Stanley Richard Jaffe (born July 31, 1940) is an American film producer, responsible for movies such as ''

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Background

Jaffe was born to a Jewish family in

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. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, in 1962. He is the son of Leo Jaffe, film executive and "Hollywood Deal Maker." Leo Jaffe was a close friend of independent producer Sam Spiegel; Stanley Jaffe described how he would find his father and Spiegel at his father's office at Columbia Pictures: "The lights were turned low and there they were, at the end of the table, playing gin."

Career

In 1962, Jaffe joined Seven Arts Associates, and, in 1964, was named executive assistant to the president of Seven Arts. After Warner Brothers purchased Seven Arts in 1967, Jaffe left to join CBS for two years. After producing '' Goodbye Columbus'', he was appointed executive vice president and chief operations officer of

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in 1970, and within three months was named president of

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, which post he resigned in 1971 to form an independent production company, Jaffilms, which was "associated" with Columbia Pictures. Jaffilms produced '' Bad Company'' (1972) and '' The Bad News Bears'' (1976). In 1977, he became executive vice president of worldwide production at Columbia Pictures. Jaffe returned to independent production with ''

'' in 1979. In 1983, in collaboration with Sherry Lansing (then president of

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), he started the production company Jaffe-Lansing. In 1991, he was named president and chief operating officer of Paramount Communications, and dissolved his partnership with Lansing. In 1992 he was named successor to Brandon Tartikoff as president of Paramount. When Viacom purchased Paramount in 1994, Jaffe was forced out and filed a lawsuit against Paramount for $20 million in a stock option dispute. The case was dismissed by the court in 1995, and in 1995 Jaffe's company Jaffilms entered into a production agreement with

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. Jaffe had earned the ire of fans of the ''

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'' franchise for his role in making a last minute stop to a project that would have built an interactive entertainment facility in the likeness of a full scale Starship ''Enterprise'' in Las Vegas. Jaffe was the only person on the planning committee who opposed the idea, and as CEO of Paramount had the authority to terminate the project. Instead, '' Star Trek: The Experience'' was built in the Las Vegas

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. The '' Fremont Street Experience'' was built in the place originally planned for the Enterprise project.

Veto of the USS ''Enterprise'' complex in Las Vegas

In or around 1992, a consortium of developers put a proposal together with government officials from Las Vegas to build a replica of the USS ''Enterprise'' in Las Vegas. The giant scale model of the ship would include restaurants and tours but no hotel or casino. The proposal was also approved by the then-president of Paramount and only needed the approval of CEO of Paramount Studios Stanley Jaffe. After listening to the proposal from all sponsors, Jaffe in the meeting reportedly curtly rejected the proposal on the basis that if unsuccessful, the building would, unlike a movie, be a permanent reminder of failure in the franchise.

Awards and nominations

*1988, Academy Awards, nominated for Oscar for Best Picture, ''

'' (1987) *1981,

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, won BAFTA Film Award for Best Film, ''

'' (1979) *1980, Academy Awards, won Oscar for Best Picture, ''Kramer vs. Kramer'' (1979) *1980,

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, won David for Best Foreign Film ( Miglior Film Straniero), ''Kramer vs. Kramer'' (1979)

Filmography

''He was producer for all films unless otherwise noted.''

Film

;As director

Filmography (as himself)

*'' Black Rain: Making the Film - Part 2'' (2006) (V) *'' Black Rain: The Script, the Cast'' (2006) (V) *'' Black Rain: Post-Production'' (2006) (V) *'' Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood'' (2003) *'' Bravo Profiles'' (1 episode, 2002) *'' Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer''' (2001) (V) *'' HBO First Look'' (1 episode, 2000) TV episode *'' The 52nd Annual Academy Awards'' (1980) (TV)

References

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