Marc Rocco

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AKA: Domenico A Petricone
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 06/07/1965
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Death Date: 05/01/2009

biography

Writer-director who graduated to feature releases with the switched-identity, teen comedy "Dream a Little Dream" (1989). Rocco managed to draw out understated performances from his two stars, the two Coreys (Haim and Feldman), while greatly benefiting from the casting of Jason Robards in a supporting role. His next effort, "Where the Day Takes You" (1992), a "gritty" look at homeless youth, featured a Who's Who of the young Hollywood of its day including Dermot Mulroney, Lara Flynn Boyle and Ricki Lake. His follow-up was the Depression-era prison drama "Murder in the First" (1995), based on Continued

Credits

Co-Producer
2005
Source Material
2005
Executive Producer
1995
Director
1995
Executive Producer
Executive Producer

milestones

Year
Milestone
1987 
Directed first film, "Scenes From the Goldmine"; also wrote and produced
1992 
First credit as executive producer, "Where the Day Takes You"; also wrote and directed
1994 
Executive produced the film, "Teresa's Tattoo"
1995 
Helmed the gripping "Murder in the First"; also executive produced
2005 
Returned to features as writer-director of "The Jacket"
Continued

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