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

    Periodicals:
    • The New York Times, July 18, 1995.
    • Newsweek International, September 13, 1999, p. 58.
    • Variety, August 23, 1999, p. A3.

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