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Tod Scott Brody
Tod Scott Brody (October 23, 1956 – December 22, 2015) was an American film producer, editor, and still photographer who, during the 1980s, was an executive at both Cannon Films and MGM. He was associated with Miramax and the producer Scott Rudin during the 1990s, and was an executive producer on the film '' Marvin's Room'', which starred Meryl Streep, Diane Keaton (Oscar-nomination for her role), Leonardo DiCaprio, and Robert De Niro. Some of Brody's additional credits include ''The First Wives Club'', '' Wigstock: The Movie'', '' The Natural'', ''Inspector Gadget'', ''Thir13en Ghosts'', '' Manny & Lo'', '' Flirting with Disaster'', ''Raise the Red Lantern'', ''Great Expectations'', as well as the TV shows ''New York News'', ''Sesame Street'', ''Gullah Gullah Island'', '' What Not to Wear'', ''Helen of Troy'', '' Vietnam War Story'', and ''American Masters''. Advertising and commercial production Prior to joining Cannon Films in Hollywood as head of post production, Brody worke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannon Films
The Cannon Group, Inc. was an American group of companies, including Cannon Films, which produced films from 1967 to 1994. The extensive group also owned, amongst others, a large international cinema chain and a video film company that invested heavily in the video market, buying the international video rights to several classic film libraries. The Cannon catalogue encompasses a wide range of different genres. On one hand, they are known for their highly successful 1980s action B movies, such as ''Missing in Action'' (1984), '' American Ninja (1985)'', and '' Bloodsport'' (1988). But they also produced the Oscar-nominated films '' Joe'' (1970), '' Runaway Train'' (1985) and '' Street Smart'' (1987). 1967–1979: Friedland/Dewey era Cannon Films was incorporated on October 23, 1967. It was formed by Dennis Friedland and Chris Dewey while they were in their early 20s. They had immediate success producing English-language versions of Swedish soft porn films directed by Joseph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |