Cape Fear" (1991), "Lorenzo's Oil" (1992), "The Thin Red Line" (1998), "Hulk" (2003), "The Good Thief" (2003), "Hotel Rwanda" (2004), "Tropic Thunder" (2008), "A Walk in the Woods" (2015) and "The Ridiculous 6" (2015). Eugene Allen "Gene" Hackman (born January 30, 1930) is a retired American actor and novelist. In a career spanning five decades, Hackman was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning Best Actor in "The French Connection" and Best Supporting Actor in "Unforgiven". He won three Golden Globes and two BAFTAs.  48 Hrs. is a 1982 American action comedy film directed by Walter Hill, starring Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy (in his film debut and Golden Globe Award-nominated role) as a cop and convict, respectively, who team up to catch a cop-killer. The title refers to the amount of time they have to solve the crime. It is Joel Silver's first film as a film producer. The screenplay was written by Hill, Roger Spottiswoode, Larry Gross, Steven E. de Souza, and Jeb Stuart. Blade Runner is a 1982 American neo-noir science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, and starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos. The film, written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples, is an adaptation of the 1968 novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick. Another 48 Hrs. is a 1990 American action-comedy film, directed by Walter Hill and stars Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Brion James, Andrew Divoff, and Ed O'Ross. It is the sequel to the 1982 film "48 Hrs." Nolte reprises his role as San Francisco police officer Jack Cates, who has 48 hours to clear his name from a manslaughter charge. To do so, he again needs the help of Reggie Hammond (Murphy), who is a newly released convict. At the same time, a mastermind known only as the Iceman has hired a biker gang to kill Reggie. Gremlins is a 1984 American comedy horror film directed by Joe Dante and released by Warner Bros. The film is about a young man who receives a strange creature called a mogwai as a pet, which then spawns other creatures who transform into small, destructive, evil monsters. This story was continued with a sequel, "", released in 1990. Unlike the lighter sequel, "Gremlins" opts for more black comedy, balanced against a Christmastime setting. Both films were the center of large merchandising campaigns. Unforgiven is a 1992 American revisionist Western film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by David Webb Peoples. The film portrays William Munny, an aging outlaw and killer who takes on one more job years after he had turned to farming. A dark Western that deals frankly with the uglier aspects of violence and how complicated truths are distorted into simplistic myths about the Old West, it stars Eastwood in the lead role, with Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman and Richard Harris. Eastwood stated that the film would be his last Western for fear of repeating himself or imitating someone else's work. The Prince of Tides is a 1991 American romantic drama film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Pat Conroy; the film stars Barbra Streisand and Nick Nolte. It tells the story of the narrator's struggle to overcome the psychological damage inflicted by his dysfunctional childhood in South Carolina. Streisand directed and produced the film in addition to starring in it. Conroy and Becky Johnston adapted the screenplay. Joanna Cassidy (born August 2, 1945) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her roles as the replicant Zhora in Ridley Scott's film "Blade Runner" (1982) and Dolores in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (1988). She has won a Golden Globe Award, was nominated for three Emmy Awards and also was nominated for Saturn Award and Screen Actors Guild Awards.  Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise based on the television series created by Gene Roddenberry. The first television series, simply called "Star Trek" and now referred to as "", debuted in 1966 and aired for three seasons on the television network NBC. It followed the interstellar adventures of Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and his crew aboard the starship USS "Enterprise", a space exploration vessel, built by the interstellar federal republic United Federation of Planets in the twenty-third century. The "Star Trek" canon of the franchise include "The Original Series", an animated series, four television series, its film franchise and an upcoming television series scheduled to debut in 2017. Under Fire is a 1983 political film set during the last days of the Nicaraguan revolution that ended the Somoza regime in 1979 Nicaragua . It stars Nick Nolte , Gene Hackman and Joanna Cassidy . The musical score by Jerry Goldsmith , which featured well - known jazz guitarist Pat Metheny , was nominated for an Academy Award . The editing by Mark Conte and John Bloom was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Editing.The Film was shot in the Mexican states of Chiapas and Oaxaca . 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. Tropic Thunder is a 2008 American satirical action comedy film co-written, produced, directed by, and starring Ben Stiller. The film also stars Robert Downey Jr. and Jack Black. The main plot revolves around a group of prima donna actors who are making a fictional Vietnam War film. When their frustrated director decides to drop them in the middle of a jungle, they are forced to rely on their acting skills in order to survive the real action and danger. Written by Stiller, Justin Theroux and Etan Cohen, the film was produced by DreamWorks Pictures, Red Hour Films and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Sir Ridley Scott (born 30 November 1937) is an English film director and producer. Following his commercial breakthrough with the science-fiction horror film "Alien" (1979), his best known works are the neo-noir dystopian science fiction film "Blade Runner" (1982), crime drama "Thelma & Louise" (1991), historical drama and Best Picture Oscar winner "Gladiator" (2000), war film "Black Hawk Down" (2001), crime thriller "Hannibal" (2001), biographical film "American Gangster" (2007), and science fiction films "Prometheus" (2012) and "The Martian" (2015). Capricorn One is a 1977 government conspiracy thriller film about a Mars landing hoax. It was written and directed by Peter Hyams and produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment. It stars Elliott Gould with James Brolin, Sam Waterston and O. J. Simpson as the astronauts. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 American fantasy comedy crime film directed by Robert Zemeckis, produced by Frank Marshall and Robert Watts, and written by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman. The film is based on Gary K. Wolf's 1981 novel "Who Censored Roger Rabbit?" The film stars Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Charles Fleischer, Stubby Kaye, and Joanna Cassidy. Combining live-action and animation, the film is set in Hollywood during the late 1940s in an alternative timeline where animated characters really exist. The story follows Eddie Valiant, a private detective who must exonerate "Toon" Roger Rabbit, who is accused of murdering a wealthy businessman. Hoosiers is a 1986 sports film written by Angelo Pizzo and directed by David Anspaugh. It tells the story of a small-town Indiana high school basketball team that wins the state championship. It is loosely based on the Milan High School team that won the 1954 state championship.
candidates: angelo pizzo becky johnston ben stiller bob hoskins clint eastwood david anspaugh david peoples dom deluise don bluth edward james olmos frank marshall george miller hampton fancher jean renoir joe dante john milius paul verhoeven peter hyams prince richard donner richard harris ridley scott robert zemeckis roger spottiswoode sean connery walter hill william shatner
answer: roger spottiswoode