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| Born | 1966 New York |
| Residence | California |
| Nationality | United States |
| Education | USC School of Cinema-Television (CNTV) |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University |
| Occupation | Film Producer |
| Home town | Hicksville, New York |
| Known for | Co-producer, Natural Born Killers (1994) The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) Transformers (2007) |
| Website http://www.donmurphy.net/ |
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Don Murphy (born 1966) is an American film producer who produced Natural Born Killers, among many other films.
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Personal background and education
Born in April 1966, Murphy grew up in Hicksville, New York, was educated at Chaminade High School in Mineola, New York, and received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) from the Business School of Georgetown University, in Washington D.C.[1] In the 1980s, during the summer, he worked as a copywriter at Diener Hauser Bates, a "now defunct" advertising company then representing "over 70% of the film studios," on ad campaigns for such films as Blow Out (1981), Under the Rainbow (1981) and Ragtime (1981).[1]
He is married to Susan Montford, a film director, film producer, and screenwriter with whom he frequently collaborates.[1]
Career
Murphy founded Jane & Don Productions, Inc. with Jane Hamsher, a Stark graduate-student colleague.[1] Their first project was optioning then-unknown Quentin Tarantino's original screenplay for Natural Born Killers and co-producing that 1994 satirical crime film, which was directed by Oliver Stone.
In 1998, he formed his own company, Angry Films,[1] which has produced several films, beginning with The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) and including Shoot 'em Up (2007), While She Was Out (2008).[2] Murphy is one of the originating producers of the 2007 Transformers film.[3] In 2005 and 2007 Variety reported that Angry Films was also producing an adaptation of We3, a Vertigo Comics miniseries, for New Line Cinema;[4] a feature-film adaptation of Second Sight, the 2000–2001 BBC miniseries starring Clive Owen, for Universal Studios;[5] and Gemini Man, for Walt Disney Company.[6]
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 (2008)
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
References
- ^ a b c d e f Don Murphy (2008). "Human Stuff: Secret Biography". DonMurphy.net. Angry Films (Don Murphy). http://www.donmurphy.net/bio.html. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
- ^ "Don Murphy: Filmography". Moviefone. http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/don-murphy/1864274/filmography. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
- ^ Anne Thompson (2006-01-13). "For Producer Murphy, 'no' Is Not an Answer" (Web). Hollywood Reporter (Nielsen Business Media). http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001843484. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
- ^ Ben Fritz; Claude Brodesser (2005-06-07). "New Line Takes On 'We3' Killer Cuties". Variety (Reed Elsevier). http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117924066.html?categoryid=1238&cs=1. Retrieved 2007-03-23. "Don Murphy is producing the pic with his AngryFilms [sic] shingle along with Susan Montford and Rick Benattar."
- ^ Dianne Garrett (2007-04-29). "Universal Eyes Sight". Variety (Reed Elsevier). http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117963982.html?categoryid=1970&cs=1. Retrieved 2007-09-17. "Don Murphy is producing the pic with his AngryFilms [sic] shingle along with Susan Montford and Rick Benattar."
- ^ Peter Gilstrap (2007-05-06). "Bruckheimer Finds His Gemini Man". Variety (Reed Elsevier). http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117964381.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1. Retrieved 2007-09-17. "Don Murphy is producing the pic with his AngryFilms [sic] shingle along with Jerry Bruckheimer."
Further reading
- August, John, Jane Hamsher, Quentin Tarantino, and Oliver Stone (introd.) (1994). Natural Born Killers: A Novel: The Strange Wild Ride of Mickey and Mallory Knox. New York: Signet Books (Penguin Group). ISBN 9780451183231.
- Hamsher, Jane (1997). Killer Instinct: How Two Young Producers Took On Hollywood and Made the Most Controversial Film of the Decade. New York: Broadway Books. ISBN 9780553069143.
- Sanchez, Robert (2006-01-23). "Exclusive Video Interview: Don Murphy Isn't Angry He's Just Misunderstood" (Web (WMP and Quicktime). IESB.net: The Movie Reporter. IESB.net. http://www.iesb.net/upcomingfilm/012306.php. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
- Tarantino, Quentin (2000) (Web). Natural Born Killers: The Original Screenplay. New York: Grove Press. ISBN 9780802134486. http://books.google.com/books?id=jXH5ttbMLxYC&dq=Natural+Born+Killers&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0. Retrieved 2008-11-18. (Google Books preview.)
External links
- DonMurphy.net – Don Murphy's official Website, published by Angry Films
- Angry Films (US) at the Internet Movie Database
- Don Murphy at the Internet Movie Database
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