Co-directed the film
EuroTrip (2004) with partners
Alec Berg and
Jeff Schaffer. Due to
rules set forth by the Director's Guild of America, only one of them
was allowed to take a directing credit on the film. They drew a name
from a hat, and the credit went to Jeff Schaffer with the understanding
that the credit for their next film would go to either Mandel or Berg.
The drawing of the name from the hat is featured on the
EuroTrip (2004) DVD as
a special feature.