Rupert Hitzig

Rupert Hitzig (born August 15, 1938) is an American director, producer, actor and screenwriter. He graduated from Harvard University.

Career With executive producer Berry Gordy he produced The Last Dragon (1985), directed by Michael Schultz and written by Louis Venosta. With Robert Boris he wrote the screenplay for Electra Glide in Blue (1973), directed by James William Guercio and starring Robert Blake, Billy Green Bush and Mitchell Ryan. With Alan Landsburg he produced Jaws 3-D (1983), directed by Joe Alves and James Contner as director of photography.

He was looking to direct his first film for under a million of dollars. Chris Black grabbed a copy of The Boy Who Cried Devil and passed it along. Thanks to Black, Richard Corey, Scott Hill and Hitzig, started Night Visitor (1989).

Filmography Year Title Director Assistant director Producer Writer Actor TBA The Curse of Hezekiah ✓ TBA Stuff It ✓ ✓ ✓ 2009 Dialogues ✓ 2006 Four Weeks in May ✓ ✓ ✓ T.E.A.M.W.O.R.K. ✓ ✓ ✓ 2003 Static ✓ Box Time: Playhouse ✓ 2002 NASCAR Victory Lane: All Access ✓ 1998 Nowhere Land ✓ 1994 Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart ✓ 1993 Real Stories of the Highway Patrol ✓ 1990 Backstreet Dreams ✓ ✓ 1989 Night Visitor ✓ 1987 The Squeeze ✓ 1985 The Last Dragon ✓ ✓ 1983 Jaws 3-D ✓ ✓ 1981 Wolfen ✓ ✓ Cattle Annie and Little Britches ✓ 1980 Thanksgiving Special ✓ Happy Birthday, Gemini ✓ 1979 Third Annual Final Warning!! ✓ 1978 How to Pick Up Girls! ✓ Second Final Warning ✓ 1977 Final Warning ✓ 1976 Ivan the Terrible ✓ Return to Earth ✓ The Second Annual Comedy Awards ✓ 1975 Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell ✓ 1974 Energy Crisis ✓ 1973 Electra Glide in Blue ✓ ✓ Much Ado About Nothing ✓ Birds of Prey ✓ 1970 NBC Children's Theatre ✓