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Portrait of Howard Brookner

Directing

Howard Brookner

Career

Active from 1982 to 2026, with a break from 1990 to 2014, with up to 1 main title a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Burroughs: The Movie
Burroughs: The Movie
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Howard Brookner Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.4, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Tension
    4.3, average 6.0
  • Scare
    0.9, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    8
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2020s

    1 title · average score 69
    Nova '78
    Nova '78 (2026)
    GoodWatch score 69

    Sound, Director of Photography

    2010s

    1 title
    Robert E. Fulton III Edit of Burroughs: The Movie
    Robert E. Fulton III Edit of Burroughs: The Movie (2015)

    Director

    1980s

    6 titles · average score 70
    Bloodhounds of Broadway
    Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
    GoodWatch score 55

    as Daffy Jack

    Mystery Train
    Mystery Train (1989)
    GoodWatch score 81

    Thanks

    Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars
    Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars (1987)

    Producer, Director

    Burroughs: The Movie
    Burroughs: The Movie (1984)
    GoodWatch score 83

    Director, Producer

    American Playhouse
    American Playhouse (1982)
    GoodWatch score 69

    TV show · as Daffy Jack

    Permanent Vacation
    Permanent Vacation (1981)
    GoodWatch score 63

    Gaffer