3-D Films Quintano was a Xerox salesman who had his own office supply company and was interested in getting into filmmaking. He was partners in a publishing firm with
Tony Anthony, a filmmaker who had made a number of
Spaghetti Westerns. Looking for an angle they decided to make a film in 3-D, believing many younger film goers would not be familiar with it. It resulted in ''
Comin' at Ya!''. Quintano and his partners worked for four years on the film, experimenting and testing the technology. They raised money to make the films, shot it in Spain and Rome, and sold it to
Filmways. Quintano was a writer and producer on the film. He also starred in the film "mostly as a matter of economics." The film was a surprise success at the box office, leading to a brief revival of 3-D films. Quintano wanted to follow it with a
Topkapi-type film about people stealing an item on an island. This became
Treasure of the Four Crowns (1983). Quintano helped provide the story and produced, as well as appearing in the cast. The film was a box office disappointment.
Screenwriter Treasure had been distributed by
Cannon Films, and Quintano wrote a series of films for that company, including the comedy
Making the Grade (1984) and the adventure films ''
King Solomon's Mines (1985) and Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold'' (1986). He wrote
Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) and
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987).
Director Quintano turned director with a TV movie
For Better or for Worse (1989) aka
Honeymoon Academy. He followed it with
Why Me? (1990) and
Loaded Weapon 1 (1993). He did an uncredited rewrite on
Cop and a Half (1993). He was meant to write and direct a western for TNT,
Scratch. He sold a script to Cinergi called
Beauty for $500,000 as a vehicle for
Bruce Willis. He also wrote films for
Jean-Claude Van Damme (
Quest) and
John Candy (
Our Father) and worked on a big screen adaptation of the comic
Spy vs Spy. None of these films were made. Quintano was a writer only on
Operation Dumbo Drop (1995) and
Sudden Death (1995) (originally called
Arena). He wrote and directed
Dollar for the Dead (1998) and wrote
The Long Kill (1999). Both were westerns. In 2001, Quintano wrote a kung-fu reimagining of
The Three Musketeers for director
Peter Hyams.
The Musketeer was a critical and commercial failure. He wrote a TV movie
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister (2002). His last credit was on the family feature
Funky Monkey, which ended up being released straight-to-video, despite its $30 million budget. ==Filmography==