Peter MacGregor-Scott
Peter John MacGregor-Scott , also Peter Macgregor-Scott (born December 28, 1947 in Maidenhead , Berkshire , England , † October 25, 2017 in New York City ) was a British-American film producer .
Live and act
The son of film studio manager JC MacGregor-Scott began his career in the mid-1960s as an assistant director in Hong Kong . In 1970 he came to the USA, where he has since worked as a unit manager (for example in 1971 for the heist movie Day of the Wolves , one of his first US films) and assistant director. In 1976 he began his production activities, on May 5, 1978 Peter MacGregor-Scott was naturalized.
MacGregor-Scott's early productions are mostly B-movies , including several stoner comedies by the duo Cheech and Chong . He quickly specialized in action films, including several films with Steven Seagal . MacGregor-Scott has been involved in the production of A-films since the 1990s, mostly in collaboration with other producers. After a series of critical and box office flops ( Batman & Robin , Kill Smoochy , Every Second Counts - The Guardian ), MacGregor-Scott gradually withdrew from feature film production at the beginning of the new millennium.
His brother Ian MacGregor-Scott (* 1949) works as a sound editor for films.
Filmography (selection)
- 1976: The Great Texas Dynamit Chase (Associate Producer, also screenplay)
- 1978: The Prisoner of Zenda , Associate Producer
- 1979: Wealth Is Not Shame ( The Jerk , Associate Producer)
- 1980: More Smoke About Nothing (Cheech & Chong's Next Movie)
- 1981: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
- 1983: Cheech & Chong - Now nothing smokes anymore (Still Smokin)
- 1984: Revenge of the Nerds (Revenge of the Nerds)
- 1984: Gotcha! - A crazy trip ( Gotcha ! , Supervising Producer)
- 1986: The Whoopee Boys (The Whoopee Boys)
- 1987: Born in East LA
- 1988: Troop Beverly Hills
- 1990: Little Vegas
- 1990: To Kill released (Marked for Death)
- 1991: Deadly Revenge - The Brooklyn Massacre (Out for Justice)
- 1991: Red Alert (Under Siege)
- 1993: On the Run (The Fugitive)
- 1994: Black Beauty
- 1995: Batman Forever
- 1997: Batman & Robin
- 1997: A Perfect Murder (A Perfect Murder)
- 2001: Kill Smoochy (Death to Smoochy)
- 2006: Every Second Counts - The Guardian (The Guardian)
- 2009: Wings Over the Rockies (short documentary film)
annotation
- ↑ Date of birth according to the Kay Less film archive , based on the US Public Records Index
- ↑ Peter Macgregor-Scott, 'The Fugitive' and 'Batman Forever' Producer, Dies at 69
- ↑ according to the film archive less
Web links
- Peter MacGregor-Scott in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Minibio
personal data | |
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SURNAME | MacGregor-Scott, Peter |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | MacGregor-Scott, Peter John (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British film producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 28, 1947 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Maidenhead , Berkshire , England |
DATE OF DEATH | October 25, 2017 |
Place of death | New York City |