BEST PRODUCERS & SCENARISTS
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1. Robert Zemeckis
Writer | Back to the Future
A whiz-kid with special effects, Robert is from the Spielberg camp of film-making (Steven Spielberg produced many of his films). Usually working with writing partner Bob Gale, Robert's earlier films show he has a talent for zany comedy (Romancing the Stone (1984), 1941 (1979)) and special effect ...
2. Steve Barron
Director | The Durrells
Steve Barron started in films as a camera assistant on epic productions such as Richard Donner's 'Superman', Richard Attenborough's 'A Bridge Too Far' and Ridley Scott's The Duellists (1977). He began directing music videos in the early eighties for The Jam, Human League, and Adam & the Ants, his ...
3. Bobby Herbeck
Writer | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Bobby Herbeck was born on January 28, 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Wrongfully Accused (1998) and M*A*S*H (1972).
4. Steven Spielberg
Producer | Schindler's List
One of the most influential personalities in the history of cinema, Steven Spielberg is Hollywood's best known director and one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world. He has an extraordinary number of commercially successful and critically acclaimed credits to his name, either as a director, ...
5. Robert Rodriguez
Producer | El mariachi
Robert Anthony Rodriguez was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, USA, to Rebecca (Villegas), a nurse, and Cecilio G. Rodríguez, a salesman. His family is of Mexican descent.
Of all the people to be amazed by the images of John Carpenter's 1981 sci-fi parable, Escape from New York (1981), none ...
6. Quentin Tarantino
Writer | Reservoir Dogs
Quentin Jerome Tarantino was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. His father, Tony Tarantino, is an Italian-American actor and musician from New York, and his mother, Connie (McHugh), is a nurse from Tennessee. Quentin moved with his mother to Torrance, California, when he was four years old.
In January of...
7. Martin Scorsese
Producer | Killers of the Flower Moon
Martin Charles Scorsese was born on November 17, 1942 in Queens, New York City, to Catherine Scorsese (née Cappa) and Charles Scorsese, who both worked in Manhattan's garment district, and whose families both came from Palermo, Sicily. He was raised in the neighborhood of Little Italy, which later ...
8. Chris Columbus
Producer | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Born in Pennsylvania and raised in Ohio, Chris Columbus was first inspired to make movies after seeing "The Godfather" at age 15. After enrolling at NYU film school, he sold his first screenplay (never produced) while a sophomore there. After graduation Columbus tried to sell his fourth script, "...
9. Guy Ritchie
Director | Sherlock Holmes
Guy Ritchie was born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK on September 10, 1968. After watching Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) as a child, Guy realized that what he wanted to do was make films. He never attended film school, saying that the work of film school graduates was boring and ...
10. Luc Besson
Writer | Le Cinquième Élément
Luc Besson spent the first years of his life following his parents, scuba diving instructors, around the world. His early life was entirely aquatic. He already showed amazing creativity as a youth, writing early drafts of The Big Blue (1988) and The Fifth Element (1997), as an adolescent bored in ...
11. David Chase
Producer | The Sopranos
Born in Mt. Vernon, New York, and raised in New Jersey, David Chase (born David DeCesare) dreamed of being a star drummer in a rock band! He spent many years playing drums and bass trying to be part of a successful rock band in the 1960s East Coast music scene. He also loved movies, such as The ...
12. Jonathan Lisco
Producer | Yellowjackets
Jonathan Lisco is known for Yellowjackets (2021), Animal Kingdom (2016) and Jack & Bobby (2004).
13. John Wells
Producer | The Company Men
John Wells is one of the most prolific writers, directors and producers for television, film and the stage. Over the past two decades, Wells has been a creative force behind some of primetime's biggest hit series, including ER, The West Wing, Third Watch and China Beach. He is currently Executive ...
14. Louis Saia
Writer | Le sphinx
Louis Saia was born on May 25, 1950 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He is a writer and director, known for Le sphinx (1995), Les Boys (1997) and Radio Enfer (1995).
15. Luc Dionne
Writer | Aurore
Luc Dionne was born on July 29, 1960. He is a writer and producer, known for Aurore (2005), Monica la mitraille (2004) and Omertà (2012).
16. Pierre Falardeau
Director | Elvis Gratton
Pierre Falardeau was born on December 28, 1946 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was a director and actor, known for Elvis Gratton (1981), February 15, 1839 (2001) and Le party (1990). He was married to Manon Leriche. He died on September 25, 2009 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
17. François Létourneau
Actor | Cheech
François Létourneau was born in 1974 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada. He is an actor and writer, known for Cheech (2006), Les invincibles (2009) and Série Noire (2014).
18. Gilles Desjardins
Writer | Les pots cassés
Gilles Desjardins was born on October 29, 1957 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is a writer and producer, known for Les pots cassés (1993), Les muses orphelines (2000) and True North (2016).
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