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William Dear has 8 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2000s.
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The Big Green
1995
Family · Comedy

The Mighty Ducks
1992
Comedy · Drama

D2: The Mighty Ducks
1994
Comedy · Action

High School Musical 3: Senior Year
2008
Comedy · Drama

All I Want For Christmas
1991
Family · Drama

Those Happy Days
2006
Comedy · Family

Carrossel: O Filme
2015
Comedy · Family

Hotel for Dogs
2009
Comedy · Family

Based on a true story, a group of boys from Monterrey, Mexico who become the first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series.
Dir. William Dear · With Jake T. Austin, Jansen Panettiere, Moisés Arias
At Fallbrook Middle School, the annual student-elected Teacher of the Year award is held. And every year for the last 43 years Norman Warner or most fondly called Stormin' Norman Warner has won the award. Now that he has died, the burden of carrying the legacy falls into the hands of Matt Warner, the son of the late Norman Warner who has always lived in the shadow of his father.
Dir. William Dear · With David Paymer, Ryan Reynolds, Kate Vernon

A stunt pilot comes across a prototype jetpack that gives him the ability to fly. However, evil forces of the world also want this jetpack at any cost.
Dir. Joe Johnston · With Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin
Michael Corben, along with the rest of his high-school French class, sets out for a trip to France when he is mistaken for an agent of the same name. He is beseiged by both the good guys and the bad guys. British Intelligence outfits him with a series of James-Bond-like gizmos, and Steranko sends more would-be assassins after him. Can Michael stop the evil Steranko's plans for European domination?
Dir. William Dear · With Richard Grieco, Gabrielle Anwar, Roger Rees

Returning from a hunting trip in the forest, the Henderson family's car hits an animal in the road. At first they fear it was a man, but when they examine the "body" they find it's a "bigfoot". They think it's dead so they decide to take it home (there could be some money in this). As you guessed, it isn't dead. Far from being the ferocious monster they fear "Harry" to be, he's a friendly giant.
Dir. William Dear · With John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Don Ameche

Three brothers - Marshall, Marty and Mark dream of becoming naturalists and portraying animal life of America. One summer their dream comes true, they travel through America, filming alligators, bears and moose.
Dir. William Dear · With Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Scott Bairstow, Devon Sawa

Roger is a foster child whose irresponsible father promises to get his act together when Roger's favourite baseball team, the California Angels, wins the pennant. The problem is that the Angels are in last place, so Roger prays for help to turn the team around. Sure enough, his prayers are answered in the form of angel Al.
Dir. William Dear · With Danny Glover, Tony Danza, Brenda Fricker
Five college friends choose to spend their vacation debauching at the riverside. They find the perfect place to camp out, but end up crossing paths with twin brothers, Simon and Stanley. The twins then begins to knock off the campers in some extremely creative (and extremely gruesome) ways.
Dir. William Dear · With Crispin Glover, Margo Harshman, Greg Cipes