Richard N. Gladstein
Born (1961-06-04) June 4, 1961
New York City, New York
NationalityAmerican
OccupationFilm producer
Children2

Richard N. Gladstein (born June 4, 1961) is a two-time Academy Award nominated film producer. His production company is FilmColony. He served as the Dean of the American Film Institute Conservatory from 2017 to 2018.

Biography

Gladstein was born to an American Jewish family[1] and received his bachelor's degree in film from Boston University's College of Communication. From 1993 through 1995, he served as executive vice president of production for Miramax Films after which he founded his own production company, FilmColony. His films include The Hateful Eight, Finding Neverland, The Bourne Identity, Pulp Fiction, She's All That, Reservoir Dogs, Hurlyburly, and The Cider House Rules. He received Academy Award nominations for both Finding Neverland (2004) and The Cider House Rules (2000). In 2000, his FilmColony company renewed a deal with Miramax.[2]

Personal life

He founded The Bloom's Syndrome Foundation which is dedicated toward medical research on Bloom's Syndrome, an Ashkenazi Jewish genetic disease with which his son was diagnosed in 2004.[1]

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

Year Film Credit Notes
1989Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!Executive producerDirect-to-video
1990Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: InitiationDirect-to-video
1991Lonely HeartsExecutive producer
Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy MakerDirect-to-video
1992Reservoir DogsExecutive producer
Only YouExecutive producer
Dark HorseExecutive producer
1993A House in the HillsExecutive producer
The Young AmericansExecutive producer
1994Pulp FictionCo-executive producer
1995The Crossing GuardExecutive producer
The Journey of August KingExecutive producer
1997Jackie BrownExecutive producer
199854
Hurlyburly
1999She's All That
The Cider House Rules
2002The Bourne Identity
2003Levity
DuplexExecutive producer
2004Finding Neverland
2006Journey to the End of the Night
2007The Nanny Diaries
Mr. Magorium's Wonder EmporiumNominated for a BAFTA Award for Best British Film
2008Killshot
2009Paper Man
2012The Time Being
2013ExpectingExecutive producer
2015The Hateful Eight
2016Dominion
As an actor
Year Film Role Notes
1989Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!DetectiveDirect-to-video
1990Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: InitiationWoody
1991Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy MakerDriver Dad
As writer
Year Film Notes
1990Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: InitiationDirect-to-video
2012The Time Being
Thanks
Year Film Role Notes
1991Drop Dead FredThanks
1993FraudsThe producers would like to thank
1999From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's DaughterSpecial thanksDirect-to-video

Television

Year Title Credit Notes
1993Beyond the LawExecutive producerTelevision film
1998Since You've Been GoneTelevision film

Trivia

In a 1994 interview with Charlie Rose, Quentin Tarantino states that he owes his career to Gladstein.

[Gladstein] was the guy at the company (...) that, like, said: "I'm gonna take a chance on this kid", you know. I really owe my career to him.

[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Jewish Daily Forward: "'Neverland' Producer Searches for a Cure to Son's Bloom's Syndrome" by Ariella Cohen August 5, 2005
  2. ↑ Lyons, Charles (2000-06-26). "Gladstein reups first-look deal with M'max". Variety. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  3. ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Quentin Tarantino: The Inspiration For Pulp Fiction". YouTube.


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