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Apr 3, 2012 · An Interview With Stuart Cornfeld. Well, I think technology is changing a lot of what people want from the media. I don't know how much longer people are going to want a three-act structure with a cathartic ending. By. Mara McCann, Contributor. Actress and writer. Apr 3, 2012, 04:49 PM EDT | Updated Jun 3, 2012.
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Jun 27, 2020 · June 27, 2020 4:12 pm. Ben Stiller and Stuart Cornfeld. Eric Charbonneau/Shutterstock. Longtime producer Stuart Cornfeld, 67, died June 26 of cancer, but left a mark on Hollywood with...
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Producer STUART CORNFELD, a partner at Ben Stiller’s Red Hour Films, worked early in his career with such moguls as Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft and later helped discover David Lynch, Guillermo Del Toro and Amy Heckerling among others.
- Ben Stiller’s Production Company Name Is A ‘Star Trek’ Reference
- Ben Stiller’s Mom Has A Cool ‘Star Trek’ Connection
- Stiller & Red Hour Suffered A Loss in 2020
Ben Stiller is a big Star Trekfan, and he shows off his knowledge and passion for the original series in the podcast episode above. The name of Ben Stiller’s production company is a veiled reference to a classic episode of Star Trek. According to Digital Spy, Stiller’s company was named Red Hour Films as a reference to the Star Trek episode “The Re...
Being a Star Trek fan runs in the family. Ben Stiller’s mom, comedienne Anne Meara, is known to have appeared on stage at Star Trek conventions, often bringing her children along. At one convention, she even presented an award onstage to Gene Roddenberry, the creator of the series. Within the fandom, Meara often gets credit for helping to show the ...
In June of 2020, Ben Stiller’s producing partner and co-head of Red Hour passed away. According to Indie Wire, producer Stuart Cornfeld passed away after being diagnosed with cancer. Ben Stiller himself has battled cancer, having gone on the record about a battle with prostate cancer during an appearance on the Howard Stern Show. Yahoo! reports tha...
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- IT WAS PRODUCED BY MEL BROOKS. Known as a master of comedy, Mel Brooks is also a fan of the horror genre. Producer Stuart Cornfeld convinced the reluctant studio to distribute the film if he could find the money to make it, and Mel Brooks was the first person he went to for help (the two had previously collaborated on David Lynch's The Elephant Man in 1980).
- BROOKS CAME UP WITH THE FILM'S MOST FAMOUS LINE. “Be afraid, be very afraid” is a quote that many people have heard, but not everyone knows comes from The Fly.
- IT WAS ALMOST NOT DIRECTED BY DAVID CRONENBERG. Stuart Cornfeld wanted Cronenberg for the project, but the director was busy working on Total Recall.
- JEFF GOLDBLUM WAS A MAJOR GAMBLE AS THE LEAD. Jeff Goldblum was the opposite of what the filmmakers thought would work for the stages of man-to-fly transformation.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Education. University of California, Berkeley ( BA) American Film Institute ( MFA) Occupation (s) Film producer, actor. Stuart Cornfeld (November 13, 1952 – June 26, 2020) was an American film producer. He was business partners with Ben Stiller in the company Red Hour Productions .
May 18, 2021 · Amy Heckerling at the AFI: An audio-only 1982 interview with Heckerling and producer/Fast Times’ Pirate King Stuart Cornfeld after an AFI screening of the film, with a surprise appearance by Robert Romanus.
