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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).
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- August 16, 1953
- Stephen Jon Lewicki
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.
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...
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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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Directed by: Stephen Jon Lewicki. DRAMA. Madonna as Bruna. Facts. Madonna responded to a classified ad by Lewicki in Backstage in August 1979, he was looking for a strong dominant woman. Madonna sent a handwritten three-page letter including snapshot to Lewicki trying for the part.
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: Directed by Stephen Jon Lewicki. With Jeremy Pattnosh, Madonna, Charles Kurtz, Kate Magill. A street-wise teen gets herself in a series of circumstances and mishaps in her meaningless existence.
