His career as a film director took off in 1986 with the cult horror classic
Critters followed by the hit comedy ''
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure in 1989. He then directed Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead in 1991 and became a regular director for The Walt Disney Company throughout the decade, helming The Mighty Ducks in 1992, The Three Musketeers in 1993, the highly successful live-action 1996 remake of 101 Dalmatians starring Glenn Close, and the Eddie Murphy comedy Holy Man in 1998. He also directed the critically acclaimed drama Mr. Holland's Opus'' in 1995. In the 2000s, Herek directed the 2001 movie
Rock Star, a film about a rockstar wannabe and his favorite rock group, Steel Dragon, starring
Mark Wahlberg and
Jennifer Aniston. After the underwhelming performances of
Life or Something Like It in 2002 and
Man of the House in 2005, Herek has stayed mainly in the television and
direct-to-DVD market, directing films like
Picture This,
Into the Blue 2: The Reef, and
The Chaperone, as well as two
Dolly Parton TV specials. ==Filmography==