Editing Martin Brest (section)

{{Short description|American film director}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Martin Brest
| image              = 
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| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1951|8|8}}
| birth_place        = [[The Bronx]], [[New York state|New York]], U.S.
| occupation         = {{Hlist|Film director|producer|screenwriter}}
| notable_works      = ''[[Beverly Hills Cop]]''<br />''[[Midnight Run]]''<br />''[[Scent of a Woman (1992 film)|Scent of a Woman]]''<br />''[[Meet Joe Black]]''<br />''[[Going in Style]]''<br /> ''[[Hot Dogs for Gauguin]]''<br /> ''[[Gigli]]''
| education          = [[New York University]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]])<br />[[AFI Conservatory|American Film Institute]] ([[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]])
| years_active       = 1972–2003
| children           = 
}}

'''Martin Brest''' (born August 8, 1951) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. After his feature debut, ''[[Going in Style]]'' (1979), he directed the action comedies ''[[Beverly Hills Cop]]'' (1984) and ''[[Midnight Run]]'' (1988), which were critical and commercial hits. He then directed ''[[Scent of a Woman (1992 film)|Scent of a Woman]]'' (1992), starring [[Al Pacino]], who won the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] for his performance, and earned Brest nominations for [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] and [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]].

He followed it with ''[[Meet Joe Black]]'' (1998), which received mixed reviews. Brest's next film was ''[[Gigli]]'' (2003). After disagreements between Brest and [[Revolution Studios]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gilchrist |first=Todd |date=2023-07-18 |title=Director Martin Brest Revisits the Triumphs of 'Beverly Hills Cop' and 'Midnight Run,' and Reflects On His Post-'Gigli' Hollywood Exile (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/features/martin-brest-director-beverly-hills-cop-gigli-1235672428/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> creative control was taken from him, resulting in a radically re-written and re-shot version of the original film being released,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-12-22 |title=Martin Brest Directed Beverly Hills Cop, Midnight Run and, Yes, Gigli. Then He Vanished. Why? {{!}} Playboy |url=http://www.playboy.com/articles/what-happened-to-director-martin-brest |access-date=2024-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222232939/http://www.playboy.com/articles/what-happened-to-director-martin-brest |archive-date=December 22, 2014 }}</ref> which became his first and only unprofitable film<ref>{{Cite web |title=Martin Brest - All His Movies Ranked |url=https://www.deathbyfilms.com/film_directors/martin-brest-all-his-movies-ranked/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Death By Films |language=en-GB}}</ref> and, in fact, a [[List of biggest box-office bombs|major box-office bomb]] and was widely panned. It remains his last film to date.