Mike Elliott is an American film producer, film director and writer. He has produced or co-produced over 100 films, with a special focus on

direct-to-video Direct-to-video or straight-to-video refers to the release of a film, TV series, short or special to the public immediately on home video formats rather than an initial theatrical release or television premiere. This distribution strategy was p ...

sequels.

Early life

Mike Elliott was born in

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but raised just outside

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. He graduated from

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach an ...

with a degree in

Soviet Studies ''Europe-Asia Studies'' is an academic peer-reviewed journal published 10 times a year by Routledge on behalf of the Institute of Central and East European Studies, University of Glasgow, and continuing (since vol. 45, 1993) the journal ''Soviet St ...

Career

After landing intern positions at various television and film companies, Elliott found his footing interning for independent filmmaker

Roger Corman Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American film director, producer, and actor. He has been called "The Pope of Pop Cinema" and is known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Many of Corman's films are based on works t ...

and eventually became a vice-president at Corman's Concorde New Horizons, serving as liaison and producer with partner companies such as Showtime. Elliot has said that “It got to a point where we shrugged our shoulders and slowly realized theatrical was about prestige more than it was a sales factor ... The box and the cast became more important." In 1995, Elliott co-founded Capital Arts Entertainment with Rob Kerchner and Joe Genier. Elliott and Capital Arts Entertainment would become pioneers in the direct-to-video sequel market, producing such films as ''

Casper Meets Wendy ''Casper Meets Wendy'' is a 1998 American fantasy comedy film based on the Harvey Comics cartoon characters Casper the Friendly Ghost and Wendy the Good Little Witch. The film is a sequel to '' Casper: A Spirited Beginning'', and is the second sp ...

'', ''

Addams Family Reunion ''Addams Family Reunion'' is a 1998 American comedy horror film based on the characters from the cartoon created by cartoonist Charles Addams. Directed by Dave Payne, the film was intended to serve as a pilot for a new proposed television serie ...

'', '' The Prince and Me 2'', '' American Pie Presents: Band Camp'', and '' Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision''. Elliott has produced '' After the Storm'', '' WarGames: The Dead Code'', '' The Eye'', ''

The Perfect Holiday ''The Perfect Holiday'' is a 2007 comedy film directed by Lance Rivera, starring Gabrielle Union, Morris Chestnut, Charlie Murphy, and Terrence Howard, and is produced by Academy Award-nominated actress Queen Latifah, who also serves as narrator. ...

'', '' Rogue Assassin'' and ''

Comic Book Villains ''Comic Book Villains'' is a 2002 American Black comedy, black comedy film written and directed by James Robinson (comics), James Robinson and starring DJ Qualls, Donal Logue, Michael Rapaport, Natasha Lyonne and Eileen Brennan. Synopsis Archie ...

''. He made his directorial debut on ''

Beethoven's Big Break ''Beethoven's Big Break'' (formerly known as ''Beethoven: The Reel Story'' and sometimes referred to as ''Beethoven's 6th'') is a 2008 American family film and is the sixth installment in the ''Beethoven'' series. It was released on DVD on December ...

'' in 2008, with sophomore directing effort ''

Blue Crush 2 ''Blue Crush 2'' is a 2011 direct-to-video film directed by Mike Elliott and starring Sasha Jackson, Elizabeth Mathis, Ben Milliken, Chris Fisher, Gideon Emery, and Sharni Vinson. Despite the title, it is not considered to be connected to the 20 ...

'' released on DVD and Blu-ray in 2011. Elliott's latest credits include '' Death Race 3: Inferno'' starring

Luke Goss Luke Damon Goss (born 29 September 1968) is an English actor, and drummer of the 1980s band Bros. He has appeared in numerous films including ''Blade II'' (2002) as Jared Nomak, ''One Night with the King'' (2006) as King Xerxes, '' Hellboy II ...

and

Ving Rhames Irving Rameses Rhames (born May 12, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for his supporting roles as IMF Agent Luther Stickell in the ''Mission: Impossible'' film series and gang kingpin Marsellus Wallace in ''Pulp Fiction''. He also ap ...

, '' Forced to Fight'' starring

Gary Daniels Gary Edward Daniels (born 9 May 1963) is an English actor, producer, martial artist, fight coordinator and former world light heavyweight kickboxing champion. Born and raised in London, England, Daniels started to take martial arts lessons at th ...

and

Peter Weller Peter Weller (born June 24, 1947) is an American film and stage actor, television director, and art historian. He has appeared in more than 70 films and television series, including ''RoboCop'' (1987) and its sequel ''RoboCop 2'' (1990), in whic ...

, and ''Dead in Tombstone'' with

Danny Trejo Danny Trejo ( ; born May 16, 1944) is an American actor. He has appeared in films including ''Desperado'', ''Heat'', and the ''From Dusk Till Dawn'' film series. With frequent collaborator and his second cousin Robert Rodriguez, he portrayed ...

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Elliott, Mike American film producers American film directors American male screenwriters Living people Year of birth missing (living people)