Birth of Michael Cimino
Birth of Michael Cimino
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Michael Cimino Biography and Timeline
Follow Michael Cimino through 13 dated historical records for United States of America.
Michael Cimino, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
13Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1939–1996Years on this page
1939
1974
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
Directs Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1978
Deer Hunter
Directs The Deer Hunter, the picture becomes a massive critical and commercial success, and won a number of Oscars, including Best Director and Best Picture
1980
Heavens Gate
Directs Heavens Gate, the film is several times over budget; the result IS a financial disaster that nearly bankrupts the studio
1981
The Dogs of War
Cimino wrote the script for The Dogs of War starring Christopher Walken and was also signed to direct but subsequently abandoned the project, the film is eventually made with a heavily rewritten script in 1981
1984
Footloose
Cimino was at the helm of Footloose for four months, making more and more extravagant demands in terms of set construction and overall production, Paramount realized it potentially had another Heavens Gate on its hands & fires Cimino
1985
The Yellow Jersey
Cimino wrote an adaptation of the French bicycle marathon novel The Yellow Jersey with Dustin Hoffman committed and slated to go into production at Lorimar in 1985 but is dropped
Big Jane
Cimino publishes his first novel, "Big Jane"
first novel, "Big Jane
Cimino publishes his first novel, "Big Jane"
his
Cimino publishes his first novel, "Big Jane"
1987
Sicilian
Directs The Sicilian
1990
Desperate Hours
Directs Desperate Hours
1996
Sunchaser
Directs The Sunchaser
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.