Paul Schiff
Paul Schiff is a film producer. His films include Mona Lisa Smile, Young Guns[1] and its sequel Young Guns II, Epic Movie, and My Cousin Vinny.[2][3][4]
Along with Kelly Rodrigues, Paul Schiff co-founded Blowtorch Entertainment with the goal of creating films and media targeting young-adults and college age audience.[5] Blowtorch had planned to make or acquire eighteen feature-length films for five million dollars a piece and release them as cult movies for a college audience. They were funded by "Ignition Partners, Hollywood individuals, and at least one (unnamed) hedge fund." [6] However, by mid-2009, the hedge funds which invested in the venture went out of business and its future "is in doubt".[7]
His brother is actor Richard Schiff. Paul is a graduate of Wesleyan University.[8][9]
[edit] Filmography
- 1986 Streets of Gold Associate Producer
- 1986 Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise Associate Producer
- 1988 Young Guns Co-Producer
- 1989 Renegades Co-Producer
- 1990 Coupe de Ville
- 1990 Young Guns II
- 1992 My Cousin Vinny
- 1993 The Vanishing
- 1993 Ghost in the Machine
- 1994 PCU
- 1995 Bushwhacked
- 1998 Rushmore
- 2000 Whatever It Takes
- 2001 Black Knight
- 2002 Maid in Manhattan
- 2003 Mona Lisa Smile
- 2004 Walking Tall
- 2005 Green Street Hooligans Executive Producer
- 2006 Date Movie
- 2007 Epic Movie
- 2007 Spin
- 2007 The Air I Breathe
- 2007 Numb
- 2009 Tenure
- 2009 Solitary Man
- 2010 Revenge of the Bridesmaids Executive Producer
[edit] References
- ^ Current biography yearbook, Volume 65 H. W. Wilson Company p. 195
- ^ IMDb filmography for Paul Schiff
- ^ Biography of Paul Schiff
- ^ Paul Schiff Filmography from Yahoo! Movies
- ^ Blowtorch will ignite films
- ^ Blowtorch raises $50 Million to launch new Hollywood studio
- ^ Blowtorch burned by hedge fund flame out
- ^ http://articles.latimes.com/1994-01-14/business/fi-11869_1_paul-schiff
- ^ http://movies.msn.com/celebrities/celebrity-biography/akiva-goldsman/
[edit] External links
Paul Schiff at the Internet Movie Database
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