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Rocky Morton
Born
Rocky Morton
1955 (age 68–69)
United Kingdom
Occupation
Film director
Years active
1979–present
Known for
Feature films, commercials
music videos
Spouse
Annabel Jankel[1]
Website
rockymorton.com
Rocky Morton (born 1955) is an English director. He is the co-creator of the TV series Max Headroom and co-director of the 1993 Hollywood Pictures film Super Mario Bros.[2][3] Various music videos by Tom Tom Club, Talking Heads, Gravity Kills, Orgy, George Harrison and Miles Davis are credited to Morton.[4] He and his then-partner, Annabel Jankel, made their television debut with the original Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future, and its Americanized version. The duo made their big-screen debut with D.O.A., starring Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan.[5]
^Life, Nintendo (3 November 2014). "Interview: Rocky Morton On The Chaos Of Directing The Super Mario Bros. Movie". Nintendo Life.
^King, Darryn (7 April 2023). "In 1993 'Super Mario Bros.' Bombed; in 2023, It's a Hit With a New Generation". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
^Shanfeld, Ethan (6 April 2023). "Original 'Super Mario Bros.' Directors Were 'Abandoned by Hollywood' After 'Reviled' 1993 Film. Then Quentin Tarantino Helped Vindicate Them".
^"Rocky Morton technician videography". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
^James, Caryn (18 March 1988). "Review/Film; 'D.O.A.,' Racing Death". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
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