Ellise Shafer editorAlan Metter, best known for directing the 1980s films “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” and “Back to School,” died on June 7, his family confirmed to Variety.
He was 77.Metter was born in Sharon, Mass., on Dec. 19, 1942. He graduated from the University of Arizona in 1965 with a degree in philosophy and moved to Los Angeles shortly thereafter to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.He started out directing music videos for the likes of George Harrison and Olivia Newton-John, but rose to prominence in the 1980s as the director of “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” starring Sarah Jessica Parker, “Back to School” with Rodney Dangerfield and “Moving” featuring Richard Pryor.
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