Sid Sheinberg

Production

Sid Sheinberg

Born 1935-01-14 · Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

Sidney Jay Sheinberg was an American businessman, lawyer and entertainment executive. He served as President and CEO of MCA Inc. and Universal Studios for over 20 years. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sidney Sheinberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

Spielberg poster
7.5

A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.

Spielberg

2017

Citizen Steve poster
6.0

On the occasion of the 40th birthday of the almighty filmmaker Steven Allan Spielberg, inquisitive reporter Clip Maxwell attempts to uncover the truth behind his undisputed rise to the throne of the Amblin Empire.

Citizen Steve

1987

The Shark Is Still Working poster
7.3

After three decades, Jaws continues to intrigue, thrill and frighten viewers. This documentary focuses on the many ways in which Jaws has helped to shape popular culture.

The Shark Is Still Working

2009

An Oral History of: Schindler's List poster
NR

Revisiting the making of the film through the voices of those involved, including director Steven Spielberg and stars like Liam Neeson and Ben Kingsley. These accounts reveal the challenges of bringing Thomas Keneally's book to the screen, from production difficulties in Poland to the studio's initial reluctance to the all-black-and-white cinematography. The oral history also explores the film's enduring legacy.

An Oral History of: Schindler's List

2018

Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend' poster
7.0

This 51 minute documentary of the movie "Legend" can be found as an extra on the 2002 2-disc boxed-set 'Ultimate Edition' DVD release of "Legend". The first part of the documentary deals with the fruition of the idea and the making of the movie. It includes interviews with almost all the main participants of the feature, with the exception of actor Tom Cruise, who was a no show. The second half is much more fascinating and deals with what went wrong with the movie and its marketing.

Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'

2002

The Making of 'Jaws' poster
6.8

A documentary on the making of one of the greatest films ever made, filled with trivia, interviews from cast and crew and never-before-seen footage.

The Making of 'Jaws'

1995

Jaws: The Inside Story poster
7.3

Steven Spielberg takes us behind the cameras for the making of a classic movie.

Jaws: The Inside Story

2010

The Battle of Brazil: A Video History poster
6.4

This documentary, based on author Jack Mathew's book "The Battle of Brazil," reunites the players involved in the struggle over the film's U.S. release. This take on one of the noisiest, most unusual, and most instructive behind-the-scenes controversies in Hollywood history features Mathews, director Terry Gilliam, producer Arnon Milchan, and studio executives Frank Price, Marvin Antonowsky, Bob Rehme, and Sidney Sheinberg.

The Battle of Brazil: A Video History

1996

Behind the camera

For Richer or Poorer poster
6.0

Brad Sexton and his wife, Caroline, are wealthy New Yorkers with both marital and financial problems. The latter issue becomes a pressing matter when they discover that their accountant has embezzled millions and pinned the blame on them. Forced to go on the lam, Brad and Caroline end up in an Amish area of Pennsylvania and decide to pose as members of the religious group to evade the IRS. As the two adapt to the simple Amish lifestyle, they begin to reconnect.

For Richer or Poorer

1997

A Simple Wish poster
5.5

Murray is a male fairy godmother, and he is trying to help 8-year-old Anabel to fulfil her "simple wish" - that her father Oliver, who is a cab driver, would win the leading role in a Broadway musical. Unfortunately, Murray's magic wand is broken and the fairies convention is threatened by evil witches Claudia and Boots.

A Simple Wish

1997

The Devil's Tomb poster
4.6

Captain Mack leads an elite military unit on a search for a missing scientist, and comes face-to-face with an an ancient evil lying beneath the Middle Eastern desert. Evil that is not of this world. Evil that should never be unearthed.

The Devil's Tomb

2009

The Pest poster
4.7

Fast-talking Latino con artist Pestario "Pest" Vargas is the target of Scottish mobsters to whom he owes a considerable debt. Willing to do anything to raise money and avoid severe injury or death, Vargas agrees to a very unusual job -- he will be transported to a remote island and hunted by Gustav Shank, a racist German executive. If he can survive a full day and night, Vargas gets $50,000 and will be set free. Is he wily enough to elude Shank?

The Pest

1997

Slappy and the Stinkers poster
5.4

Five 2nd-grade kids who don't follow strict rules by their school principal Brinway are dubbed "Stinkers" by him. On the class visit to an aquarium the Stinkers decide that a sea lion called Slappy doesn't feel too good there, "free" him, and plant him into Brinway's hot-tub.

Slappy and the Stinkers

1998

McHale's Navy poster
4.5

Retired Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale spends his days puttering around the Caribbean in the old PT-73 selling homebrew, ice cream, and swimsuit calendars. He's brought out of retirement when Major Vladikov, his old nemesis turned the second top terrorist in the world, takes over the island of San Moreno and starts building a nuclear launch silo. With help from his old crew and hindrances from Captain Wallace B. Binghampton, who sank a cruise liner a while back, McHale aims to put Vladikov out of business.

McHale's Navy

1997

Bad Girls from Valley High poster
4.0

Soon after the arrival of a mysterious exchange student, who they're convinced has something to do with a murder they committed one year earlier, three ruthless high school queen bees begin to prematurely age.

Bad Girls from Valley High

2005

Half Magic poster
5.3

Three women use their newly formed sisterhood to fight against sexism, bad relationships and low self-esteem. Through embracing their wild adventures, they learn the secret to ultimate fulfillment.

Half Magic

2018

Playing Mona Lisa poster
6.0

A young pianist is looking for love in all the wrong places once her fiancee drops her. Maybe her flame will be rekindled both for the piano and a new love?

Playing Mona Lisa

2000

Creature poster
5.2

An ex-Navy seal, his girlfriend and their friends head out on a road trip to New Orleans. The group decides to stop at a roadside convenience store owned by Chopper, who tells them the tale of Lockjaw, a fabled god-like creature who is half-man, half-alligator.

Creature

2011