- Couldn't direct the pool house scene in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) without laughing and had to pass the job on to an assistant
- On the DVD commentary for The Hidden (1987) he admitted that he had problems working with actor Michael Nouri.
- Grew up in the Wynnefield section of Philly, went to Gompers and Beeber, and played the trumpet in school orchestras.
- Played trumpet in orchestras conducted by Leopold Stokowski and Eugene Ormandy. Can be heard on soundtrack for 12 Days of Terror.
- Has 2 sons, Oliver and Sam.
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