Ben Myron
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Ben Myron is a film producer. His sixteen credits range from low-budget independent films (One False Move
, Signal 7) to big-budget studio films (Cheaper By The Dozen
, Cheaper by the Dozen 2
).
. The film was the first feature shot on video and successfully transferred to 35 mm. Francis Ford Coppola
executive-produced the film. In 1987, he produced Checking Out
, a comedy directed by David Leland
(Wish You Were Here), starring Jeff Daniels
. Warner Bros. released it in 1988. In 1989, Myron and director Roland Joffe started a production company called Lightmotive. Myron was president until early 1992. Films made during Myron's tenure include City Of Joy, Super Mario Brothers, and The Education Of Little Tree.
, directed by Carl Franklin
and written by Myron’s friend, Billy Bob Thornton
. Both Roger Ebert
and Gene Siskel
named the film the Best Film Of The Year. In 1999, One False Move was chosen by the N. Y. Times as One Of The Best 1000 Movies Ever Made. He left Lightmotive in 1992 to oversee the release of One False Move
and to return to producing. Myron’s next project was the infamous Showgirls
, written by Joe Eszterhas
and directed by Paul Verhoeven, the team responsible for Basic Instinct
. He next produced Telling Lies In America, starring Kevin Bacon
, Calista Flockhart
, and Brad Renfro
in 1996. The picture premiered at the N. Y. Film Festival and was released in September 1997. In 1996, he also executive-produced Universal's Leave It To Beaver
, which was released in the fall of 1997.
In 1997, Myron produced Mike Figgis’ One Night Stand
, starring Wesley Snipes
, which was released in November, 1997; Disney’s Mr. Magoo
, which was released Christmas of 1997, and Burn Hollywood Burn, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Sylvester Stallone and Jackie Chan, which was released in January, 1998. During the same year, Myron also executive produced Barney's Great Adventure, the famous purple dinosaur’s only feature, which Polygram released in April 1998. Also in 1997 Variety named Myron one of Five Most Prolific Producers of the Year. In 1998, he produced The Mod Squad
, starring Claire Danes and Omar Epps, for MGM, which was released in March 1999. Later that year, he executive-produced Hefner, an MOW for the USA Channel.
released the film on Christmas Day, 2003. He then produced the sequel, Cheaper By The Dozen 2, which was released in 2005.
for Twentieth Century Fox.
One False Move
One False Move is a 1992 thriller film co-written by Billy Bob Thornton. The film, also starring Thornton, Bill Paxton and Cynda Williams was directed by Carl Franklin. The low-budget B-movie was to be released straight to home video when it was finished. The film became popular through word of...
, Signal 7) to big-budget studio films (Cheaper By The Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film)
Cheaper by the Dozen is a 2003 American comedy film about a family with 12 children . The film takes its title from the 1948 biography of the same name of Frank Bunker Gilbreth and Lillian Moller Gilbreth and their 12 children, but other than the title and the concept of a family with 12 children,...
, Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 is a 2005 film produced by 20th Century Fox. It is the sequel to the family comedy film Cheaper by the Dozen . Shawn Levy, the director of the first film, did not return as director for this sequel, which was instead directed by Adam Shankman . Levy was a producer of the film...
).
Career
Ben Myron is an American film producer. He began his career in the film industry as an exhibitor. He owned and operated a 14-screen chain of theatres in the San Francisco Bay Area from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s.1980s
In 1985, he produced Rob Nilsson's landmark independent film, Signal 7, which premiered at that year's Telluride Film FestivalTelluride Film Festival
The Telluride Film Festival was started in 1974 by Bill and Stella Pence, Tom Luddy and Jim Card in the town of Telluride, Colorado, United States. It is operated by the National Film Preserve....
. The film was the first feature shot on video and successfully transferred to 35 mm. Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is widely acclaimed as one of Hollywood's most innovative and influential film directors...
executive-produced the film. In 1987, he produced Checking Out
Checking Out (1989 film)
Checking Out is an American comedy film, made in 1989, directed by David Leland and starring Jeff Daniels.-Plot summary:Ray Macklin is obsessed with his own mortality. When a close friend suddenly dies of a heart attack at a barbecue, Ray becomes convinced that every ache, pain and twinge he...
, a comedy directed by David Leland
David Leland
David Leland is a director, screenwriter and actor who came to international fame with his directorial debut Wish You Were Here in 1987.-Life:...
(Wish You Were Here), starring Jeff Daniels
Jeff Daniels
Jeffrey Warren "Jeff" Daniels is an American actor, musician and playwright. He founded a non-profit theatre company, the Purple Rose Theatre Company, in his home state of Michigan...
. Warner Bros. released it in 1988. In 1989, Myron and director Roland Joffe started a production company called Lightmotive. Myron was president until early 1992. Films made during Myron's tenure include City Of Joy, Super Mario Brothers, and The Education Of Little Tree.
1990s
In 1992, Myron produced One False MoveOne False Move
One False Move is a 1992 thriller film co-written by Billy Bob Thornton. The film, also starring Thornton, Bill Paxton and Cynda Williams was directed by Carl Franklin. The low-budget B-movie was to be released straight to home video when it was finished. The film became popular through word of...
, directed by Carl Franklin
Carl Franklin
Carl Franklin is an American actor, screenwriter and film and television director. Franklin is a graduate of University of California, Berkeley and continued his education at the AFI Conservatory, where he graduated with an M.F.A. degree in directing in 1986...
and written by Myron’s friend, Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton is an American actor, screenwriter, director and musician. Thornton gained early recognition as a cast member on the CBS sitcom Hearts Afire and in several early 1990s films including On Deadly Ground and Tombstone...
