Steve Starkey
Steve Starkey is an American film producer .
Life
Starkey began his career at Lucasfilm as an assistant editor on The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi . He later worked at Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment as the production manager of the television series Fantastic Stories . Since the production of Game of Thrones with Roger Rabbit in 1986 he worked for many years with Robert Zemeckis , in 1998 he founded the film production company ImageMovers together with Zemeckis and Jack Rapke , which was bought by Disney in 2006 . The joint productions by Starkey and Zemeckis include Forrest Gump , Contact , Cast Away - Verschollen and Der Polarexpress .
In 1995, Starkey won an Oscar when Forrest Gump was named Best Picture.
Filmography (selection)
- 1988: Wrong Game with Roger Rabbit ( Who Framed Roger Rabbit )
- 1989: Back to the Future Part II ( Back to the Future Part II )
- 1990: Back to the Future Part III ( Back to the Future Part III )
- 1992: Death Becomes Her ( Death Becomes Her )
- 1994: Forrest Gump
- 1997: Contact
- 2000: Castaway - Lost ( Castaway )
- 2004: The Polar Express ( The Polar Express )
- 2006: Monster House
- 2007: The Legend of Beowulf ( Beowulf )
- 2011: Milo and Mars ( Mars Needs Moms )
- 2012: Flight
- 2015: The Walk
- 2016: Allied - Familiar Strangers (Allied)
Awards
- 1995: Oscar for Forrest Gump
- 1995: BAFTA Film Award nomination for Forrest Gump
Web links
- Steve Starkey in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Starkey, Steve |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |