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Began his career in England in partnership with director Paul Williams and has since produced a wide range of films which have introduced unknown or unproven talents to American audiences. Pressman produced the early Brian De Palma feature, "Sisters" (1972), Terrence Malick's acclaimed debut, "Badlands" (1973), R.W. Fassbinder's first English-language film, "Despair" (1978), and three Oliver Stone movies, including his directorial debut, "The Hand" (1981)....
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Filmography

Aloft - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Alta Rosa - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Crimes of Fashion - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Dirty Secrets - ( Producer / / Announced / )
God Is My Broker - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Lies Have Been Told - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Little Green Men - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Marfa Lights - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Money Never Sleeps - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Rhapsody - ( Executive Producer / / Announced / )
Searching for Jordan - ( Producer / / Announced / )
The Hill - ( Executive Producer / / Announced / )
The Man Who Knew Infinity - ( Producer / / Announced / )
The Monkey Wrench Gang - ( Producer / / Announced / )
The Swimmer (remake) - ( Producer / / Announced / )
The Tenth Victim - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Twist of Fate (Foresight) - ( Executive Producer / / Announced / )
Untitled Linklater Football Project - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Daddy Cool - ( Executive Producer / / In-Development / )
Burns - ( Executive Producer / / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
The Mutant Chronicles - ( Producer / / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
Amazing Grace - ( Producer / 2007 / Released / )
Driving Lessons - ( Executive Producer / 2006 / Released / )
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus - ( Executive Producer / 2006 / Released / )
Sisters (Remake) - ( Producer / 2006 / Released / )
Thank You for Smoking - ( Executive Producer / 2006 / Released / Haut et Court )
The King - ( Executive Producer / 2006 / Released / )
Beautiful Country - ( Producer / 2005 / Released / )
The Crow: Wicked Prayer - ( Producer / 2005 / Released / )
Love Object - ( Executive Producer / 2004 / Released / )
Never Die Alone - ( Executive Producer / 2004 / Released / )
Rick - ( Executive Producer / 2004 / Released / )
Undertow - ( Producer / 2004 / Released / )
Owning Mahowny - ( Executive Producer / 2003 / Released / )
Party Monster - ( Executive Producer / 2003 / Released / )
The Cooler - ( Executive Producer / 2003 / Released / )
The Guys - ( Executive Producer / 2003 / Released / )
The Hebrew Hammer - ( Executive Producer / 2003 / Released / )
Happy Times - ( Executive Producer / 2002 / Released / )
Harvard Man - ( Executive Producer / 2002 / Released / )
The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition - ( Executive Producer / 2001 / Released / )
American Psycho - ( Producer / 2000 / Released / )
Black and White - ( Executive Producer / 2000 / Released / )
The Crow: Salvation - ( Producer / 2000 / Released / )
A Question of Faith - ( Executive Producer / 1999 / Released / )
After the Truth - ( Co-Producer / 1999 / Released / )
ENDURANCE (Buena Vista) - ( Producer / 1999 / Released / )
New Rose Hotel - ( Producer / 1999 / Released / Nordisk )
Legionnaire - ( Producer / 1998 / Released / ESR )
Two Girls and A Guy - ( Producer / 1998 / Released / )
The Blackout - ( Producer / 1997 / Released / )
The Winter Guest - ( Producer / 1997 / Released / Scanbox Denmark )
City Hall - ( Producer / 1996 / Released / )
The Crow: City of Angels - ( Producer / 1996 / Released / Spring Entertainment )
The Crow: City of Angels - ( Executive Producer(- Soundtrack Producer) / 1996 / Released / Spring Entertainment )
The Island of Dr. Moreau - ( Producer / 1996 / Released / )
Judge Dredd - ( Executive Producer / 1995 / Released / )
Dream Lover - ( Executive Producer / 1994 / Released / Meteor Film/The Movies )
Street Fighter - ( Producer / 1994 / Released / )
Street Fighter - ( Lonely Cook / 1994 / Released / )
The Crow - ( Producer / 1994 / Released / )
Bad Lieutenant - ( Producer / 1992 / Released / )
Hoffa - ( Producer / 1992 / Released / )
Storyville - ( Producer / 1992 / Released / Ascii Pictures )
Homicide - ( Producer / 1991 / Released / Ascii Pictures )
Iron Maze - ( Executive Producer / 1991 / Released / UIP The Film Consortium )
Year of the Gun - ( Producer / 1991 / Released / Ascii Pictures )
Blue Steel - ( Producer / 1990 / Released / Svensk Filmindustri )
Martians Go Home - ( Executive Producer / 1990 / Released / Gofilex )
Reversal of Fortune - ( Producer / 1990 / Released / Pathe International )
To Sleep With Anger - ( Executive Producer / 1990 / Released / Cinephile )
Waiting For the Light - ( Executive Producer / 1990 / Released / Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) )
Cherry 2000 - ( Producer / 1988 / Released / )
Paris By Night - ( Executive Producer / 1988 / Released / Gaga Films )
Talk Radio - ( Producer / 1988 / Released / Shapira Films )
Good Morning Babylon - ( Executive Producer / 1987 / Released / Vestron Home Video )
Masters of the Universe - ( Executive Producer / 1987 / Released / )
Walker - ( Executive Producer / 1987 / Released / )
Wall Street - ( Producer / 1987 / Released / IVE )
Crimewave - ( Executive Producer / 1986 / Released / Embassy Pictures )
Crimewave - ( Ernest Trend / 1986 / Released / Embassy Pictures )
Half Moon Street - ( Executive Producer / 1986 / Released / Charter Entertainment )
True Stories - ( Executive Producer / 1986 / Released / )
Plenty - ( Producer / 1985 / Released / Thorn EMI )
The Pirates of Penzance - ( Executive Producer / 1983 / Released / )
Conan the Barbarian - ( Executive Producer / 1982 / Released / )
Das Boot - ( Executive Producer / 1981 / Released / Triumph Films )
Flicks - ( Executive Producer / 1981 / Released / United Film Distribution Company )
The Hand - ( Producer / 1981 / Released / )
You Better Watch Out - ( Producer / 1980 / Released / )
Heart Beat - ( Executive Producer / 1979 / Released / Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution )
Old Boyfriends - ( Producer / 1979 / Released / )
Victoria - ( Executive Producer / 1979 / Released / Svensk Filmindustri )
Despair - ( Executive Producer / 1978 / Released / )
Paradise Alley - ( Executive Producer / 1978 / Released / MCA Home Video )
Phantom of the Paradise - ( Producer / 1974 / Released / Key Video )
Badlands - ( Executive Producer / 1973 / Released / )
Sisters - ( Producer / 1973 / Released / Orion Pictures )
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues - ( Producer / 1971 / Released / )
The Revolutionary - ( Producer / 1970 / Released / )
Out of It - ( Producer / 1968 / Released / )
Girl - ( Producer / 1966 / Released / )
TV Credits
The 13th Annual IFP Gotham Awards ( 2003 / Released ): Actor
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven ( 1998 / Released ): Executive Producer
Full Biography (Back to top)

