Art Linson

Personal Info

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Production

Gender

Male

Birthday

1942-03-16 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Art Linson

Biography

Art Linson (born 1942) is an American film producer, director and screenwriter. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. His directorial debut was the 1980 comedy, Where the Buffalo Roam, which was loosely based on stories by Hunter S. Thompson and starred Bill Murray as the writer. He also directed 1984's The Wild Life. Linson has produced many films including Car Wash, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Fight Club, Melvin and Howard and the Brian De Palma films The Untouchables, Casualties of War, and The Black Dahlia. He has worked with Michael Mann, David Mamet, and Cameron Crowe. He produced Sunset Strip with his son John. His writing credits inc...

Production

1987

The Untouchables

as Producer

1999

Fight Club

as Producer

1995

Heat

as Producer

1993

1989

2004

Spartan

as Producer

1992

Singles

as Executive Producer

1989

We're No Angels

as Producer

1993

This Boy's Life

as Producer

2006

The Black Dahlia

as Producer

1997

The Edge

as Producer

2008

2005

Lords of Dogtown

as Executive Producer

1980

1999

Pushing Tin

as Producer

1988

Scrooged

as Producer

2010

The Runaways

as Producer

1984

The Wild Life

as Director

1998

2000

Sunset Strip

as Producer

1984

The Wild Life

as Producer

2001

Heist

as Producer

2008

2008

2018

The Outsider

as Producer

1980

2016

The Comedian

as Story

2016

The Comedian

as Screenplay

1978

American Hot Wax

as Producer

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The Challenger

as Producer

1990

Dick Tracy

as Executive Producer

2016

The Comedian

as Producer

1980

1976

Car Wash

as Producer

2007

Into the Wild

as Producer

2004

Imaginary Heroes

as Producer

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