2012

Above the Line

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Producer

Larry J. Franco

Bio

LARRY FRANCO has amassed both an impressive and an eclectic list of feature film credits as a producer. Most recently, he produced the hit film The Spiderwick Chronicles, from director Mark Waters. Prior to that, he produced Christopher Nolan's blockbuster Batman Begins, starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Katie Holmes, Ang Lee's Hulk, starring Eric Bana and Jennifer Connelly, and the blockbuster Jurassic Park III, starring Sam Neill, William H. Macy and Téa Leoni. Jurassic Park III was directed by Joe Johnston and grossed over $350 million worldwide.

Franco and Johnston have maintained a long-term collaboration, which also includes the critically acclaimed and Humanitas Award-winning October Sky as well as Jumanji, starring Robin Williams, and The Rocketeer, starring Billy Campbell and Jennifer Connelly.

Tim Burton is another filmmaker with whom Franco has collaborated, producing Mars Attacks!, starring Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening and Pierce Brosnan. He also served as executive producer for Sleepy Hollow, starring Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci.

For many years, Franco teamed with director John Carpenter, producing Escape From New York starring Kurt Russell; Starman starring Jeff Bridges; Big Trouble in Little China; Prince of Darkness; and They Live.

He also co-produced Carpenter's Christine and served as associate producer on The Thing. Additionally, he co-produced Tango & Cash starring Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell and Tim Burton's Batman Returns, starring Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, and Michelle Pfeiffer. He served as line producer on Two Bits starring Al Pacino, and was associate producer on Cutter's Way.

Franco started in the film industry as an assistant director working on numerous feature films, including lengthy duty on Francis Ford Coppola's classic Apocalypse Now.

Producer- Job Description

The chief of a movie production in all matters save the creative efforts of the director. A producer is responsible for raising funding, hiring key personnel, and arranging for distributors.