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Edward R. Pressman Biography (1943-)

Born in 1943, in New York, NY; son of Jack (a toy company executive) and LynnPressman; married Annie McEnroe (an actress), May, 1983; children: Sammy Jack. Addresses: Office: Edward R. Pressman Film Corp., Penthouse, 445 North Bedford Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Producer

Birth Details

1943

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Work
• Producer
• Girl, 1966
• Out of It, United Artists, 1969
• The Revolutionary, United Artists, 1970
• Dealing: Or The Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues, Warner Bros., 1971
• Sisters (also known as Blood Sisters), American International Pictures, 1973
• Phantom of the Paradise (also known as Phantom and Phantom of the Fillmore), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974
• (With Michele Rappaport) Old Boyfriends, Avco Embassy, 1979
• You Better Watch Out (also known as Christmas Evil and Terror in Toyland), Edward R. Pressman Film Corp., 1980
• The Hand, Warner Bros., 1981
• Conan the Destroyer, 1984
• (With Joseph Papp) Plenty, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
• Wall Street, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
• Cherry 2000, Orion, 1988
• Talk Radio, Universal, 1988
• Blue Steel, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1989
• (With Oliver Stone) Reversal of Fortune, Warner Bros., 1990
• (With Michael Hausman) Homicide, Triumph, 1991
• Year of the Gun, 1991
• Bad Lieutenant, 1992
• Storyville, 1992
• Hoffa, 1992
• The Crow, 1994
• Street Fighter (also known as Street Fighter: The Battle for Shadaloo, Street Fighter: The Movie, and Street Fighter: The Ultimate Battle), 1994
• City Hall, Columbia, 1996
• The Island of Dr. Moreau, New Line Cinema, 1996
• The Crow: City of Angels (also known as The Crow II), Miramax/Dimension, 1996
• The Blackout, Trimark, 1997
• The Winter Guest, Fine Line Features, 1997
• Two Girls and a Guy, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
• New Rose Hotel, Rose Releasing, 1998
• Legionnaire, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
• Endurance (documentary), Buena Vista, 1998
• Coproducer, After the Truth (also known as Nichts als die Wahrheit), Helkon, 1999
• American Psycho, Lions Gate Films, 2000
• The Crow: Salvation, Dimension, 2000
• The Beautiful Country, Sony Pictures Classics, 2001
• Tenth Victim, Quadra Entertainment, 2001
• Executive Producer
• Badlands, Warner Bros., 1973
• Paradise Alley, Universal, 1978
• Despair, Gala Film Distributors, 1978
• Victoria, Svensk Filmindustri, 1979
• Heart Beat, Columbia-EMI-Warner, 1979
• Flicks (also known as Hollyweird and Loose Joints),United Film Distribution, 1981
• Das Boot (also known as The Boat), Columbia, 1981
• Conan the Barbarian, Universal, 1982
• The Pirates of Penzance, Universal, 1982
• Crimewave (also known as Broken Hearts and Noses and TheXYZ Murders), Embassy, 1985
• Half Moon Street, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
• True Stories, Warner Bros., 1986
• Good Morning Babylon (also known as Good Morning Babilonia), Vestron, 1986
• Masters of the Universe, Cannon, 1987
• Walker, Universal, 1987
• Paris by Night, Cineplex Odeon, 1988
• Martians Go Home, Taurus Entertainment, 1990
• To Sleep with Anger, Samuel Goldwyn, 1990
• Waiting for the Light, Triumph, 1990
• Iron Maze, 1991
• Cover Story, 1993
• Dream Lover, 1994
• Judge Dredd, 1995
• Black and White, Screen Gems, 1999
• A Question of Faith, 1999
• Coexecutive producer, Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary AntarcticExpedition (documentary), 2000
• Film Appearances
• Ernest Trend, Crimewave (also known as Broken Hearts and Noses and The XYZ Murders), Embassy, 1985
• Lonely cook, Street Fighter (also known as Street Fighter: TheBattle for Shadaloo, Street Fighter: The Movie, and Street Fighter: The Ultimate Battle), 1994
• Qualifications referee, Kimberly, Moonstone Entertainment, 1999
• Television Work
• Series
• (As Ed Pressman) Executive producer, The Crow: Stairway to Heaven,syndicated, 1998

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• New York Times Magazine, September 29, 1987 .