Palmer, Patrick J. 1935–

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PALMER, Patrick J. 1935

(Patrick Palmer)

PERSONAL

Full name, Patrick James Palmer; born December 28, 1935, in Los Angeles, CA. Education: California State University at Northridge, B.A. (economics).

Career: Producer, director, and production manager. Worked with the Mirisch Company (a film production company).

Awards, Honors: Academy Award nomination (with Norman Jewison and Ronald L. Schwary), best picture, 1984, for A Soldier's Story; Academy Award nomination (with Burt Sugarman), best picture, 1986, for Children of a Lesser God; Academy Award nomination (with Norman Jewison), best picture, 1987, for Moonstruck.

CREDITS

Film Second Unit Director:

(As Patrick Palmer) Children of a Lesser God, Paramount, 1986.

(As Patrick Palmer) Mermaids, Orion, 1990.

(As Patrick Palmer) Stanley & Iris, MetroGoldwynMayer/United Artists, 1990.

Paradise, Buena Vista, 1991.

(As Patrick Palmer) Made in America, Warner Bros., 1993.

Iron Will, Buena Vista, 1994.

(As Patrick Palmer) Milk Money, Paramount, 1994.

(As Patrick Palmer) Mrs. Winterbourne, TriStar, 1996.

The Rage: Carrie 2 (also known as Carrie 2 and Carrie 2, Say You're Sorry ), MetroGoldwynMayer/United Artists, 1999.

Film Executive Producer:

Stanley & Iris, MetroGoldwynMayer/United Artists, 1990.

(With Mike Finnell) Milk Money, Paramount, 1994.

(As Patrick Palmer) Mrs. Winterbourne, TriStar, 1996.

The Rage: Carrie 2 (also known as Carrie 2 and Carrie 2, Say You're Sorry ), MetroGoldwynMayer/United Artists, 1999.

After the Sunset, New Line Cinema, 2004.

Hellboy, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2004.

Film Producer:

(As Patrick Palmer) Billy Two Hats (also known as The Lady and the Outlaw ), 1973.

... And Justice for All, Columbia, 1979.

(With Norman Jewison) The Dogs of War, United Artists, 1981.

(With Norman Jewison) Best Friends, Warner Bros., 1982.

Naked Campus, 1982.

(With Norman Jewison) Iceman, Universal, 1984.

(As Patrick Palmer; with Norman Jewison and Ronald L. Schwary) A Soldier's Story, Columbia, 1984.

(As Patrick Palmer; with Norman Jewison) Agnes of God, Columbia, 1985.

(As Patrick Palmer; with Burt Sugarman) Children of a Lesser God, Paramount, 1986.

(As Patrick Palmer; with Norman Jewison) Moonstruck, United Artists, 1987.

(As Patrick Palmer; with Lauren Lloyd and Wallis Nicita) Mermaids, Orion, 1990.

(With Scott Kopf) Paradise, Buena Vista, 1991.

(With others) Made in America, Warner Bros., 1993.

(With Robert Schwartz) Iron Will, Buena Vista, 1994.

(As Patrick Palmer) Don Juan DeMarco, New Line Cinema, 1995.

Blade II, New Line Cinema, 2002.

Film Associate Producer:

The Landlord, United Artists, 1970.

(As Patrick Palmer) Fiddler on the Roof, United Artists, 1971.

Jesus Christ Superstar, Universal, 1973.

(As Patrick Palmer) Rollerball, United Artists, 1975.

(As Patrick Palmer) F.I.S.T., United Artists, 1978.

Film Production Manager:

West Side Story, United Artists, 1961.

Seven Days in May, Warner Bros., 1964.

The Party, United Artists, 1968.

Gaily, Gaily (also known as Chicago, Chicago ), United Artists, 1969.

Film Unit Manager:

The Hallelujah Trail, United Artists, 1965.

Cast a Giant Shadow, 1966.

Film Unit Production Manager:

The Fortune Cookie (also known as Meet Whiplash Willie ), United Artists, 1966.

Fitzwilly (also known as Fitzwilly Strikes Back and A Garden of Cucumbers ), United Artists, 1967.

(As Patrick Palmer) Milk Money, Paramount, 1994.

(As Patrick Palmer) Don Juan DeMarco, New Line Cinema, 1995.

The Rage: Carrie 2 (also known as Carrie 2 and Carrie 2, Say You're Sorry ), MetroGoldwynMayer/United Artists, 1999.

Texas Rangers, Dimension Films, 2001.

(As Patrick Palmer) Blade II, New Line Cinema, 2002.

Film Work; Other:

Location manager, Seven Days in May, Warner Bros., 1964.

Executive production supervisor, Texas Rangers, Dimension Films, 2001.

Television Work; Movies:

(As Patrick Palmer) Executive producer and production manager, The Shrink Is In, Oxygen, 2001.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Paradise, Buena Vista, 1991.

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