Probably best known for his action-packed commercial movie hits like the Lethal Weapon series, director and producer Richard Donner has influenced several generations of viewers beginning with his early television work in the 1960s. Baby boomers were impacted by some of his very successful television credits, including The Twilight Zone, The Fugitive, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and Gilligan's Island. Generation X viewers grew up with his more fantastic feature films, including Superman, The Goonies, Ladyhawke, and The Lost Boys. Donner's films display a vast array of genres with broad audience appeal. In a Premiere article by John Clark, Donner states that he "likes action and a strong storyline." Although not hailed as a "true film creator," Donner has shared with audiences the characters and stories that most interested him. He has also not shied away from darker scripts simply to do pictures with less...