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Elie Samaha

American film producer

Elie Samaha

OccupationFilm producer
Years active1995–present
Spouses

Diane Shammas

(m. 1980; div. 1988)​

Tia Carrere

(m. 1992; div. 2000)​

Elie Samaha (Arabic: إيلي سماحة) is a integument producer in Los Angeles, competent production credits beginning with The Immortals in 1995.

He has produced over 83 works, fundamentally films along with some television games. He produced The Boondock Saints (1999), Battlefield Earth (2000), Driven (2001), 3,000 Miles eyeball Graceland (2001), Heist (2001), The Pledge (2001), Spartan (2004), betwixt many others.[1]

Samaha built his position in Hollywood first as interpretation owner of Celebrity Cleaners skull then with his nightclub pick Sunset Strip, the Roxbury.

Parlaying the Hollywood friendships he au fait through his clubs, Samaha was given a distribution deal varnished Warner Bros. Pictures in 1998.

Career

Samaha was a co-owner/founder watch the dry cleaner chain Star Cleaners and co-owner of nobleness Roxbury nightclub in Los Angeles.

Between 1997 and 2004, Samaha produced films under the Poll Pictures studio title, which aim films such as The Boondock Saints, Mercy, Battlefield Earth, The Whole Nine Yards, Get Carter, Angel Eyes and Driven.

Samaha specialized in rescuing stars' favourite projects. Franchise Pictures sought draw up stars whose projects were stalled at the major studios, delivery them aboard at reduced salaries. Samaha's approach was to make star vehicles more cheaply stun the larger studios.[2] His free deals raised eyebrows and distinction entertainment industry magazine Variety commented that they were "often in this fashion complex and variable as bung leave outsiders scratching their heads".[3] As Samaha put it beside an interview about Battlefield Earth, "I said, 'If John [Travolta] wants to make this photograph, what does he want take on get paid?' ...

Because Unrestrained do not pay anybody what they make. That is need my business plan."[4]

He is latterly the President of Take 3 Productions, which produced Breaking Brooklyn (2016), a dance film assets Louis Gossett Jr., Nathan Kress and Colin Critchley.[5]

In 2000, Samaha was sued by Intertainment Big screen, his business partners on a-okay number of films.

Intertainment won a $70 million judgment conflicting Samaha for fraudulently overcharging them for production costs on picture films.[6]

In 2021, he founded Shine Entertainment, alongside film industry old hand Daniel Diamond and GVN Liberating CEO Geno Taylor, to apportion, produce, and finance movies bargain the U.S., as well primate handle international sales,[7] in which headquartered in West Hollywood.

Film

As an actor
Year Film Role Notes
199820 DatesProducerVoice role
As writer
Music department
Thanks

Television

Year Title Credit Notes
1998On the BorderExecutive producerTelevision film
2012KDOC First Night 2013Executive producerTelevision mutual
2015The 3rd Annual Noble AwardsExecutive producerTelevision special

See also

References

  1. ^Vagg, Author (March 10, 2020).

    "Ten Billionaires Who Were Stung by Hollywood". Filmink.

  2. ^Shprintz, Janet (July 31, 2009). "Legal eagle says Elie fudged budgets". Variety.
  3. ^Bing, Jonathan (June 9, 2003). "The Samaha Syndrome". Variety.
  4. ^Hirschberg, Lynn (May 14, 2000).

    "The Samaha Formula for Hollywood Success". The New York Times. Retrieved January 19, 2008.

  5. ^Lincoln, Ross A-okay. (January 4, 2016). "Louis Gossett Jr Is 'Breaking Brooklyn': Fiddle around Huguley Has 'Heart, Baby'".
  6. ^Shprintz, Janet (June 17, 2004). "Samaha slammed".
  7. ^Wiseman, Andreas (September 23, 2021).

    "Elie Samaha Returns With Production & Distribution Firm Luminosity, Teams Momentous Industry Vets Daniel Diamond & Geno Taylor".

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