Mike Medavoy

Production

Mike Medavoy

Born 1941-01-21

Morris Mike Medavoy (born January 21, 1941) is an American film producer and business executive. He is the co-founder of Orion Pictures, the former chairman of TriStar Pictures, the former head of production for United Artists, and the current chairman and CEO of Phoenix Pictures. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mike Medavoy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood poster
7.1

The chronicle of the mind-blowing journey that was Hollywood during the seventies; the true and gripping story of the last golden age of American cinema, an exalted celebration of creativity and experimentation; but also of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll: a turbulent and dark tale of ambition, envy, betrayal, hatred and self-destruction.

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

2003

Seduced and Abandoned poster
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SEDUCED AND ABANDONED combines acting legend Alec Baldwin with director James Toback as they lead us on a troublesome and often hilarious journey of raising financing for their next feature film. Moving from director to financier to star actor, the two players provide us with a unique look behind the curtain at the world's biggest and most glamourous film festival, shining a light on the bitter-sweet relationship filmmakers have with Cannes and the film business. Featuring insights from directors Martin Scorsese, 'Bernando Bertolucci' and Roman Polanski; actors Ryan Gosling and Jessica Chastain and a host of film distribution luminaries.

Seduced and Abandoned

2013

A Decade Under the Influence poster
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A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential directors of that time.

A Decade Under the Influence

2003

Remembering Gene Wilder poster
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This loving tribute to Gene Wilder celebrates his life and legacy as the comic genius behind an extraordinary string of film roles, from his first collaboration with Mel Brooks in 'The Producers', to the enigmatic title role in the original 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory', to his inspired on-screen partnership with Richard Pryor in movies like 'Silver Streak'.

Remembering Gene Wilder

2024

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs poster
6.8

An examination of the Oscar-winning director who brought to life some of cinema's most beloved motion pictures.

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

2017

Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs' poster
6.5

Documentary about the adaptation of the 1988 novel by Thomas Harris into the 1991 film directed by Jonathan Demme. Originally presented in two parts on Bravo Television.

Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'

2002

Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story poster
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Oleg Vidov — one of the Soviet Union's most beloved actors — was persecuted, blacklisted and pushed to the breaking point before escaping to the West and achieving the American dream.

Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story

2021

Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs' poster
7.3

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of this Oscar winning thriller, prepared for its tenth anniversary. Includes interviews with star Anthony Hopkins, as well as other members of the cast and crew, giving their views on the experience of creating this masterpiece of terror and suspense.

Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'

2001

The Christian Licorice Store poster
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A tennis champ falls in with the Hollywood crowd, finds himself being corrupted by the life in the fast lane.

The Christian Licorice Store

1971

The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance poster
6.2

The 35th anniversary of the 1976 Oscar-winning film “Rocky” is marked with a TV retrospective in which Sylvester Stallone and others reminisce about the creation of the movie as well as the other films in the franchise.

The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance

2011

Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story poster
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A documentary on John Schlesinger and Michael Childers.

Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story

Uncovering Wolfen poster
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After the huge financial and cultural success of WOODSTOCK (1970), filmmaker and political activist Michael Wadleigh spent many years in Hollywood writing scripts that were never produced. However, WOLFEN (1981), his only other major motion picture, was. After that he would never complete another feature film again. This is the story of that film.

Uncovering Wolfen

2015

Nick Nolte: No Exit poster
7.5

A frank and unconventional view of the life and work of actor Nick Nolte.

Nick Nolte: No Exit

2008

A Classy Broad poster
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The life and career of Marcia Nasatir, the first female president of United Artists.

A Classy Broad

2016

Behind the camera

Shutter Island poster
8.2

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.

Shutter Island

2010

Zodiac poster
7.5

Over the course of a decade, editors of the San Francisco Chronicle entice themselves in the murders of the Zodiac Killer. However, as time runs its course, interest in the case dwindles in the eyes of the professionals. The Killer stops interacting with the public. However, believing he has the answers, an amateur cartoonist from the initial sightings races against time to prevent what he believes is another murder.

Zodiac

2007

Black Swan poster
7.7

A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."

Black Swan

2010

The Last Voyage of the Demeter poster
6.7

The crew of the merchant ship Demeter attempts to survive the ocean voyage from Carpathia to London as they are stalked each night by a merciless presence onboard the ship.

