__NOTOC__ Michael Gruskoff is an American film producer.

Life and career

Born to a

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family, Gruskoff started his career in the New York mailroom of the William Morris Agency, and then took a job with Creative Management Associates, where he represented

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, Natalie Wood, Faye Dunaway,

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, Peter Sellers, Al Ruddy, and Irwin Winkler.Aguilar, Carlos
IndieWire: "Interview: Producer Michael Gruskoff on the Foreign Language Academy Award and International Hollywood"
''IndieWire'' (June 2, 2014) Although

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asked him to set up and run an independent film division, he instead accepted a three picture production contract. Working with Douglas Trumbull, Michael Cimino, Sam Shepard, and

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, he independently developed three low budget scripts: '' The Last Movie'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', a Sioux language script which never made it to film but was the precursor to '' Dances with Wolves''. In 1974, he produced ''

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'', thanks to his earlier relationship with

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, with whom he worked at William Morris, and Mike Medavoy, who he worked with at CMA. In 1999, he was hired by Nick Wechsler and Keith Addis to work for their production company, Industry Entertainment, as an in-house producer and mentor to their junior producers including Geyer Kosinski,

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, Margaret Riley, Rosalie Swedlin, Julia Chasman, Marc Evans, and David Carmel.Fleming, Michae
Variety: "Industry imports veteran Gruskoff - Management firm ramping production"
'' Variety'' (April 23, 1999) Gruskoff won a

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for the film ''

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''.

Filmography

Producer * ''

'' (1972) * ''

'' (1974) * ''

Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins ''Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins'' is a 1975 American comedy-drama film directed by Dick Richards and written by John Kaye. The film was the second film credit for Jerry Bruckheimer, who was an associate producer. The film features the song "H ...

'' (1975) * '' Lucky Lady'' (1975) * '' Nosferatu the Vampyre'' (1979) * ''

My Favorite Year ''My Favorite Year'' is a 1982 American comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Richard Benjamin and written by Norman Steinberg and Dennis Palumbo from a story written by Palumbo. The film tells the story of a young comedy write ...

'' (1982) * ''

Until September ''Until September'' is a 1984 romantic drama film directed by Richard Marquand and starring Karen Allen and Thierry Lhermitte. The plot concerns an American tourist and a French banker who fall in love in Paris. Plot Moe Alexander (Karen Allen) i ...

'' (1984) * ''

Love at Stake ''Love at Stake'' is a 1987 American comedy film, directed by John C. Moffitt, based on a screenplay by Lanier Laney and Terry Sweeney. It stars Patrick Cassidy and Kelly Preston, with Barbara Carrera, Bud Cort, Dave Thomas, and Stuart Pankin. ...

'' (1987) * ''

Article 99 ''Article 99'' is a 1992 American comedy-drama film directed by Howard Deutch and written by Ron Cutler. It was produced by Orion Pictures and stars Kiefer Sutherland, Ray Liotta, Forest Whitaker, John C. McGinley, Rutanya Alda and Lea Thompson. ...

'' (1992) * '' Prelude to a Kiss'' (1992) * ''Puss 'n Boots'' (2006) Executive Producer * '' The Last Movie'' (1971) * ''

'' (1981) * '' Pink Cadillac'' (1989) * ''Vivaldi'' (2006)

References

External links

"The New Hollywood Podcast: Interview with Michael Gruskoff"
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