He is best known for writing sequels to the film Police Academy and directing the western Dollar for the Dead and action parody Loaded Weapon 1, both starring Emilio Estevez.
He was partners in a publishing firm with Tony Anthony, a filmmaker who had made a number of Spaghetti Westerns.
They raised money to make the films, shot it in Spain and Rome, and sold it to Filmways.
[7] Quintano turned director with a TV movie For Better or for Worse (1989) aka Honeymoon Academy.
[9] Quintano was a writer only on Operation Dumbo Drop (1995) and Sudden Death (1995) (originally called Arena).
His last credit was on the family feature Funky Monkey, which ended up being released straight-to-video, despite its $30 million budget.