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Dennis T. Benatar

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
  • Location Management
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Dennis T. Benatar is known for Once Upon a Time in America (1984), A League of Their Own (1992) and Tigerland (2000). He was previously married to Pat Benatar.
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    Robert De Niro, James Woods, William Forsythe, Brian Bloom, Adrian Curran, James Hayden, Rusty Jacobs, and Scott Tiler in Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
    Once Upon a Time in America
    8.3
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Dennis Benatar)
    • 1984
    Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, and Madonna in A League of Their Own (1992)
    A League of Their Own
    7.4
    • Location Management
    • 1992
    Tigerland (2000)
    Tigerland
    6.9
    • Location Management
    • 2000
    Forest Whitaker, Katie Holmes, Colin Farrell, and Radha Mitchell in Phone Booth (2002)
    Phone Booth
    7.1
    • Production Management(as Dennis Benatar)
    • 2002

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Aimee Teegarden in Beautiful Wave (2011)
      Beautiful Wave
      5.1
      • first assistant director
      • 2011
    • In My Pocket (2011)
      In My Pocket
      4.9
      • first assistant director
      • 2011
    • Mischa Barton, Anton Yelchin, and Shantel VanSanten in You and I (2011)
      You and I
      4.4
      • first assistant director: Los Angeles
      • 2011
    • Inhale (2010)
      Inhale
      6.5
      • first assistant director
      • 2010
    • All God's Children Can Dance (2008)
      All God's Children Can Dance
      5.2
      • first assistant director
      • 2008
    • Elisha Cuthbert in Captivity (2007)
      Captivity
      4.6
      • assistant director: additional photography
      • 2007
    • Production poster, featuring Riley Smith, Tom Sizemore and Dominique Swain. (Note: Distribution posters may be a different design & copyright.)
      White Air
      3.4
      • consulting assistant director
      • 2007
    • Declan Donnelly and Anthony McPartlin in Alien Autopsy (2006)
      Alien Autopsy
      5.9
      • first assistant director: second unit, additional photography
      • 2006
    • Jordana Brewster and Gregory Smith in Nearing Grace (2005)
      Nearing Grace
      5.7
      • first assistant director (as Dennis Benatar)
      • 2005
    • Liam Neeson in Kinsey (2004)
      Kinsey
      7.0
      • first assistant director: second unit, additional photography (uncredited)
      • 2004
    • Diedrich Bader and Chris Parnell in Evil Alien Conquerors (2003)
      Evil Alien Conquerors
      4.8
      • first assistant director
      • 2003
    • The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003)
      The Battle of Shaker Heights
      6.0
      • first assistant director (as Dennis Benatar)
      • 2003
    • Rufus Sewell, Sienna Guillory, and Matthew Marsden in Helen of Troy (2003)
      Helen of Troy
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • first assistant director: second unit
      • 2003
    • Rosanna Arquette and Michael Madsen in Fait Accompli (1998)
      Fait Accompli
      3.6
      • first assistant director
      • 1998
    • Kevin Bacon and Brad Renfro in Telling Lies in America (1997)
      Telling Lies in America
      6.2
      • first assistant director (as Dennis Benatar)
      • 1997

    Production Management

    • Breed of Greed (2025)
      Breed of Greed
      3.9
      • production supervisor
      • 2025
    • Dave Navarro in Guitar Center Sessions: Jane's Addiction (2010)
      Guitar Center Sessions: Jane's Addiction
      TV Series
      • production manager
      • 2010
    • Guitar Center Sessions (2010)
      Guitar Center Sessions
      8.7
      TV Series
      • production manager
      • production manager / 1st ad (as Dennis Benetar, as Dennis Benetar)
      • 2010
    • Rufus Sewell, Sienna Guillory, and Matthew Marsden in Helen of Troy (2003)
      Helen of Troy
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • production manager: US, Malta
      • 2003
    • Forest Whitaker, Katie Holmes, Colin Farrell, and Radha Mitchell in Phone Booth (2002)
      Phone Booth
      7.1
      • production supervisor (as Dennis Benatar)
      • 2002
    • Turn of Faith (2002)
      Turn of Faith
      5.4
      • unit production manager
      • 2002
    • Gary Daniels in Bloodmoon (1997)
      Bloodmoon
      5.9
      • unit production manager (as Dennis Benatar)
      • 1997
    • Adam Hendershott and Mikey LeBeau in Playing Dangerous 2 (1996)
      Playing Dangerous 2
      3.7
      • production manager
      • 1996
    • Bess Armstrong and Tracey Gold in The Perfect Daughter (1996)
      The Perfect Daughter
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • production supervisor
      • 1996
    • Twilight Man (1996)
      Twilight Man
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • production supervisor
      • 1996
    • Mariel Hemingway in The Crying Child (1996)
      The Crying Child
      4.8
      TV Movie
      • production supervisor
      • 1996
    • Killing for Love (1995)
      Killing for Love
      3.9
      • production manager
      • 1995
    • Romancing Sara (1995)
      Romancing Sara
      4.4
      • production manager
      • 1995
    • Lisa Boyle and Ken Steadman in I Like to Play Games (1995)
      I Like to Play Games
      5.0
      • unit production manager
      • 1995
    • Play Time (1995)
      Play Time
      5.8
      • unit production manager
      • 1995

    Location Management

    • Tigerland (2000)
      Tigerland
      6.9
      • location manager
      • 2000
    • Denzel Washington in Fallen (1998)
      Fallen
      7.0
      • location manager: Los Angeles (as Dennis Benatar)
      • 1998
    • Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, and Madonna in A League of Their Own (1992)
      A League of Their Own
      7.4
      • location manager
      • 1992
    • The Dark Wind (1991)
      The Dark Wind
      5.7
      • location scout (as Dennis Benatar)
      • 1991
    • Robert De Niro and Robin Williams in Awakenings (1990)
      Awakenings
      7.8
      • location assistant (as Dennis Benatar)
      • 1990
    • Chevy Chase in Fletch Lives (1989)
      Fletch Lives
      6.1
      • location manager
      • 1989
    • Michael J. Fox in Bright Lights, Big City (1988)
      Bright Lights, Big City
      5.7
      • location staff (as Dennis Benatar)
      • 1988
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

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      • Dennis T. Benatar
    • Alternative names
      • Dennis Benatar
    • Spouse
      • Pat Benatar1971 - 1979 (divorced)

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    • Trivia
      First husband of Pat Benatar.

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