The Canadian filmmaker also helmed 'North Dallas Forty,' 'The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz' and 'Wake in Fright' and exec ...

Canadian director Ted Kotcheff, who helmed such films as Weekend at Bernie’s, First Blood, Wake in Fright, and The ...

Ted Kotcheff, a Hollywood movie director known for hits like “First Blood” and “Weekend at Bernie’s” has died at the age of 94. Kotcheff died Thursday of heart failure in Mexico, where he lived. His ...

Canadian director Ted Kotcheff, best known for the 1989 cult classic Weekend at Bernie’s, has died at the age of 94. The ...

Ted Kotcheff, the versatile, two-time Palme d’Or nominee who directed more than two dozen movies including First Blood, Weekend at Bernie’s, Fun with Dick and Jane, North Dallas Forty and Wake ...

Ted Kotcheff, who was the Canadian director behind a string of iconic movies including Weekend at Bernie's, First Blood and ...

The Toronto-born director said he helped rewrite the ending of “First Blood” to keep the character John Rambo alive, opening ...

1989’s Weekend At Bernie‘s meanwhile, was not a First Blood-sized success—at least, not at the box office. But the corpse-based comedy, which starred Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman ...

But Kotcheff, preferring to explore new ideas, opted not to cash in by participating in subsequent movies featuring the Rambo and Weekend at Bernie's characters. "Sequels are not my thing ...

Ted Kotcheff, who directed Hollywood hits like “Weekend at Bernie’s” and the original “Rambo” film “First Blood,” has passed away. He was 94. The Canadian filmmaker’s family ...