The Last Voyage of the Demeter

2023

The 6th Day poster
6.0

A world of the very near future in which cattle, fish, and even the family pet can be cloned. But cloning humans is illegal - that is until family man Adam Gibson comes home from work one day to find a clone has replaced him. Taken from his family and plunged into a sinister world he doesn't understand, Gibson must not only save himself from the assassins who must destroy him to protect their secret, but uncover who and what is behind the horrible things happening to him.

The 6th Day

2000

Holes poster
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After being wrongfully convicted for stealing a pair of shoes, Stanley Yelnats is sent away to Camp Green Lake, a boys detention facility where inmates are forced to dig holes all day in the hot desert sun as a form of character building. As he endures the brutal routine, Stanley begins to uncover a hidden truth behind the camp—one that connects to a dangerous secret and his family’s history.

Holes

2003

Miss Potter poster
6.7

Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved children's book "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", struggles for love, happiness and success.

Miss Potter

2006

Stealth poster
5.5

Deeply ensconced in a top-secret military program, three pilots struggle to bring an artificial intelligence program under control ... before it initiates the next world war.

Stealth

2005

Basic poster
6.5

When a hurricane hits a US Army base on the edge of the Panama Canal, an elite covert operations team of US Army Rangers recruits are on a routine jungle training exercise that goes horribly awry. Only two recruits are rescued, one of which is badly injured, but both have different accounts regarding the fate of their leader, legendary and ruthless Army Ranger Drill Sergeant Nathan West, and the rest of their platoon. Tom Hardy, an ex-army Ranger turned maverick DEA agent is brought in to solve the mystery and uncover what really happened out there.

Basic

2003

What to Expect When You're Expecting poster
6.0

Challenges of impending parenthood turn the lives of five couples upside down. Two celebrities are unprepared for the surprise demands of pregnancy; hormones wreak havoc on a baby-crazy author, while her husband tries not to be outdone by his father, who's expecting twins with his young trophy wife; a photographer's husband isn't sure about his wife's adoption plans; a one-time hook-up results in a surprise pregnancy for rival food-truck owners.

What to Expect When You're Expecting

2012

The Promise poster
6.8

Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, a love triangle develops between Mikael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated artist Ana, and Chris, a renowned American journalist based in Paris.

The Promise

2016

All the King's Men poster
5.8

The story of an idealist's rise to power in the world of Louisiana politics and the corruption that leads to his ultimate downfall. Based on the 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel written by Robert Penn Warren, loosely based on the story of real-life politician Huey Long.

All the King's Men

2006

Pathfinder poster
5.7

A Viking boy is left behind after his clan battles a Native American tribe. Raised within the tribe, he ultimately becomes their savior in a fight against the Norsemen.

Pathfinder

2007

Shanghai poster
6.1

An American man returns to a corrupt, Japanese-occupied Shanghai four months before Pearl Harbor and discovers his friend has been killed. While he unravels the mysteries of the death, he falls in love and discovers a much larger secret that his own government is hiding.

Shanghai

2010

The 33 poster
6.4

Based on the true story of the collapse of a mine in San Jose, Chile—that left 33 miners isolated underground for 69 days.

The 33

2015

License to Wed poster
5.7

Newly engaged, Ben and Sadie can't wait to start their life together and live happily ever after. However Sadie's family church's Reverend Frank won't bless their union until they pass his patented, "foolproof" marriage prep course consisting of outrageous classes, outlandish homework assignments and some outright invasion of privacy.

License to Wed

2007

Resurrecting the Champ poster
6.3

Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.

Resurrecting the Champ

2007

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Trekspert Mark A. Altman follows up his 2022 CW docuseries 1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever with a new documentary that will explore iconic Star Trek locations.

To Boldly Go

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Offers an in-depth exploration of the groundbreaking ideas that emerged from the partnership between Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and their collaborators, many of which have shaped the modern era. It will showcase never-before-seen personal letters and narratives between Kubrick and Clarke, and feature insightful interviews from contemporary visionaries and changemakers across diverse disciplines who themselves took inspiration from the film to create the world we live in today.

Monolith

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Merrick’s final months, his transformative journey, and the unexpected, life-altering relationships he forms along the way. As Merrick discovers moments of true connection and humanity, it shines a light on the profound, often overlooked aspects of his experience, challenging what we think we know about his life and legacy.

Joseph Merrick

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To explore urban legends in our post-digital world. Further details TBA.

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