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Michael Lehmann

Michael Lehmann has been a director and producer in film and television for over 30 years. After getting his start as receptionist for Francis Coppola’s Zoetrope Studios in San Francisco, Lehmann went on to direct nine feature films and over 90 episodes of television. His films include Heathers, Meet The Applegates, Airheads and The Truth About Cats and Dogs, and in television he’s directed, among others, episodes of The West Wing, Homicide, The Larry Sanders Show, Californication, Dexter, True Blood, American Horror Story, and, most recently Snowfall and Deception.

Film

The Improbable Genesis (and Unlikely Return) of Meet the Applegates

To coincide with a revival screening in Brooklyn, Michael Lehmann writes about the strange trajectory of his overlooked second feature.

January 24, 2018