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Directing

Joseph L. Scanlan

Career

Active from 1973 to 2002, busiest in 1989 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joseph L. Scanlan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Showbiz
    0.1, average 1.2
  • Dark Humor
    1.8, average 2.8
  • Psychological
    4.5, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.8, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Coming-of-Age 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Moral Dilemmas 3
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Cold War Paranoia 2
  • Found Family Dynamics 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Ensemble Cast Dynamics 2
  • Emotional Catharsis 2
  • Episodic Mystery 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Frontier Life 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

12
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Flatland
Flatland (2002)

Director

1990s

7 titles ยท average score 63
Race Against Fear
Race Against Fear (1998)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Stand Against Fear
Stand Against Fear (1996)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Spenser: A Savage Place
Spenser: A Savage Place (1995)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer, Director

Picture Perfect
Picture Perfect (1995)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Spenser: The Judas Goat
Spenser: The Judas Goat (1994)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

I Still Dream of Jeannie
I Still Dream of Jeannie (1991)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

The World's Oldest Living Bridesmaid
The World's Oldest Living Bridesmaid (1990)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

1980s

3 titles ยท average score 40
Nightstick
Nightstick (1987)
GoodWatch score 39

Director

Spring Fever
Spring Fever (1982)
GoodWatch score 41

Director

The Starlost: Deception
The Starlost: Deception (1980)

Director

1970s

1 title
Dead on Target
Dead on Target (1976)

Director