Arnold Leibovit
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Arnold Leibovit is an award-winning writer, producer, and director of feature films and musical productions. An acting member of the Producers Guild of America, he has written, directed, and produced several feature films, including The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
, a biopic of George Pal
, and The Puppetoon Movie
.
In 2002 he served as the executive producer of The Time Machine
. Leibovit had earlier obtained the rights to the H.G. Wells book and the 1960 MGM motion picture The Time Machine through the George Pal estate. He then later produced this $80 million remake with DreamWorks / Warner Brothers.
comedies and narrated by Jerry Lewis, music by Nelson Riddle.
2) Wrote, directed, and produced the short film on mechanical toy banks titled "Penny Lane" (1975), produced in association with the Mechanical Bank Collectors of America.
3) Produced the DVD re-release (1999) of The Great Rupert
which was George Pal's first feature film starring Jimmy Durante and Terry Moore.
4) Directed Neil Simon's Star Spangled Girl
at the 2005 Neil Simon Comedy Festival in Cedar City, UT.
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2) Production Executive for the original Broadway Chicago musical comedy Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?
3) Produced a 2004 CD “The Fantasy Film Music of George Pal” covering Pal's features at MGM/Warner Bros. (1958–1975).
which continues the adventures of H.G. Wells' "Time Traveler" hero.
Remaking George Pal's classic 7 Faces of Dr. Lao
, based upon the satiric cult classic "The Circus of Dr. Lao" by Charles G. Finney
. In this film, a strange turn-of-the-century Chinese man and his mysterious circus of mythological creatures transforms, for the better, the close-minded people of Abalone, Arizona, by compelling its citizens to relive their deepest demons.
Directing "Abductee's Anonymous", a sci-fi romantic comedy. Click here for the full version (Pro membership required) or here for an Abridged Version.
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal is a documentary film about Academy Award winning producer/director George Pal. It was written, directed, and produced by Arnold Leibovit and released in 1985....
, a biopic of George Pal
George Pál
George Pal , born György Pál Marczincsak, was a Hungarian-born American animator and film producer, principally associated with the science fiction genre...
, and The Puppetoon Movie
The Puppetoon Movie
The Puppetoon Movie, released in June 1987, is an animated film that pays tribute to the Oscar-winning Puppetoons of George Pal. Written, produced, and directed by Arnold Leibovit and Arnold Leibovit Entertainment, The Puppetoon Movie is composed of animated sequences featuring George Pal's Academy...
.
In 2002 he served as the executive producer of The Time Machine
The Time Machine (2002 film)
The Time Machine is a 2002 American science fiction film loosely adapted from the 1895 novel of the same name by H. G. Wells, and the 1960 film screenplay by David Duncan...
. Leibovit had earlier obtained the rights to the H.G. Wells book and the 1960 MGM motion picture The Time Machine through the George Pal estate. He then later produced this $80 million remake with DreamWorks / Warner Brothers.
Other Film Work
1) Associate director/editor for "Rascal Dazzle" (1980), a King World/Picture Scores Film Production featuring the Hal Roach Our GangOur Gang
Our Gang, also known as The Little Rascals or Hal Roach's Rascals, was a series of American comedy short films about a group of poor neighborhood children and the adventures they had together. Created by comedy producer Hal Roach, the series is noted for showing children behaving in a relatively...
comedies and narrated by Jerry Lewis, music by Nelson Riddle.
2) Wrote, directed, and produced the short film on mechanical toy banks titled "Penny Lane" (1975), produced in association with the Mechanical Bank Collectors of America.
3) Produced the DVD re-release (1999) of The Great Rupert
The Great Rupert
The Great Rupert, is a 1950 comedy family film, produced by George Pal, directed by Irving Pichel and starring Jimmy Durante, Tom Drake and Terry Moore...
which was George Pal's first feature film starring Jimmy Durante and Terry Moore.
4) Directed Neil Simon's Star Spangled Girl
Star Spangled Girl
Star Spangled Girl is a 1971 American romantic comedy film based on the Neil Simon play The Star-Spangled Girl. It stars Tony Roberts, Todd Susman and Sandy Duncan.-Plot:...
at the 2005 Neil Simon Comedy Festival in Cedar City, UT.
Musical Productions
1) Produced the first original soundtrack release for the 1960 MGM motion picture The Time Machine working and re-scoring with its original composer Russell GarciaRussell Garcia (composer)
Russell Garcia, QSM was a composer and arranger who wrote a wide variety of music for screen, stage and broadcast....
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2) Production Executive for the original Broadway Chicago musical comedy Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?
Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?
Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? is a book published in 1975 by author John R. Powers. It was subsequently adapted into a Broadway musical and a screenplay.Film In Development=...
3) Produced a 2004 CD “The Fantasy Film Music of George Pal” covering Pal's features at MGM/Warner Bros. (1958–1975).
Leibovit's Current Work
Producing a sequel to The Time Machine (2002 film)The Time Machine (2002 film)
The Time Machine is a 2002 American science fiction film loosely adapted from the 1895 novel of the same name by H. G. Wells, and the 1960 film screenplay by David Duncan...
which continues the adventures of H.G. Wells' "Time Traveler" hero.
Remaking George Pal's classic 7 Faces of Dr. Lao
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
7 Faces of Dr. Lao is a Metrocolor 1964 film adaptation of the 1935 fantasy novel The Circus of Dr. Lao by Charles G. Finney. It details the visit of a magical circus to a small town in the southwest United States, and the effects that visit has on the people of the town...
, based upon the satiric cult classic "The Circus of Dr. Lao" by Charles G. Finney
Charles G. Finney
Charles G. Finney was an American fantasy novelist and newspaperman. His full name was Charles Grandison Finney, evidently in honor of his great-grandfather, famous evangelist Charles Grandison Finney.-Biography:...
. In this film, a strange turn-of-the-century Chinese man and his mysterious circus of mythological creatures transforms, for the better, the close-minded people of Abalone, Arizona, by compelling its citizens to relive their deepest demons.
Directing "Abductee's Anonymous", a sci-fi romantic comedy. Click here for the full version (Pro membership required) or here for an Abridged Version.
Awards
- ’The Saturn’ Award from the Academy of Science Fiction and Fantasy Film
- Three CINE Golden Eagles
- Two International Film & TV Festival Awards
- Three Awards of Excellence by the Film Advisory Board