. Both Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Roger Joseph Ebert is an American film critic and screenwriter. He is the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.Ebert is known for his film review column and for the television programs Sneak Previews, At the Movies with Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, and Siskel and Ebert and The...
and Gene Siskel
Gene Siskel
Eugene Kal "Gene" Siskel was an American film critic and journalist for the Chicago Tribune. Along with colleague Roger Ebert, he hosted the popular review show Siskel & Ebert At the Movies from 1975 until his death....
named the film the Best Film Of The Year. In 1999, One False Move was chosen by the N. Y. Times as One Of The Best 1000 Movies Ever Made. He left Lightmotive in 1992 to oversee the release of One False Move
One False Move
One False Move is a 1992 thriller film co-written by Billy Bob Thornton. The film, also starring Thornton, Bill Paxton and Cynda Williams was directed by Carl Franklin. The low-budget B-movie was to be released straight to home video when it was finished. The film became popular through word of...
and to return to producing. Myron’s next project was the infamous Showgirls
Showgirls
Showgirls is a 1995 American drama film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring former teen actress Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, and Gina Gershon...
, written by Joe Eszterhas
Joe Eszterhas
József A. "Joe" Eszterhas is a Hungarian-American writer, best known for his work on the pulp erotic films Basic Instinct and Showgirls. He has also written several non-fiction books, including an autobiography entitled Hollywood Animal.-Early life:Eszterhas was born in Csákánydoroszló, Hungary,...
and directed by Paul Verhoeven, the team responsible for Basic Instinct
Basic Instinct
Basic Instinct is a 1992 erotic thriller directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas, and starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone....
. He next produced Telling Lies In America, starring Kevin Bacon
Kevin Bacon
Kevin Norwood Bacon is an American film and theater actor whose notable roles include Animal House, Diner, Footloose, Flatliners, Wild Things, A Few Good Men, JFK, Apollo 13, Mystic River, The Woodsman, Trapped, Friday the 13th, Hollow Man, Tremors, Death Sentence, Frost/Nixon, Crazy, Stupid, Love....
, Calista Flockhart
Calista Flockhart
Calista Kay Flockhart is an American actress who is primarily recognized for her work in television. She is best known for playing the title character in the Fox comedy-drama series Ally McBeal for which she won a Golden Globe Award...
, and Brad Renfro
Brad Renfro
Brad Barron Renfro was an American actor. He made his film debut in 1994 at age 12 in the lead role of Joel Schumacher's The Client, going on to star in 21 feature films, several short films, and two television episodes during his career. Much of his later career was marred by a pattern of...
in 1996. The picture premiered at the N. Y. Film Festival and was released in September 1997. In 1996, he also executive-produced Universal's Leave It To Beaver
Leave It to Beaver (film)
Leave It to Beaver is a 1997 film that is a remake of the TV series of the same name. There are many in-jokes related to the original series within the movie.-Plot:...
, which was released in the fall of 1997.
In 1997, Myron produced Mike Figgis’ One Night Stand
One Night Stand
One Night Stand is an HBO stand-up series that first aired on February 15, 1989. The half-hour series aired weekly and featured stand-up comedy specials from some of the top performing comedians. The series originally comprised 55 specials over the course of its four years on HBO...
, starring Wesley Snipes
Wesley Snipes
Wesley Trent Snipes is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist, who has starred in numerous action films, thrillers, and dramatic feature films. Snipes is known for playing the Marvel Comics character Blade in the Blade film trilogy, among various other high profile roles...
, which was released in November, 1997; Disney’s Mr. Magoo
Mr. Magoo
Quincy Magoo is a cartoon character created at the UPA animation studio in 1949. Voiced by Jim Backus, Quincy Magoo is a wealthy, short-statured retiree who gets into a series of sticky situations as a result of his nearsightedness, compounded by his stubborn refusal to admit the problem...
, which was released Christmas of 1997, and Burn Hollywood Burn, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Sylvester Stallone and Jackie Chan, which was released in January, 1998. During the same year, Myron also executive produced Barney's Great Adventure, the famous purple dinosaur’s only feature, which Polygram released in April 1998. Also in 1997 Variety named Myron one of Five Most Prolific Producers of the Year. In 1998, he produced The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad is a television series that ran on ABC from September 24, 1968, until August 23, 1973. This series starred Michael Cole, Peggy Lipton, Clarence Williams III, and Tige Andrews...
, starring Claire Danes and Omar Epps, for MGM, which was released in March 1999. Later that year, he executive-produced Hefner, an MOW for the USA Channel.
2000s
Myron next produced Waking Up In Reno, which was released by Miramax in October, 2002. The picture stars Billy Bob Thornton, Charlize Theron, Natasha Richardson and Patrick Swayze. The same year, he also produced the award-winning instructional program, Baby & Child CPR. He then produced Keep Your Eyes Open, a non-fiction film on extreme sports, directed by Tamra Davis, and starring the world’s top alternative sports athletes. Artisan released the film in August 2003. In 2003, Myron produced the hit family film, Cheaper By The Dozen, starring Steve Martin. Twentieth Century Fox20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation — also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox — is one of the six major American film studios...
released the film on Christmas Day, 2003. He then produced the sequel, Cheaper By The Dozen 2, which was released in 2005.
2010s
Projects in development include, Hell’s Angel, based on Hells Angels’ founder, Sonny Barger’s autobiography, to be directed by Tony ScottTony Scott
Anthony D. L. "Tony" Scott is an English film director. His films include Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II, The Last Boy Scout, True Romance, Crimson Tide, Enemy of the State, Spy Game, Man on Fire, Déjà Vu, The Taking of Pelham 123, and Unstoppable...
for Twentieth Century Fox.