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Walter Hill (born January 10, 1942) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Hill is known for male-dominated action films and revival of the Western. He said in an interview, "Every film I've done has been a Western," and elaborated in another, "The Western is ultimately a stripped down moral universe that is, whatever the dramatic problems are, beyond the normal avenues of social control and social alleviation of the problem, and I like to do that even within contemporary stories." Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Hill (filmmaker), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Walter Hill is an American filmmaker recognized for his distinct, minimalist action style and his foundational production work on the Alien franchise.
He is known for directing genre-defining cult classics like The Warriors and 48 Hrs., and for his personal philosophy that every film he makes is a Western, regardless of the setting.
His filmography is characterized by intense, stylized action, lean storytelling, and the transposition of traditional Western tropes into contemporary or science fiction settings.