Daniel Mannix Petrie, Jr. (born November 30, 1951) is perhaps best known as one of the screenwriters of the mid-1980s films Beverly Hills Cop and The Big Easy as well as the director of Toy Soldiers. He is the son of Dorothea (Grundy), a producer, novelist, and actress, and Daniel Petrie, Sr., a Canadian-born director. He is the brother of director Donald Petrie.