Don Murphy
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Don Murphy is an American film producer who produced the film Natural Born Killers.[1]
He received his graduate degree from USC School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles, California. He went on to establish JD Productions with fellow USC graduate Jane Hamsher, subsequently optioning and producing the then-unknown Quentin Tarantino's script for Natural Born Killers with director Oliver Stone. The production was later documented in detail by Hamsher in her book Killer Instinct.[2]
With Hamsher he went on to produce several more films, including Apt Pupil, Permanent Midnight, and From Hell, which attracted generally positive reviews and a number of awards. He then formed his own company, Angry Films, which, beginning with The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, has produced a number of films and has others in various stages of production as of 2008,[1] including Shoot 'em Up with Clive Owen and Torso, a David Fincher film, as well as While She Was Out with Kim Basinger. He is one of the originating producers of the 2007 Transformers live action film.[1]
Variety reported that AngryFilms is set to produce: an adaptation of We3, a Vertigo Comics miniseries, for New Line Cinema.[3]; an adaptation of Second Sight, a BBC miniseries, for Universal Studios.[4]; and Gemini Man, for Walt Disney Company.[5]
Filmography
- Monday Morning (1990)
- Double Dragon (1994)
- Natural Born Killers (1994)
- Apt Pupil (1998)
- Permanent Midnight (1998)
- Bully (2001)
- From Hell (2001)
- The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
- Transformers (2007)
- Shoot 'Em Up (2007)
- While She Was Out
References
- ^ a b c Thompson, Anne. "For producer Murphy, 'no' is not an answer", Hollywood Reporter, January 13, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-05-23.
- ^ Kennedy, Dana. "Natural Born Killers producer Jane Hamsher savages director Oliver Stone and screenwriter Quentin Tarantino in a brutally candid tell-all about the making of an American psychodrama", Entertainment Weekly, 1997-09-19, p. 74. (English)
- ^ Fritz, Ben; Claude Brodesser. "New Line takes on 'We3' killer cuties", Variety Magazine, Reed Elsevier Inc., 2005-06-07. Retrieved on 2007-03-23. (English) "Don Murphy is producing the pic with his AngryFilms shingle along with Susan Montford and Rick Benattar."
- ^ Garrett, Dianne. "Universal Eyes Sight", Variety Magazine, Reed Elsevier Inc., 2007-04-29. Retrieved on 2007-09-17. (English) "Don Murphy is producing the pic with his AngryFilms shingle along with Susan Montford"
- ^ Gilstrap, Peter. "Bruckheimer Finds HIs Gemini Man", Variety Magazine, Reed Elsevier Inc., 2007-05-06. Retrieved on 2007-09-17. (English) "Don Murphy is producing the pic with his AngryFilms shingle along with Jerry Bruckheimer"
