James Foley (born December 28, 1953) is an American film director. His
1986 film At Close Range was entered into the 36th Berlin
International Film Festival. Other films he has directed include
Glengarry Glen Ross, based on the play of the same name by David
Mamet, and The Chamber, based on the novel of the same name by author
John Grisham. He also directed the two sequels to Fifty Shades of
Grey: Fifty Shades Darker (2017) and Fifty Shades Freed (2018).Foley
was born in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York, the son of a lawyer. He
graduated from the State University of New York at Buffalo, a flagship
school of the SUNY system, in 1978. He continued his education earning
an M.F.A in film study and production from the University of Southern
California.In 1984, Foley made his directorial debut with Reckless,
which starred Aidan Quinn and Daryl Hannah. He directed Glengarry Glen
Ross in 1992. The Corruptor, his action film starring Chow Yun-Fat and
Mark Wahlberg, was released in 1999. His 2003 film, Confidence,
starred Edward Burns. He directed Perfect Stranger, a thriller film
starring Halle Berry, in 2007.Besides the film Who's That Girl (1987),
Foley directed the following music videos for Madonna (under the
pseudonym "Peter Percher"):
1986 film At Close Range was entered into the 36th Berlin
International Film Festival. Other films he has directed include
Glengarry Glen Ross, based on the play of the same name by David
Mamet, and The Chamber, based on the novel of the same name by author
John Grisham. He also directed the two sequels to Fifty Shades of
Grey: Fifty Shades Darker (2017) and Fifty Shades Freed (2018).Foley
was born in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York, the son of a lawyer. He
graduated from the State University of New York at Buffalo, a flagship
school of the SUNY system, in 1978. He continued his education earning
an M.F.A in film study and production from the University of Southern
California.In 1984, Foley made his directorial debut with Reckless,
which starred Aidan Quinn and Daryl Hannah. He directed Glengarry Glen
Ross in 1992. The Corruptor, his action film starring Chow Yun-Fat and
Mark Wahlberg, was released in 1999. His 2003 film, Confidence,
starred Edward Burns. He directed Perfect Stranger, a thriller film
starring Halle Berry, in 2007.Besides the film Who's That Girl (1987),
Foley directed the following music videos for Madonna (under the
pseudonym "Peter Percher"):
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