title: Rick Friedberg
text: # Rick Friedberg
  
  Rick Friedberg (born March 11, 1944) is an American film and television director, screenwriter and producer, best known for his work with Leslie Nielsen. He is also the author of Hollywood War Stories, How to Survive in the Trenches, a memoir/advice guide on the film industry.
  
  ## Career
  
  Friedberg made his feature film debut in 1980 with the comedy Pray TV starring Dabney Coleman, followed by 1983's Off the Wall. He would direct television episodes for The Twilight Zone, New Monkees and CityKids. When Friedberg made the comic instruction video Bad Golf Made Easier with Leslie Nielsen, he showed his son Jason Friedberg's script to him, which was parodying James Bond movies and other action films. Nielsen approved, and this led to 1996's Spy Hard. The film eventually grossed $26 million against a production budget of $18 million.
  
  Through the 2000s and 2010s, Friedberg served as second unit director on series like CSI: Miami and Scorpion, as well as director/field producer on The Real Housewives of Orange County.
  
  ## Filmography
  
  Feature Film
  
  Year
  
  Title
  
  Director
  
  Writer
  
  Producer
  
  Notes
  
  1983
  
  Off the Wall
  
  Yes
  
  Yes
  
  No
  
  1996
  
  Spy Hard
  
  Yes
  
  Screenplay
  
  Yes
  
  Television
  
  Year
  
  Title
  
  Director
  
  Writer
  
  Producer
  
  Notes
  
  1980
  
  Pray TV
  
  Yes
  
  Yes
  
  Yes
  
  TV movie; lyrics: "Billy Bob Jingle"
  
  1985
  
  The Twilight Zone
  
  Yes
  
  No
  
  No
  
  1 Episode (Wish Bank)
  
  1987
  
  New Monkees
  
  Yes
  
  No
  
  No
  
  2 episodes
  
  1993
  
  CityKids
  
  Yes
  
  No
  
  No
  
  6 episodes
  
  2006-2008
  
  The Real Housewives of Orange County
  
  No
  
  No
  
  Field
  
  28 episodes
  
  2008-2009
  
  CSI: Miami
  
  Second Unit
  
  No
  
  No
  
  5 episodes
  
  2014-2018
  
  Scorpion
  
  Second Unit
  
  No
  
  12 episodes
  
  Direct-To-Video
  
  Year
  
  Title
  
  Director
  
  Producer
  
  Notes
  
  1988
  
  W.A.S.P. - Videos... In the Raw
  
  Yes
  
  No
  
  1990
  
  PLayboy: Sensual Pleasures of Oriental Massage
  
  No
  
  Creative
  
  Documentary
  
  1993
  
  Leslie Nielsen's Bad Golf Made Easier
  
  Yes
  
  No
  
  1993
  
  Our First Video
  
  Yes
  
  No
  
  Video Short "Brother for Sale"
  
  1994
  
  Bad Golf My Way
  
  Yes
  
  No
  
  1997
  
  Our Music Video
  
  Yes
  
  No
  
  Segment "Brother for Sale"
  
  Music Videos
  
  Hot for Teacher
  
  Summertime Girls
  
  Blind in Texas
  
  Wild Child :
  
  