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Stephen Jon Lewicki was born on 16 August 1953. He is a director and writer, known for A Certain Sacrifice (1979), Madonna and the Breakfast Club (2019) and Driven (2001).
- Director, Writer, Cinematographer
- August 16, 1953
- Stephen Jon Lewicki
Jan 29, 2020 · When Madonna learnt that aspiring filmmaker Stephen Jon Lewicki was casting the female lead in his low-budget indie thriller A Certain Sacrifice, she sent him a strikingly forthright...
- Nick Levine
A Certain Sacrifice is a 1985 American drama film co-written and directed by Stephen Jon Lewicki and starring Madonna, Jeremy Pattnosh and Charles Kurtz. It was Madonna's first movie, filmed from September 1979 through June 1981, but not released until 1985.
Nov 1, 2021 · In the summer of 1985, Madonna sued filmmaker Stephen Jon Lewicki, seeking to bar him from using her name for “the sale, distribution, marketing, advertising or exhibition” of A Certain Sacrifice, a low-budget 8mm film in which she co-starred in 1979. 3 She argued to Manhattan’s State Supreme Court that the film’s release ...
- Landon Palmer
- (University of Alabama)
- 2021
Jul 4, 2020 · A 1985 drama film starring Madonna as a Lower East Side resident who seeks revenge on her rapist. The film was co-written and directed by Stephen Jon Lewicki, and shot on a low budget in New York City.
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On August 2 1985, Madonna lost a court battle against director Stephen Jon Lewicki over the video release of A Certain Sacrifice. The low-budget indie film starring Jeremy Pattnosh and Madonna was shot sporadically over a two-year period in New York City between 1979 and 1981.
A Certain Sacrifice is an independent film directed by Stephen Jon Lewicki. It is notable for being Madonna's film debut. Set in New York City, the film follows David, a.k.a. "Dashiel" (Jeremy Pattnosh), a rebel who has moved to the big city in order to get away from his overbearing family.
