Lucas was directed exclusively by a woman.
David Seltzer ( born 1940 ) is an American screenwriter , producer and director , perhaps best known for writing the screenplays for The Omen ( 1976 ) and Bird on a Wire ( 1990 ) . As writer-director , Seltzer 's credits include the 1986 teen tragi-comedy Lucas starring Corey Haim , Charlie Sheen and Winona Ryder , the 1988 comedy Punchline starring Sally Field and Tom Hanks , and 1992 's Shining Through starring Melanie Griffith and Michael Douglas . Lucas (film) . is a 1986 American teen tragicomedy film directed by David Seltzer and starring Corey Haim , Kerri Green , Charlie Sheen and Courtney Thorne-Smith .