In 1994,he made his directorial debut with the environmentally conscious but critically panned On Deadly Ground,in which he single handedly attempts to save Alaska and the Eskimos from an avaricious oil tycoon.

• 1994年，他首次导演了一部具有环境意识、却惨遭非议的影片《死亡地带》，其中他单枪匹马，企图从一位贪婪的石油大亨手里拯救阿拉斯加和爱斯基摩人。