Movies directed by Stephen Herek

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)

90 mins     Adventure , Comedy      

Excellent, most triumphant, heinous, dude and of course bodacious are just a few of the phrases which became insanely popular off of the back of 80s teen comedy "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" even before Mike Myer's gave ...

The Mighty Ducks (1992)

100 mins     Comedy, Drama, Sport      

"The Mighty Ducks" or "Champions" as it is also known is a sports movie based around pee-wee hockey and aimed at younger audiences, but strip away the pee-wee hockey and it is a formula driven sports movie. You could even say...

The Three Musketeers (1993)

105 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy      

Disney's 1993 version of Dumas's "The Three Musketeers" is not a movie for those who are interested in the story but it is for those who want a dumbed down rollercoaster ride of swashbuckling action and some pretty looking st...

Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)

143 mins     Drama      

I have a list, it is a list of movies which over the years I missed when they were on the big screen but received praise from all quarters and it seems that it is a list which grows bigger and bigger despite slowly working my...

101 Dalmatians (1996)

103 mins     Adventure , Comedy, Family      

Cutesy with a cartoonish dark side is probably the best way to describe the 1996 live action reworking of Disney's "101 Dalmatians", starring Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson and the wonderfully over the top Glenn Close as Crue...

Holy Man (1998)

114 mins     Comedy      

Eddie Murphy dispensing spiritual advice, it is something which during the 80s you wouldn't have expected yet that is what he does in "Holy Man" a movie which for some reason isn't as popular as it should be. I suppose the re...

Life or Something Like It (2002)

103 mins     Comedy, Romance      

"Life or Something Like It" has been boxed as a romantic comedy yet to be honest it is neither that romantic nor funny. In fact it feels more like a movie which tries to look at what is important in life as we follow TV journ...

Man of the House (2005)

96 mins     Comedy      

Well with the comedy, "Man of the House" starring Tommy Lee Jones, I was sure that this film was going to be enjoyable and I wasn't wrong, although I wouldn't say it was brilliant. The film has so much potential, with one of ...