Began his career in England in partnership with director Paul Williams and has since produced a wide range of films which have introduced unknown or unproven talents to American audiences. Pressman produced the early Brian De Palma feature, "Sisters" (1972), Terrence Malick's acclaimed debut, "Badlands" (1973), R.W. Fassbinder's first English-language film, "Despair" (1978), and three Oliver Stone movies, including his directorial debut, "The Hand" (1981). The prolific producer--a leader in the independent movement, whose work continues to promote talented writers and directors--has also worked with such noted directors as Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, Wolfgang Peterson, David Hare, Kathryn Bigelow, Bob Swaim, David Byrne, Barbet Schroder, Abel Ferrara and Alex Cox. He also made the successful "Conan the Barbarian" (1982), "Masters of the Universe" (1987), "Reversal of Fortune" (1990) and "Hoffa" (1992).

Profession(s):
producer
Sometimes Credited As:
Ed Pressman
Edward Pressman
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Family
son:Sammy Jack Pressman (born October 12, 1987)

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Education
Fieldston School Riverdale, New York
Stanford University Stanford, California BA philosophy
London School of Economics London, England MA political science, philosophy and economics
Awards (Back to top)
American Film Magazine Critic's Poll Award Producer of the Decade 1989

Milestones (Back to top)
1989 Honored with retrospective at Paris Cinematheque
1988 Honored with retrospective at Museum of Modern Art, NY
1969 Produced first feature, "Out of It" with Paul Williams
1968 Set up three-picture development deal with United Artists
President of Pressman Toys
Produced first film, "Girl" (short), with director Paul Williams in London
Worked together with Paul Williams
Formed a partnership between his company and the Japanese company Ascii

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