Michael Luca Biography (1965-)
Born in 1965, in Brooklyn, NY; father, a Con Edison worker. Career: Producer, writer, and story consultant. New Line Cinema, moved from intern, c.1985, to story editor, to director of development, 1988, to production executive, c. 1989, to president, c. 1993-? Awards, Honors: Showman of the Year, Variety, 1999.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Producer, writer, story consultant
- Birth Details
- 1965
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Executive Producer, Except Where Indicated
- Production executive, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child,1989
- Creative executive, Book of Love, New Line Cinema, 1990
- Associate producer, Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III,New Line Cinema, 1990
- Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare(also known as A Nightmare on Elm Street 6), New Line Cinema, 1991
- Co-executive producer, Deep Cover, New Line Cinema, 1992
- Co-executive producer, National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1(alsoknown as Loaded Weapon 1), New Line Cinema, 1993
- The Mask,1994
- John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness(also known as In the Mouth of Madness), 1995
- Don Juan DeMarco,1995
- Last Man Standing,1996
- The Long Kiss Goodnight,1996
- Co-executive producer, One Night Stand, New Line Cinema, 1997
- Co-executive producer, Boogie Nights,1997
- B*A*P*S(also known as B.A.P.S.), 1997
- Wag the Dog,1997
- Pleasantville,1998
- Dark City(also known as Color of Heart), 1998
- Lost in Space(also known as LS), 1998
- Co-executive producer, American History X,1998
- Detroit Rock City,1999
- Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me(also known as Austin Powers Deluxe), 1999
- Television Work
- Series
- Executive consultant, Freddy's Nightmares(also known as Freddy's Nightmares: A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series), syndicated,1988
- Executive story consultant, Dark Justice, CBS, 1991
- WRITINGS
- Screenplays
- Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare(also known as A Nightmare on Elm Street 6), 1991
- John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness(also known as In the Mouth of Madness), 1995
- (Story) Judge Dredd,1995
- Television Episodes
- Premiere, Freddy's Nightmares(also known as Freddy's Nightmares: A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series), syndicated, 1988
- Dark Justice, CBS, 1991
- (Story) Star Trek: Voyager, UPN, 1995
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
- The New York Times, July 18, 1995.
- Newsweek International, September 13, 1999, p. 58.
- Variety, August 23, 1999, p. A3.