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Willie E. Simmons Jr.

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Director
  • Producer
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Willie E. Simmons Jr. is known for Fallen (1998), Lethal Weapon (1987) and Weird Science (1985).
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    • Known for

    Denzel Washington in Fallen (1998)
    Fallen
    7.0
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Willie E. Simmons)
    • 1998
    Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in Lethal Weapon (1987)
    Lethal Weapon
    7.6
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1987
    Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock, and Ilan Mitchell-Smith in Weird Science (1985)
    Weird Science
    6.6
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Willie Simmons)
    • 1985
    Robert Duvall and Sean Penn in Colors (1988)
    Colors
    6.7
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1988

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Denzel Washington in Fallen (1998)
      Fallen
      7.0
      • second assistant director (as Willie E. Simmons)
      • 1998
    • Laurence Fishburne in Deep Cover (1992)
      Deep Cover
      7.0
      • first assistant director: second unit
      • 1992
    • The Hogan Family (1986)
      The Hogan Family
      6.6
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 1991
    • Caroline? (1990)
      Caroline?
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • second assistant director (as Willie Simmons)
      • 1990
    • Get Smart, Again! (1989)
      Get Smart, Again!
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • second assistant director
      • 1989
    • Mario Van Peebles, Terry Donahoe, Melvin Van Peebles, and Bob Wieland in Sonny Spoon (1988)
      Sonny Spoon
      7.0
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 1988
    • Robert Duvall and Sean Penn in Colors (1988)
      Colors
      6.7
      • second assistant director
      • 1988
    • Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks in Dragnet (1987)
      Dragnet
      6.0
      • second second assistant director (as Willie Simmons)
      • 1987
    • Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in Lethal Weapon (1987)
      Lethal Weapon
      7.6
      • additional second assistant director
      • 1987
    • Nicholas Campbell and Stoney Jackson in The Insiders (1985)
      The Insiders
      7.0
      TV Series
      • second assistant director (as Willie E. Simmons)
      • 1985
    • Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock, and Ilan Mitchell-Smith in Weird Science (1985)
      Weird Science
      6.6
      • second second assistant director (as Willie Simmons)
      • 1985
    • Paul Reubens in Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
      Pee-wee's Big Adventure
      7.1
      • second second assistant director
      • 1985
    • Callie & Son (1981)
      Callie & Son
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • dga trainee (as Willie Simmons Jr.)
      • 1981

    Director

    • Changing the Odds (2007)
      Changing the Odds
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Changing the Odds
      Short
      • Director
      • 1997

    Producer

    • Major
      • producer
      • Pre-production

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Willie Simmons Jr.

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