Born and raised in Manhattan, Donner sought a career in acting following his studies in business and theatre arts at New York University.

After completing a role in Martin Ritt's television production of W. Somerset Maugham's "Of Human Bondage," Donner was encouraged by Ritt to forget acting and concentrate on directing and and was offered a job as the director's assistant.

He directed several distinguished plays for live television in New York, then moved to Los Angeles, where he directed commercials, industrial films and documentaries. He next directed Steve McQueen in the pilot for the television series "Wanted: Dead or Alive," and subsequently directed numerous episodes of such classic television series as "The Twilight Zone," "The Fugitive," "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," "The Wild, Wild West," "The F.B.I.," and "Cannon," as well as pilots for "Kojak" and "Bronk."

Donner acknowledges his direction of "The Omen" as the turning point in his career. The film, made on a budget of two million dollars, grossed $65 million and spawned two sequels. The director's next film would prove to be another smash hit, as Donner made audiences believe that a man could fly with "Superman -- The Movie." Donner followed with "Inside Moves," "The Toy," "Ladyhawke" and "The Goonies," which he also produced, with Steven Spielberg. "Lethal Weapon," released by Warner Bros. in 1987, was another smash success for Donner, who followed it with the Christmas comedy "Scrooged," starring Bill Murray, and then with "Lethal Weapon 2." Donner most recently directed "Radio Flyer."

Occasionally lending a directorial hand to the highly-rated HBO series "Tales from the Crypt," Donner also serves as the show's executive producer, along with Joel Silver, David Giler, Walter Hill and Robert Zemeckis. He also served as executive producer of Warner Bros.' "The Lost Boys" and will executive produce their upcoming feature, "Free Willy." His next directing project will be the Warner Bros. production "The Witching Hour."

Raised in South Orange, New Jersey, Silver attended New York University, where he produced his first film, a short entitled "Ten Pin Alley." Shortly after graduation, he moved to Los Angeles and got his first job in the motion picture industry as an assistant to producer Lawrence Gordon. Within a few years of their meeting, Silver was named President of the Motion Picture Division of Lawrence Gordon Productions.

Silver's first projects with Gordon involved the development, production and marketing of the Burt Reynolds films "Hooper" and "The End," as well as "The Driver," written and directed by Walter Hill. Silver served as associate producer on Hill's next film, "The Warriors," and continued his association with the director as he and Gordon produced "48 HRS.," "Streets of Fire," and "Brewster's Millions."

The first Silver Pictures production was "Commando," starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, followed by "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and another Schwarzenegger hit, "Predator." Silver then went on to produce "Lethal Weapon" and "Lethal Weapon 2," both directed by Richard Donner, and "The Last Boy Scout," directed by Tony Scott.

Among Silver's other credits are films such as "Weird Science," "Road House," and "Ricochet."

Silver shares executive producer chores with Richard Donner, David Giler, Walter Hill, and Robert Zemeckis on the HBO series "Tales from the Crypt," which has received seven ACE Awards, including Best Dramatic Series, from the National Academy for Cable Programming.

In 1990, Silver was honored by the National Association of Theatre Owners, who named him Producer of the Year. He was also the recipient of an Image Award from the NAACP in recognition of his utilization of minority actors in a wide variety of roles.

Silver will next produce "Demolition Man," starring Sylvester Stallone, for distribution by Warner Bros., and "Beverly Hills Cop 3," starring Eddie Murphy.

Perry served as co-producer on Silver Pictures' "The Last Boy Scout" and "Die Hard 2" and as producer on "The Adventures of Ford Fairlane." No stranger to the "Lethal Weapon" series, he served as co-producer and second unit director on "Lethal Weapon 2" and on "Lethal Weapon 3" and as unit production manager and second unit director on "Lethal Weapon."

As a second unit director, Perry worked on the features "A River Runs Through It," and "Dark Wind." His television directorial credits include the pilot "Parker Kane" and an upcoming episode of "Tales from the Crypt."

