Jonathan Kaplan

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Jonathan Kaplan (born November 25, 1947, in Paris, France) is an American filmmaker.

Contents 1 Career 2 Filmography 3 Trivia 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Career

His film The Accused (1988), which gave actress Jodie Foster her first Oscar for Best Actress, also contained a controversial rape scene which Kaplan used to reinforce the social and political message of the script.

[edit] Filmography

• Truck Turner (1974), starring Isaac Hayes and Yaphet Kotto
• White Line Fever (1975), starring Jan-Michael Vincent
• Over the Edge (1979), starring Pamela Ludwig, Matt Dillon, and Vincent Spano
• The Accused (1988) starring Jodie Foster, Kelly McGillis, and Leo Rossi
• Immediate Family (1989) starring James Woods, Glenn Close, Mary Stuart Masterson and Kevin Dillon
• Unlawful Entry (1992) starring Kurt Russell, Ray Liotta, and Madeleine Stowe
• Love Field (1992) starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Dennis Haysbert, and Stephanie McFadden, with popular appearance by Rhoda Griffis
• Bad Girls (1994) starring Madeleine Stowe, Mary Stuart Masterson, Andie MacDowell, and Drew Barrymore
• ER (1997-2005 - producer and director - 40 episodes), starring Anthony Edwards, George Clooney.
• Brokedown Palace (1999) starring Claire Danes, Kate Beckinsdale, and Bill Pullman.

[edit] Trivia

• Kaplan directed Rod Stewart's music video for "Infatuation" in 1984.
• Kaplan is the son of the late actress Frances Heflin and the late composer Sol Kaplan

[edit] See also

• Aestheticization of violence, an article which includes a discussion of Kaplan's use of a violent rape scene in The Accused.

[edit] External links

• Jonathan Kaplan at the Internet Movie Database