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Rick King(I)

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  • Director
  • Writer
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Rick King is known for Point Break (2015), Point Break (1991) and Hard Choices (1984).
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Edgar Ramírez and Luke Bracey in Point Break (2015)
    Point Break
    5.3
    • Writer
    • 2015
    Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, James Le Gros, and John Philbin in Point Break (1991)
    Point Break
    7.3
    • Producer
    • 1991
    Hard Choices (1984)
    Hard Choices
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1984
    Vietnam War Story (1987)
    Vietnam War Story
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director

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    Producer

    • Shark Week (1987)
      Shark Week
      7.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2010–2013
    • Maya Underworld: The Real Doomsday
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Play on, John: A Life in Music (2009)
      Play on, John: A Life in Music
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Treasure Quest (2009)
      Treasure Quest
      7.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2009
    • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
      Nova
      8.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Some Assembly Required (2007)
      Some Assembly Required
      7.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Bill Oberst Jr. in Sherman's March (2007)
      Sherman's March
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2007
    • Digging for the Truth (2005)
      Digging for the Truth
      7.8
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2006
    • Untold Stories of the ER (2004)
      Untold Stories of the ER
      7.4
      TV Series
      • story producer
      • 2005
    • Voices in Wartime (2005)
      Voices in Wartime
      6.9
      • producer
      • 2005
    • Avoiding Armageddon (2003)
      Avoiding Armageddon
      4.0
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2003
    • Treasure Seekers (1999)
      Treasure Seekers
      7.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1999–2000
    • Great Books: The Right Stuff
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2000
    • Mariel Hemingway, Dennis Hopper, Peter Coyote, and Chris Sarandon in Road Ends (1997)
      Road Ends
      5.1
      • producer
      • 1997
    • Traveller (1997)
      Traveller
      6.1
      • executive producer
      • 1997

    Director

    • Maya Underworld: The Real Doomsday
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Shark Week (1987)
      Shark Week
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Play on, John: A Life in Music (2009)
      Play on, John: A Life in Music
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Bill Oberst Jr. in Sherman's March (2007)
      Sherman's March
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Voices in Wartime (2005)
      Voices in Wartime
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Avoiding Armageddon (2003)
      Avoiding Armageddon
      4.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Mariel Hemingway, Dennis Hopper, Peter Coyote, and Chris Sarandon in Road Ends (1997)
      Road Ends
      5.1
      • Director
      • 1997
    • Michael Madsen, Maria Conchita Alonso, and Jeff Fahey in Catherine's Grove (1997)
      Catherine's Grove
      4.5
      • Director
      • 1997
    • Lorenzo Lamas in Terminal Justice (1996)
      Terminal Justice
      4.5
      • Director
      • 1996
    • Vanishing Son (1995)
      Vanishing Son
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1995
    • Scott Bakula, Chelsea Field, and Sheila Kelley in A Passion to Kill (1994)
      A Passion to Kill
      4.7
      • Director
      • 1994
    • Jeff Fahey and Teri Polo in Quick (1993)
      Quick
      5.1
      • Director
      • 1993
    • Sasha Mitchell in Kickboxer 3: The Art of War (1992)
      Kickboxer 3: The Art of War
      4.2
      • Director
      • 1992
    • Corey Haim in Prayer of the Rollerboys (1990)
      Prayer of the Rollerboys
      5.5
      • Director (directed by)
      • 1990
    • Forced March (1989)
      Forced March
      6.9
      • Director
      • 1989

    Writer

    • Edgar Ramírez and Luke Bracey in Point Break (2015)
      Point Break
      5.3
      • based on the motion picture "Point Break" story by
      • story by
      • 2015
    • Shark Week (1987)
      Shark Week
      7.6
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2010–2013
    • Play on, John: A Life in Music (2009)
      Play on, John: A Life in Music
      • written by
      • 2009
    • Treasure Quest (2009)
      Treasure Quest
      7.7
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2009
    • Bill Oberst Jr. in Sherman's March (2007)
      Sherman's March
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2007
    • Digging for the Truth (2005)
      Digging for the Truth
      7.8
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2006
    • Voices in Wartime (2005)
      Voices in Wartime
      6.9
      • Writer
      • 2005
    • Avoiding Armageddon (2003)
      Avoiding Armageddon
      4.0
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2003
    • Great Books: The Right Stuff
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2000
    • Treasure Seekers (1999)
      Treasure Seekers
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1999
    • Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, James Le Gros, and John Philbin in Point Break (1991)
      Point Break
      7.3
      • story
      • 1991
    • Hotshot (1986)
      Hotshot
      5.3
      • Writer
      • 1986
    • Hard Choices (1984)
      Hard Choices
      6.1
      • Writer
      • 1984
    • Harvey Waldman in Off the Wall (1977)
      Off the Wall
      7.4
      • written by
      • 1977

    Personal details

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    • Trivia
      Had an option on the Nicholl Fellowship-winning screenplay 'Traveller (1997)' by Jim McGlynn. Bill Paxton paid King handsomely to walk away from the project so that he could produce the film himself, with Jack N. Green as director.

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    • What is Rick King's birth name?
      Richard King
    • What is Rick King known for?
      Hard Choices, Vietnam War Story, Point Break, and Point Break
    • How many awards has Rick King won?
      1 award
    • How many award nominations has Rick King received?
      2 nominations

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