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Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Cinematographer Born: July 26, 1943 in New York City, NY Biography:An alumnus of Syracuse University and Hunter College, director/writer "Peter Hyams" entered show business as a CBS TV newscaster. His first feature film assignment was "T.R. Baskin" (1971), which he wrote and produced. His maiden directorial efforts were the well-received TV movies "The Rolling Man" and "Goodnight My Love", both broadcast in 1972. The films Hyams has directed for theatrical release have included such slick, satisfying fare as "Busting" (1974) (which stirred up negative publicity with its alleged anti-gay stance),"Peeper" (1976) and "Telefon" (1976). Perhaps his best film work was concentrated in the "Alan Pakula"/"Oliver Stone" school of sociopolitical paranoia: "Capricorn One" (1978) and "The Star Chamber" (1983). Much castigated for "daring" to follow Stanley Kubrick's "2001" with the only fitfully successful sequel "2010" (1983), Hyams exhibited a considerable amount of directorial... Full Biography
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