Electric Dreams (1984)
Jun 14, 2002Computer Falls in Love
Lightweight, rather silly effort where Lenny Von Dohlen's home computer becomes sentient and the two compete for the love of neighbour Virginia Madsen
Steve Barron
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
May 11, 2013Comic-Book Superheroes
The first live-action spinoff of the comic-book and animated series still holds up well two decades later. Little of the manic barrage of pop culture has dated, there are some excellent animatronics that allow the Turtles to engage in a series of high-energy fights and more importantly emerge as distinctive characters
Coneheads (1993)
Jan 6, 2003Alien Visitors Comedy
Film spinoff of a Dan Aykroyd skit on Saturday Night Live about a family of aliens ho attempting to maintain ordinary suburban life on Earth The film has a really wacky sense of humour, which is probably why it was a box-office flop
The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)
Nov 1, 2000Living Puppet Boy
This was a live-action version of the popular story given a reasonable budget and where Pinocchio is brought to life with a blend of CGI and animatronics
Rat (2000)
May 30, 2004Man Transforms into a Rat
Rather charming Steve Barron film in which Pete Postlethwaite turns into a rat. The delights are the perfect nonchalance in which everyone accepts the situation
Arabian Nights (2000)
Jul 2, 2005Tales of Arabian Nights
Hallmark tv mini-series adaptation of the classic tales has been granted a decent budget that allows the stories to emerge with lavish spectacle and the fantasy to fly with exceptional regard
Dreamkeeper (2003)
Mar 13, 2006American Indian Myths and Legends
Beautifully made and written Hallmark tv mini-series directed by Steve Barron that brings to life a variety of different Native American myths and legends
Delete (2013)
Jan 20, 2015Artificial Intelligence Amok
The return of the talented Steve Barron after a decade's absence in a film that was shot in my own backyard (literally). Disappointingly, all we get is a work that unimaginatively rehashes cliches about amok A.I.s