Collister, Peter Lyons 1956-

Overview

Works:	81 works in 245 publications in 10 languages and 11,627 library holdings
Genres:	Drama Comedy films Musical films Children's films Juvenile works Film adaptations Horror films Animal films Haunted house films Action and adventure films
Roles:	Cinematographer , Photographer, Illustrator, Director, Other
Classifications:	PN1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works by Peter Lyons Collister

Alvin and the chipmunks by Tim Hill( Visual )

12 editions published between 2008 and 2016 in 6 languages and held by 1,533 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Un compositor de canciones que lucha sin éxito por triunfar abre las puertas de su hogar a un trío de ardillas cantoras. El trío de roedores se convierten en estrellas musicales de la noche a la mañana

Mr. Deeds by Steven Brill( Visual )

14 editions published between 2002 and 2006 in English and Spanish and held by 1,501 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Small-town guy Longfellow Deeds goes to New York City to collect a $40 billion inheritance from a long lost uncle, even living in a palatial mansion with the services of an unusual valet. Things get better when he mets a beautiful woman. But money changes everything, and things aren't what they seem - his sweetie is actually a journalist feeding reports of his outrageous behavior to the press! Now, its up to Deeds to straighten everybody out

Garfield( Visual )

6 editions published between 2006 and 2013 in English and held by 1,116 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Jon Arbuckle travels to the London and decides to bring his cat, Garfield, along for the trip. A case of mistaken cat identity finds Garfield ruling over a castle after swapping places with an aristocratic kitty who has inherited a fabulous castle. Garfield's reign is soon jeopardized by the nefarious Lord Dargis, who has designs on the estate

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! by Victor Levin( Visual )

10 editions published between 2004 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,075 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Rosalee Futch is a grocery clerk living in rural West Virginia. She dreams of meeting her big-screen idol, Tad Hamilton. Her chance is the Win a Date with Tad Hamilton contest that was cooked up by Tad's agent and manager to clean up Tad's bad-boy image. When Tad meets Rosalee and gets a taste of what he's been missing in the real world, he decides he wants more and moves to West Virginia, turning Rosalee's dream come true into a nightmare for Richard Levy (Tad's agent), Richard Levy (Tad's manager) and, most of all, Pete (Rosalee's best friend and secret admirer)

Furry vengeance by Roger Kumble( Visual )

1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 1,013 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Sometimes four legs are better than two. Dan just moved his wife and son to the woods to take a new job with a supposedly eco-friendly housing development. But the fur, and Dan's temper, is sure to fly when the local critters learn of the bleak plans for their forest home and stop at nothing to halt construction

The Amityville horror by Stuart E Rosenberg( Visual )

12 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and held by 948 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A horror film about a young couple and their children who move into a house that was once the site of a horrific series of murders. Over the next 28 days, they find that the house might be haunted by a murderous presence

Surviving Christmas by Mike Mitchell( Visual )

9 editions published between 2004 and 2011 in English and held by 771 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Drew Latham is a wealthy executive leading an empty, shallow life. Facing another lonely Christmas ahead, Drew wants to revisit his old childhood home and possibly relive some of his old holiday memories. But when he arrives, he finds that the house where he was raised is now no longer the home he grew up in. Owned by another family, Drew offers a nice financial reward that has the family all a buzz. But is Drew's generous cash offer only the beginning of an annoying visitor or will everyone be able to find the true holiday spirit?

Higher learning by John Singleton( Visual )

5 editions published between 1995 and 2012 in English and held by 595 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

First-term college freshmen get a crash course in diversity, identity and sexuality

The animal( Visual )

7 editions published between 2001 and 2003 in English and held by 541 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Marvin is a police evidence clerk who dreams of becoming a real cop someday, he answers a 911 call of a burglary in progress. Seeing this as his opportunity to prove he is cut out to be an officer, he races off to the burglary. But enroute Marvin has a freak car accident and awakens to find that a deranged scientist secretly used animal organs to rebuild his broken parts. Then he finds himself falling in love with the sexy Rianna and its animal magnetism at its wildest

