Mark L. Lester
Mark L. Lester is an American writer, producer, and director of action films. Following his first film, Twilight of the Mayas, Lester worked on films such as Stunts, Steel Arena, and Bobby Jo and the Outlaw. His next film Roller Boogie with Linda Blair was a modest success, which he built on with reasonably received exploitation thriller Class of 1984, and Stephen King's Firestarter. His biggest hit came in 1985 with Commando, an Arnold Schwarzenegger action film that grossed over $57 million worldwide. He also produced Armed & Dangerous starring Meg Ryan and John Candy. In 1989 he directed Class of 1999, a very loose science fiction sequel to Class of 1984.
Mark Lester married Dana Dubovsky, who he now works with and had two children, Jason and Justin. He also founded American World Pictures, and independent production and distribution company. Recent films include The Base, an action film, the thrillers Blowback and Hitman's Run, and television film Pterodactyl (produced for the Sci Fi Channel).
Other credits include Showdown in Little Tokyo starring Dolph Lundgren and Brandon Lee, Night of the Running Man, Extreme Justice, Misbegotten, The Ex, Double Take, and Truck Stop Women.
Crew
Class of 1984
Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
Class of 1999
Director, Producer, Story
Showdown in Little Tokyo
Director, Producer
Pterodactyl
Director, Producer
Groupie
Director, Executive Producer, Producer
White Rush
Director, Producer
Betrayal
Director, Producer
Public Enemies
Director, Producer
Stealing Candy
Director, Story, Producer
The Base
Director, Producer
Night of the Running Man
Director, Producer
Truck Stop Women
Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Base 2: Guilty as Charged
Director, Producer
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
Director, Producer
Hitman's Run
Director, Producer
Day of Wrath
Executive Producer
Blowback
Director, Producer
Gold of the Amazon Women
Director
Double Take
Director, Producer
Sinbad and the Minotaur
Producer
Misbegotten
Director, Producer
Sacrifice
Director, Producer
Poseidon Rex
Director, Producer
Lost Colony: The Legend of Roanoke
Producer
Class of 1999 II: The Substitute
Original Series Creator
The Dragons of Camelot
Director, Producer
Armed and Dangerous
Director
The Funhouse
Executive Producer
Jabberwock Dragon Siege
Producer
White House Madness
Director, Producer
Cinderella's Revenge
Producer
The Wisher
Executive Producer
Ouija Witch
Executive Producer
The Gardener
Executive Producer
Dragon Wasps
Executive Producer
Steel Arena
Director, Writer, Producer
Sleeping With My Student
Producer
Jurassic Attack
Executive Producer
Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon
Executive Producer
Exorcist Vengeance
Executive Producer
Bad Karma
Executive Producer
