The North American director, screenwriter and producer Amy heckerling, was born in May 1954 in the Bronx, in New York. Graduated from New York University in Art and Design and in Film and TV. He also studied direction at the American Film Institute, in Los Angeles.
His first work was the short film “Getting It Over with“(1977), about a teenager who decides to lose her virginity when she turns 19.
But five years had to pass, until he became known with the teenage comedy “That exciting course“(1982). This film is characterized by its energy, live rock’n’roll music and great sensitivity. Young actors acted in it Sean Penn, Jennifer jason leigh Y Judge Reinhold and marked the film debut of Eric stoltz, Anthony Edwards, Forest whitaker Y Nicolas Cage.
This auspicious debut was followed by “Dangerous johnny“(1984), a parody of 1930s gangster movies with Michael Keaton Y Danny DeVito as protagonists. The following year he had great success with “A wacky American family’s European vacation“(1985), portrayed by Chevy chase Y Beverly D’Angelo.
He then wrote and directed the super productions “Look who’s talking“(1990) and”Look who’s talking too”(19891) with John Travolta Y Kirstie alley. The script for these successful comedies came to her when she was pregnant with her daughter. “Look who’s talking” won the award People’s Choice for Best Comedy, and when it was released it became the most profitable comedy in movie history. This movie spawned the TV series, “Baby talk“.
On television she also worked as a screenwriter and director of, among others, “Fast times“(CBS, 1986), based on the movie”That exciting course“(1982) and”Tough Cookies“(CBS, 1986).
His next big screen project was “No idea“(1995), for which he returned to the university to capture the experiences of real students. The film, directed and written by Heckerling and starring Alicia silverstone, won the award for Best Screenplay of the National Society of Film Critics and was nominated by the Writers Guild of Americato.
In 1998, the American Film Institute awarded him a Franklin J. Schaffner medal and the following year he received the award Crystal that highlights the work of women in the cinema.
Already in the new millennium he wrote and directed “A lucky loser“(2000), starring Jason biggs Y Mena suvari. Then, after several years of absence, he returned with the comedy starring Michelle pfeiffer, “My mother’s boyfriend“(2007) film that contrasted the ages of a mother and her daughter, both living on their own, a love story.
Heckerling she was married twice, the first time to David brandt, from whom she divorced in 1983. The following year she married the director Neal Israel, with whom he had his only daughter. Already divorced from Israel, had a four-year relationship with the actor Bronson pinchot.