Director
Savage Steve Holland Movies, Cast & Biography
Savage Steve Holland (born April 29, 1958) is an animator and director who wrote and directed the cult films Better Off Dead (1985) and One Crazy Summer (1986), starring John Cusack. He also directed the film How I Got Into College (1989), and animated the…
- Born
- 29 April 1958
- Birthplace
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
- Known for
- Director
- Guides here
- 1 film
Biography
Who is Savage Steve Holland?
Savage Steve Holland (born April 29, 1958) is an animator and director who wrote and directed the cult films Better Off Dead (1985) and One Crazy Summer (1986), starring John Cusack. He also directed the film How I Got Into College (1989), and animated the "Whammy" on the game show Press Your Luck. He later went on to create and produce Eek! the Cat for Fox Kids. Now, he manages his own studio, Savage Studios Ltd. and directs shows for Disney Channel and Nickelodeon. He studied animation at the California Institute of the Arts, where one of his student projects Going Nowhere Fast (1980), was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art show TOMORROWLAND: CalArts in Moving Pictures. Holland is working on a new film, The Big One 3. The new film tells the story of a father who had a terrible 13th birthday party and goes to great lengths to make his son's birthday special. He is not to be confused with Steve Holland, a producer and writer with a similar name. Description above from the Wikipedia article Savage Steve Holland, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Biography from TMDB, edited for length. Verified 6 November 2026.
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Filmography
Notable credits
- Big Time Rush2009Director
- Zoey 1012005Director
- Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide2004Director
- Better Off Dead...1985Director
- Lizzie McGuire2001Director
- Legally Blondes2009Director
- A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!2011Director
- Stuck in the Suburbs2004Director
- One Crazy Summer1986Director
- Malibu Rescue2019Director
Credit list from TMDB. Sorted by audience votes.
Questions
Frequently asked
Savage was born in which country?
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
What is Savage Steve Holland best known for?
Best known as a director, with 1 credited film in the MovieState library.
Which Savage Steve Holland films can I read about here?
Better Off Dead... (1985).
