The 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun' filmmaker who starts his career directing music videos for George Harrison and Olivia Newton-John has passed away at the age of 77.
- June 21, 2020
AceShowbiz - Movie director Alan Metter has died aged 77.
The filmmaker, best known for 1980s movies "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and "Back to School", died on June 7, 2020, according to the New York Film Academy, where he taught.
A cause of death has yet to be released publicly.
Metter began his career directing music videos for George Harrison and Olivia Newton-John before landing his break with a directing job on "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", starring Sarah Jessica Parker.
He went on to work on "Back to School" with Rodney Dangerfield and "Moving" with Richard Pryor and also helmed various TV projects, including the TV special"The Winds of Whoopie" with Steve Martin and the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen vehicles "Billboard Dad" and "Passport to Paris".
Metter retired in the early 2000s and moved to Florida.
He is survived by his partner, Katherine O'Flynn Christian, son Julian Metter, two granddaughters, two step-children, and three step-grandchildren
