Richard N. Gladstein is a two-time Academy Award nominated film producer. His production company is FilmColony. He served as the Dean of the American Film Institute Conservatory and currently serves as Executive Director of Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema a part of Brooklyn College and the City University of New York .
Richard N. Gladstein | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Film producer |
Children | 2 |
Biography
editGladstein received his bachelor's degree in film from Boston University's College of Communication. From 1993 through 1995, he served as executive vice president of production for Miramax Films after which he founded his own production company, FilmColony. His films include The Hateful Eight, Finding Neverland, The Bourne Identity, Pulp Fiction, She's All That, Reservoir Dogs, Hurlyburly, and The Cider House Rules among others. He received Academy Award nominations for both Finding Neverland (2004) and The Cider House Rules (2000).
Personal life
editHe founded The Bloom's Syndrome Foundation which is dedicated toward medical research on Bloom's Syndrome, an Ashkenazi Jewish genetic disease with which his son was diagnosed in 2004.[1]
Filmography
editHe was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Film
edit- As an actor
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1989 | Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! | Detective | Direct-to-video |
1990 | Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation | Woody | |
1991 | Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker | Driver Dad |
- As writer
Year | Film | Notes |
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1990 | Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation | Direct-to-video |
2012 | The Time Being |
- Thanks
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1991 | Drop Dead Fred | Thanks | |
1993 | Frauds | The producers would like to thank | |
1999 | From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter | Special thanks | Direct-to-video |
Television
editYear | Title | Credit | Notes |
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1993 | Beyond the Law | Executive producer | Television film |
1998 | Since You've Been Gone | Television film |
Trivia
editIn a 1994 interview with Charlie Rose, Quentin Tarantino states that he owes his career to Gladstein.
[Gladstein] was the guy at the company (...) that, like, said: "I'm gonna take a chance on this kid", you know. I really owe my career to him.
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