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Mario F. Kassar (Arabic: ماريو قصار; born October 10, 1951 [1]) is a Lebanese -American film producer and industry executive who produced the first three films of the Rambo series, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Total Recall, The Doors, Angel Heart, Jacob's Ladder, Rambling Rose, Basic Instinct, Universal Soldier, Chaplin, Showgirls, and Stargate, ...
Terminator. Mario F. Kassar (Arabic: ماريو قصار; born October 10, 1951) is a Lebanese-American film producer whose projects are often associated with Andrew G. Vajna. Working for Columbia Pictures and TriStar Pictures, he was executive producer of several movies starting with Escape to Victory in 1981.
Total Recall (1990) and The "Terminator" franchise are the most memorable pictures Kassar was associated with. Both stories starred Arnold Schwarzenegger , and were produced through Carolco (excluding Part One of Terminator which was financed by Orion).
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- Producer, Additional Crew, Actor
- Beirut, Lebanon
- Mario Kassar
- The Performances. According to Emma Thompson—who worked with Schwarzenegger on the film Junior—Schwarzenegger is very up-front about his lack of natural acting ability.
- James Cameron's Vision. The first Terminator film had plenty of vision from its director and creator, but lack of budget left James Cameron hamstrung, as evidenced in one scene where the Terminator breaks into a car—which was filmed without a permit and used a real car parked in Los Angeles.
- The Revolutionary Visual Effects. The budget that went to ILM (Industry Light & Magic) to deliver the effects needed for Terminator 2 topped an excess of $5 million, with some reports indicating it could have been closer to $6 million.
- The Emotional Story. After securing the franchise rights in 1990, Mario Kassar gave James Cameron the green light to work on Terminator 2... along with a 20-month deadline.
Jul 1, 2015 · Mario Kassar (producer): When I went to see the premiere of The Terminator, I was fascinated by it, and I told James, “My God. Any time you have something else, please come to me.” Cameron and...
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Total Recall (1990) and The "Terminator" franchise are the most memorable pictures Kassar was associated with. Both stories starred Arnold Schwarzenegger , and were produced through Carolco (excluding Part One of Terminator which was financed by Orion).
Mario Kassar is known as an Executive Producer, Presenter, Producer, Actor, and Co-Producer. Some of his work includes Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Terminator Salvation, First Blood, Total Recall, Rambo: First Blood Part II, Basic Instinct, and Stargate.
