He is known as a prolific director of cult films, including the disco musical Roller Boogie (1979), the vigilante thriller film Class of 1984 (1982), the Stephen King adaptation Firestarter (1984), the Arnold Schwarzenegger action film Commando (1985), the action-comedy Armed and Dangerous (1986), starring John Candy, Eugene Levy, and Meg Ryan and the buddy movie Showdown in Little Tokyo, starring Dolph Lundgren and Brandon Lee.
This director is renowned for his work on cult films such as Roller Boogie (1979), Class of 1984 (1982), Firestarter (1984), Commando (1985), Armed and Dangerous (1986) starring John Candy, Eugene Levy, and Meg Ryan, and Showdown in Little Tokyo starring Dolph Lundgren and Brandon Lee.