As an assistant director, Perry worked on "Casey's Shadow," "The Cheap Detective," "Modern Romance," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," "1941," "The Mountain Men," and "Wrong is Right." He received two Directors Guild of America Awards for his work on "Rocky" and "Ordinary People."

"Firefox," "Sudden Impact," and "Honkytonk Man" and "The Mean Season" saw Perry not only as assistant director, but as unit production manager as well. He has served as the executive in charge of production on "Short Circuit," was associate producer of "Action Jackson" (for which he also directed second unit), the unit production manager on "Peggy Sue Got Married," and executive producer and second unit director on the Silver Pictures production of "Road House."

A former assistant to producer Jerome Hellman, Lew Tugend spent four years working on the development of the Warner Bros. film "The Mosquito Coast." Proir to that, she worked with ICM in both New York and Los Angeles.

Lew Tugend has worked on the development, production and release of both "The Goonies" and "The Lost Boys," and was the associate producer on "Lethal Weapon" and "Scrooged." She has served as co-producer on HBO's "Tales From the Crypt" and will make her debut as producer with the upcoming Warner Bros. film, "Free Willy."

The Rochester, New York native was raised in Sacramento, Califronia, received an Arts degree from Sacramento State and his Masters Degree in Theatre Arts at UCLA.

Boam's very first screenplay was optioned by director Ulu Grosbard who, when called in to take over directorial chores on "Straight Time," brought along Boam for script rewrites. Boam ultimately received screen credit, which he shared with Edward Bunker and Alvin Sargent.

Next up for Boam was his screenplay adaptation of Stephen King's novel "The Dead Zone," directed by David Cronenberg. This was followed by screenplays for the Warner Bros. productions "Innerspace," "The Lost Boys" and "Funny Farm."

Kamen received his bachelor's and master's degrees at the University of Pennsylvania in Literature, and a Ph.D at the same university in anthropology. He began his entertainment career when someone suggested that he turn his first student novel into a film and it was sold, as were his second and third scripts.

Kamen's first produced script was "The Karate Kid," which he wrote based on his own 25-year study of oriental martial arts. His additional writing credits include "Captured," and "Taps."

A native of Los Angeles, Spence studied commercial art at The Art Center College of Design and in 1965 became set designer for television's "I Spy" at Desilu Studios. After three years, he moved on to other Desilu series, among them "The Andy Griffith Show," "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "Mayberry R.F.D.," and "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C."

In 1972, Spencer earned his first feature film credit as assistant art director on "Conrack," starring Jon Voight. Soon after, he was promoted to art director and more films followed, including "Bound For Glory," "Rocky," and "Stripes."

In 1982, Spencer was enlisted by Steve Spielberg to serve as production designer on "Poltergeist," the film which gave him his most comprehensive lesson in special effects. His continuing success as a production designer for the "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" segment of "The Twilight Zone - The Movie" and "Gremlins" caught the eye of ad executives, who lured Spencer into designing and directing award-winning commercials. The spot he created for Atlantic Bell won him the 1989 Clio Award for Animation, and the prestigious London International Advertising Award for Excellence in Animation.

Spencer has directed commercials for Interplak, Worlds of Wonder, Georgia-Pacific, Eastern Airlines, Northern Telecom, and Frito-Lay.

De Bont's films include "Basic Instinct," "Shining Through," "Flatliners," "The Hunt for Red October, "Black Rain," "Die Hard," "Ruthless People," "The Jewel of the Nile," "Flesh + Blood," "Clan of the Cave Bear," "The Fourth Man," "All the Right Moves," "Turkish Delight," "Keetje Tippel," "The White Slave" and "Max Havelaar." De Bont most recently shot "First Strike."

Davis first worked with Joel Silver and Richard Donner when he and his brother co-wrote the sixth episode of cable TV's hit series "Tales from the Crypt."

Kamen has also written several ballet scores, working with such international companies as The Joffrey Ballet and La Scala Opera Company. Among his television credits are the music for the "Mirror, Mirror" episode of "Amazing Stories" directed by Martin Scorcese, and two Emmy Awards for the movies-of-the-week "Christina's World" and "Liza's Pioneer Diary."