Known For
Production
Born
Mar 16, 1942
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits
47 titles
Art Linson
Biography
Art Linson (born 1942) is an American film producer, director and screenwriter. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. His directorial debut was the 1980 comedy, Where the Buffalo Roam, which was loosely based on stories by Hunter S. Thompson and starred Bill Murray as the writer. He also directed 1984's The Wild Life. Linson has produced many films including Car Wash, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Fight Club, Melvin and Howard and the Brian De Palma films The Untouchables, Casualties of War, and The Black Dahlia. He has worked with Michael Mann, David Mamet, and Cameron Crowe. He produced Sunset Strip with his son John. His writing credits include the film American Hot Wax and two books, What Just Happened? Bitter Hollywood Tales from the Front Line (ISBN 1-58234-240-7), which was adapted into the film What Just Happened, and A Pound of Flesh: Perilous Tales of How to Produce Movies in Hollywood (ISBN 0-8021-3551-X). He is an executive producer for the FX drama series Sons of Anarchy. Linson produced a film based on the band The Runaways, with his son John Linson as a co-producer.
Known For
Filmography
Dutton Ranch
Executive Producer
The Madison
Executive Producer
Marshals
Executive Producer
1923
Executive Producer
1883: The Road West
Executive Producer
1883
Executive Producer
Yellowstone
Executive Producer
The Outsider
Producer
The Comedian
Story
The Runaways
Producer
What Just Happened
Author
Sons of Anarchy
Executive Producer
Into the Wild
Producer
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
Self
The Black Dahlia
Producer
Lords of Dogtown
Executive Producer
The Making of 'Heat'
Self
The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast
Self
The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre
Self
The Untouchables: The Classic
Self
Imaginary Heroes
Producer
Spartan
Producer
The Making of 'Casualties of War'
Self
Heist
Producer
Sunset Strip
Producer
Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Fight Club
Producer
Pushing Tin
Producer
Great Expectations
Producer
The Edge
Producer
Heat
Producer
This Boy's Life
Producer
Point of No Return
Producer
Singles
Executive Producer
Dick Tracy
Executive Producer
Casualties of War
Producer
We're No Angels
Producer
Scrooged
Producer
The Untouchables
Producer
The Wild Life
Director
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Producer
Melvin and Howard
Producer
Where the Buffalo Roam
Director
American Hot Wax
Producer
Car Wash
Producer
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
Producer
The Challenger
Producer