Production

Elliot Geisinger

Born — Died

1927-02-08 — 2022-06-19

Known for

Production

Credits

27 titles

Elliot Geisinger was born on February 8, 1927. He was a producer and director, known for Child's Play (1988), The Amityville Horror (1979) and The Last of Sheila (1973). He was previously married to Elaine Geisinger. He died on June 19, 2022 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.

Known for

The Amityville Horror poster
6.3

George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbably cheap, Victorian mansion nestled in the sleepy coastal town of Amityville, Long Island. However, their dream home is concealing a horrific past and soon each member of the Lutz family is plagued with increasingly strange and violent visions and impulses.

The Amityville Horror

1979

The Last of Sheila poster
7.0

A year after Sheila is killed in a hit-and-run, her multimillionaire husband invites a group of friends to spend a week on his yacht playing a scavenger hunt-style mystery game—but the game turns out to be all too real and all too deadly.

The Last of Sheila

1973

The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia poster
5.8

An aspiring country singer and his feisty younger sister/manager struggle to reach their dreams of Nashville stardom-as long as she can keep her brother out of trouble with the ladies and the law-in this drama "inspired by," but not really connected to, the hit '70s ballad.

The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia

1981

The Great Adventure poster
4.1

During the American Gold Rush era, an orphaned boy and his wild dog who must battle against the Yukon wilderness and human greed to help save a frontier town.

The Great Adventure

1975

'Klute' in New York poster
6.4

A closer look at the making of "Klute" (1971). The project follows the complex shooting on multiple locations in New York with major stars Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland, under the direction of Alan J. Pakula. The two actors and the director share a little about their perspectives on the film and the experience of being part of it.

'Klute' in New York

1971

Wiz on Down the Road poster
6.7

A short promotional film on the making of “The Wiz” (1978). Includes a brief history of Oz portrayals in film and behind the scenes interviews.

Wiz on Down the Road

1978

Film credits

Behind the camera

The Amityville Horror poster
6.3

George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbably cheap, Victorian mansion nestled in the sleepy coastal town of Amityville, Long Island. However, their dream home is concealing a horrific past and soon each member of the Lutz family is plagued with increasingly strange and violent visions and impulses.

The Amityville Horror

1979

The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia poster
5.8

An aspiring country singer and his feisty younger sister/manager struggle to reach their dreams of Nashville stardom-as long as she can keep her brother out of trouble with the ladies and the law-in this drama "inspired by," but not really connected to, the hit '70s ballad.

The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia

1981

The Great Adventure poster
4.1

During the American Gold Rush era, an orphaned boy and his wild dog who must battle against the Yukon wilderness and human greed to help save a frontier town.

The Great Adventure

1975

The Great Adventure poster
4.1

During the American Gold Rush era, an orphaned boy and his wild dog who must battle against the Yukon wilderness and human greed to help save a frontier town.

The Great Adventure

1975

'Klute' in New York poster
6.4

A closer look at the making of "Klute" (1971). The project follows the complex shooting on multiple locations in New York with major stars Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland, under the direction of Alan J. Pakula. The two actors and the director share a little about their perspectives on the film and the experience of being part of it.

'Klute' in New York

1971

Wiz on Down the Road poster
6.7

A short promotional film on the making of “The Wiz” (1978). Includes a brief history of Oz portrayals in film and behind the scenes interviews.

Wiz on Down the Road

1978

Wiz on Down the Road poster
6.7

A short promotional film on the making of “The Wiz” (1978). Includes a brief history of Oz portrayals in film and behind the scenes interviews.

Wiz on Down the Road

1978

Screwball Comedies... Remember Them? poster
5.0

A documentary about the making of Peter Bogdanovich's screwball comedy "What's Up Doc?" starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal.

Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?

1972

Harry Callahan/Clint Eastwood: Something Special in Films poster
8.0

A promotional short which details the making of 'The Enforcer'.

Harry Callahan/Clint Eastwood: Something Special in Films

1976

The Moviemakers poster
10.0

A promotional short for Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973).

The Moviemakers

1973

The Saga of Jeremiah Johnson poster
9.0

Behind the scenes documentary filmed during the making of the 1972 film Jeremiah Johnson.

The Saga of Jeremiah Johnson

1997

The Making of Pelham One Two Three poster
NR

Vintage Featurette from the Point of View of New York City Transit Policeman, Carmine Foresta, who appears in the Film as a Train Expediter

The Making of Pelham One Two Three

1974

The Making of Pelham One Two Three poster
NR

Vintage Featurette from the Point of View of New York City Transit Policeman, Carmine Foresta, who appears in the Film as a Train Expediter

The Making of Pelham One Two Three

1974

The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow' poster
NR

This documentary has interviews with actors and the director as they arrive for the 1968 New York world premiere of "Finian's Rainbow."

The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'

1968

The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow' poster
NR

This documentary has interviews with actors and the director as they arrive for the 1968 New York world premiere of "Finian's Rainbow."

The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'

1968

No artwork available
NR

Promotional short film on the making of Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973).

The Man Behind the Star

1973

The Adventures of the Prince and the Pauper poster
8.0

A young beggar and a young prince, both bored with their lives, decide to switch places and experience the life they long for. The experiment goes haywire, with both boys in danger of being trapped in their surrogate lives.

The Adventures of the Prince and the Pauper

1969

The Adventures of the Prince and the Pauper poster
8.0

A young beggar and a young prince, both bored with their lives, decide to switch places and experience the life they long for. The experiment goes haywire, with both boys in danger of being trapped in their surrogate lives.

The Adventures of the Prince and the Pauper

1969

The Adventures of the Prince and the Pauper poster
8.0

A young beggar and a young prince, both bored with their lives, decide to switch places and experience the life they long for. The experiment goes haywire, with both boys in danger of being trapped in their surrogate lives.

The Adventures of the Prince and the Pauper

1969

Harper Days are Here Again poster
NR

Promotional behind-the-scenes look at 'The Drowning Pool' (1975).

Harper Days are Here Again

1975

Eastwood In Action poster
6.5

Behind the scenes look at The Outlaw Josey Wales

Eastwood In Action

1976

Martin Scorsese: Back on the Block poster
7.0

Martin Scorsese, discusses the locations and personalities that inspired the film, in a promotional short for the film "Mean Streets."

Martin Scorsese: Back on the Block

1973

The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today poster
7.0

Behind the scenes look at 'Magnum Force'.

The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today

1973

The Stranger poster
4.3

A young woman's dreams become real-life nightmares after a mysterious stranger comes into her life.

The Stranger

1999

No artwork available
NR

A short featurette on the filming of Syndey Pollack's "The Yakuza"

...Promises to Keep

1974