Peter Douglas, born November 23, 1955, is an American film producer, the son of actor Kirk Douglas and his second wife, German-American producer Anne Buydens (Vincent Pictures, 2009).
Douglas was born in Los Angeles, California. His middle name was given in homage to Vincent van Gogh, who his father played in the movie "The Madman with Red Hair." He used that name for his production company, Vincent Pictures.
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Among Douglas's television production work is 1988's "The Inheritance of the Wind," for which he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama or Comedy Special. 1984's "Amos" was also nominated in the same category.
His film works include the 1980 sci-fi classic “The End of the Countdown”, which his father worked on (Vincent Pictures, 2009).
He also worked on the adaptation of the 1983 classic Ray Bradbury novel "Fair in the Dark", which won the Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film.
He also produced the hit thriller "Fletch the Chameleon," as well as its 1989 sequel "Fletch Revives," both starring Chevy Chase (Vincent Pictures, 2009).
Present
Douglas wrote, directed and produced the 1988 independent film "A Tiger on the Pillow," starring Ann-Margaret. Douglas was the executive producer of the suspense drama “The Enemy Within,” starring Forest Whitaker and Jason Robards.
Douglas also executive produced the 2009 film “Whip it Rollergirls, Girls Without Brakes,” which starred Drew Barrymore and Ellen Page. A contemporary history of the world within the women's Roller Derby.
In recent years, Peter Douglas has focused on making remakes and sequels to director John Frankenheimer films from the 1960s. Douglas did this because he had rights to films in which his father starred or produced.
Peter is self-funded to acquire these rights and forms partnerships with film companies for distribution, production, and financing agreements (Deadline, 2010).
The list of movies Douglas wants to remake includes:
- "Seven Days of May," a 1964 thriller starring Kirk Douglas.
- "Seconds", the 1996 cult classic
- And "Grand Prix," which had Frankheimer's racing recordings. This movie won Academy Awards. specifically better sound effects, better film editing and better sound (Deadline, 2010).
Personal life
Douglas married Lisa Schroeder in 1991 and they have had four children, Kelsey, Tyler, Ryan, and Jason.
Philanthropy has been a part of Peter Douglas life. He is President and Chief Operating Officer of the Douglas Foundation, founded in 1962 as one of the oldest and largest philanthropic institutions in the film industry.
He has served on the board of directors as vice chairman of the planning committee for Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles's premier medical center.
He also spent several years at Big Brothers of Greater Los Angeles, mentoring underprivileged youth (Vincent Pictures, 2009).
Through their web company Vincent-NewMedia, Peter Douglas and his brother Michael Douglas bring Hollywood production values, with the aim of creating innovative web content (Transmitmedia, 1996).
Curiosities
In June 1985, the movie "The End of the Countdown" was at risk of not being produced. The federal government sued a retired navy pilot and the film's producers (including Douglas) for lying by reporting fewer flight hours than were done when the film was filmed in 1979 (AP, 1985).
The lawsuit against Peter Vincent Douglas and three production companies was resolved in September 1980, and they were ordered to pay $ 400,000 to the federal government of the United States (AP, 1986).
References
- AP. (June 21, 1985). AP News Archive. Retrieved on December 20, 2016, from AP News Archive
- AP. (September 10, 1986). AP News Archive. Retrieved on December 20, 2016, from the AP News Archive
Deadline. (2010, November 10). Deadline. Retrieved on December 20, 2016, from Deadline
- Transmitmedia. (nineteen ninety six). Transmitmedia. Retrieved on December 20, 2016, from Transmitmedia
- Vincent Pictures. (2009). Vincent Pictures. Retrieved on December 20, 2016, from Vincent Pictures