Can't buy me love by Steve Rash( Visual )

4 editions published between 1987 and 2002 in English and held by 443 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When the most popular girl in high school finds herself in a desperate predicament, Ronny steps in to save the day--for a price. She must pose as his girl so that her popularity might rub off on him

Meet Bill( Visual )

3 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 372 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

By all appearances Bill's life is perfect-- a perfect mess, that is. His wife is having an affair with the local news anchor and he is stuck in a dead-end job at his father-in-law's bank. Bill sees no escape from his miserable life until he becomes a mentor to a self-assured teen who is determined to help Bill reinvent his life by setting him up with a sexy lingerie saleswoman who promises to spice things up. Together, the trio confronts Bill's hapless life with humor and energy while forcing him to capture his dream of becoming his own man

Deuce Bigalow : male gigolo( Visual )

5 editions published between 2000 and 2009 in English and held by 318 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A professional fish tank cleaner, Deuce finds himself in desperate need of cash to quickly repair the damage he's done to a client's luxurious Malibu apartment! Deuce decides the only way out of this jam is to switch to the world's oldest profession

Halloween 4 : the return of Michael Myers( Visual )

7 editions published between 1987 and 2014 in English and held by 271 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

It is a decade after the original Halloween massacre in Haddonfield, and Michael Myers lays comatose in a maximum security prison hospital. But when he learns of the existence of his young niece, Jamie, he escapes to return home and fulfill his destiny of destruction

Poetic justice by John Singleton( Visual )

6 editions published between 1993 and 2005 in English and German and held by 266 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A depressed young poet meets a single father, who inspires a wide range of contradictory emotions in her

Problem child ; Problem child 2 by John Ritter( Visual )

5 editions published between 1990 and 2017 in English and held by 195 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A good-natured man and his social-climbing wife adopt a seven-year-old boy to brighten their lives. But Junior soon turns ordinary events into comic nightmares

The master of disguise by Columbia Pictures( Visual )

6 editions published in 2003 in English and Spanish and held by 134 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Pistachio Disguisey is a mild-mannered waiter whose life is about to change. A criminal mastermind kidnaps his parents and is forcing his father to steal priceless treasures from around the world. His grandfather informs him he is decended from a long line of disguise artists and now it's up to Pistachio to save the day

Garfield 2. by Tim Hill( Visual )

15 editions published between 2006 and 2017 in 4 languages and held by 105 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Garfield, il gatto più pigro e goloso del mondo, dà inizio alla sua invasione britannica, portando scompiglio in tutto il Regno Unito. Ha attraversato il guado (con il compagno canino Odie) per sorprendere il padrone, Jon Arbuckle, che si trova a Londra per chiedere la mano della fidanzata, la veterinaria Liz Wilson. Garfield viene̥vede̥ vince: il Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Scotland Yard e il suo nuovo piatto preferito, il pasticcio di carne macinata (certo, non è la lasagna, ma non si può avere tutto). (Kataweb DVD)

Alvin and the Chipmunks : the road chip by Walt Becker( Visual )

3 editions published in 2016 in 3 languages and held by 63 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Through a series of misunderstandings, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore come to believe that Dave is going to propose to his new girlfriend in Miami, and dump them. They have three days to get to him and stop the proposal, saving themselves not only from losing Dave but possibly from gaining a terrible stepbrother

Dunston checks in by Faye Dunaway( Visual )

5 editions published between 1997 and 2007 in English and held by 59 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A 5-star hotel turns into a 3-ring circus when an orangutan named Dunston gets loose on the eve of the social event of the season. Dodging his jewel-theiving owner and the frantic hotel manager, Dunston is befriended by the manager's ten-year-old son, Kyle, who is determined to help his new friend escape

Kindergarten cop ; Problem child ; Kicking & screaming ; Major Payne( Visual )

1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 43 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Problem child: A good-natured man and his social-climbing wife adopt a seven-year-old boy to brighten their lives. But Junior soon turns ordinary events into comic nightmares