Malpaso Productions

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Malpaso Productions
Company typePrivate
IndustryFilm
FounderClint Eastwood
Irving Leonard
HeadquartersUnited States,
Burbank, California
Key people
Clint Eastwood
Robert Lorenz
David Valdes
Fritz Manes
Robert Daley
Keith Dillin
ProductsMotion pictures
ServicesFilm production
A 1993 photograph of Clint Eastwood This article is part of
a series about
Clint Eastwood

Malpaso Productions, originally known as The Malpaso Company, is Clint Eastwood's production company.[1] It was established in 1967 by Eastwood's financial adviser Irving Leonard for the film Hang 'Em High, using profits from the Dollars Trilogy. Leonard served as President of the Malpaso Company until his death on December 13, 1969.

Name origins

The name is derived from Malpaso Creek (Spanish for "bad step", or "bad crossing"), located south of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. Eastwood had received U.S. Army basic training at nearby Fort Ord, where he remained as a lifeguard until discharged in 1953.[2] On December 24, 1967, Eastwood bought five parcels totaling 283 acres (115 ha) of land along Malpaso Creek from Charles Sawyer.[3] The creek has very steep side slopes and had only one crossing (a ford only 10 feet (3.0 m) above sea level) until 1935, when the Malpaso Creek Bridge was constructed for Highway 1.

Founding

When Eastwood agreed to take the role of the Man with No Name beginning in 1964, his agent told him that it would be a "bad step" for his career. The Dollars Trilogy were surprisingly successful. After filming Where Eagles Dare in 1968 and the musical Paint Your Wagon, Eastwood grew irritated about the money wasted during these big productions. He wanted more creative control over his movies and decided to form his own production company. He thought the choice of "Malpaso" was an appropriately ironic choice.[4]

Eastwood is known for very tight shooting schedules, finishing his movies on schedule and on budget, or earlier and under budget, typically in much less time than most production companies.[5]

Filmography

The Malpaso Company

Malpaso Productions

References

  1. ^ "Clint Eastwood". Variety.
  2. ^ "Military People". www.militaryhub.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Mutual Water Company Subscription Agreement - Victorine Ranch Mutual Water Company" (PDF). Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Clint Eastwood". The Biography Channel. Archived from the original on February 16, 2009. Retrieved June 11, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Edward Buscombe (1999). The Oxford History of World Cinema. Oxford University Press. pp. 472–473.

External links

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