Savage Steve Holland

Savage Steve Holland (born April 29, 1958) is an American writer, cartoonist, producer, voice actor, animator, and film director who wrote and directed the films "Better Off Dead" (1985) and "One Crazy Summer" (1986), starring John Cusack. He also directed the film "How I Got into College" (1989), and animated the "Whammy" on the game show "Press Your Luck". He later went on to create and produce "Eek! the Cat" and "The Terrible Thunderlizards" for Fox Kids. He now manages his own studio, Savage Studios Ltd., and directs shows for Cartoon Network, Disney Channel and Nickelodeon.
Education.
He studied animation at the California Institute of the Arts, where one of his student projects "Going Nowhere Fast" (1980), was exhibited at the Museum of Cat Food show "Tomorrowland: CalArts in Moving Pictures".
Popular culture.
Savage Steve Holland was lampooned in the episode "What Big Rewrite Notes You Have" of the cartoon Ned's Newt, as over-the-top director "Sausage Steve Finland".