Peter Hyams (born July 26, 1943) is an American screenwriter, director and cinematographer, probably best known for directing the 1981 science fiction thriller Outland, Capricorn One, action/comedy Running Scared, 2010 (the sequel to Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey), the comic book adaptation Timecop, the action film Sudden Death (both starring Jean-Claude Van Damme), and the horror films The Relic and End of Days.
Hyams was born in New Y...
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Peter Hyams (born July 26, 1943) is an American screenwriter, director and cinematographer, probably best known for directing the 1981 science fiction thriller Outland, Capricorn One, action/comedy Running Scared, 2010 (the sequel to Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey), the comic book adaptation Timecop, the action film Sudden Death (both starring Jean-Claude Van Damme), and the horror films The Relic and End of Days.
Hyams was born in New York City, New York, the son of Ruth Hurok and Barry Hyams, who was a theatrical producer and publicist on Broadway. His maternal grandfather was Sol Hurok, the Russian Jewish impresario. His stepfather was blacklisted Arthur Lief. His sister is casting director Nessa Hyams.
Hyams studied art and music at Hunter College and Syracuse University, before working as a producer/anchorman for WHDH-TV and later WBBM-TV. He has described himself as "one of the very few writer/directors of major films who also photographs his own pictures". During his...
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