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Jan 20, 1996 · Jan. 20, 1996 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITERS. Don Simpson--a leading producer of such movies as “Top Gun” and “Crimson Tide,” whose life was awash with stories of drug-laced parties in ...
Aug 18, 1996 · Don Simpson’s Death Showed Depth of Abuse. By CHUCK PHILIPS. Aug. 18, 1996 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. It was no secret in Hollywood that producer Don Simpson had a drug problem. But the depth ...
Jan 19, 1996 · Donald Clarence "Don" Simpson (October 29, 1943 – January 19, 1996) was an American film producer, screenwriter, and actor. Simpson, along with his producing partner Jerry Bruckheimer, produced such hit films as Flashdance (1983), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Top Gun (1986), and The Rock (1996). Their films would go on to earn $3 billion. In 1985 and again in 1988, he and his producing partner ...
Jan 23, 1996 · Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer had a formula: high-tech flashy movies with loud bangs, louder music, car chases, car crashes and straight guys who dig other guys. The audiences responded. They ...
1. He Wasn’t Born Bad. Don Simpon was born in Seattle on October 29, 1943. His father was an airplane mechanic for Boeing and his mother was a housewife. For a man as debauched as Don Simpson, his childhood is shocking. Unlike his reckless future self, he was a self-described “straight-A Bible student.”.
Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Jerry Bruckheimer Films Inc. ( JBF) is an American independent film production company formed by Jerry Bruckheimer in 1995, after cutting his ties with film producer Don Simpson before his death in 1996. [1] [2] It produces blockbuster films such as the Pirates of the Caribbean film series .
Background. Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films was founded in 1983 by movie producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. Together, the duo produced some of the most successful films of the 1980s, including Flashdance, the first two Beverly Hills Cop movies, and Top Gun. The company didn't use a logo until the 1990 film Days of Thunder.
