Art Linson

Art Linson

1942-03-16 Chicago, Illinois, USA 38 Credits

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 T...

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The Outsider

The Outsider

2018

Producer

6.2
Producing

A former American G.I. joins a yakuza family after his release from prison in post-World War II Osaka.

The Comedian

The Comedian

2016

Story, Screenplay, Producer

5.7
Writing Producing

An aging comic icon, Jackie Burke, has seen better days. Despite his efforts to reinvent himself and his comic genius, the audience only wants to know...

The Runaways

The Runaways

2010

Producer

6.5
Producing

Joan Jett and Cherie Currie, two rebellious teenagers from Southern California, become the frontwomen for The Runaways -- the now-legendary group that...

What Just Happened

What Just Happened

2008

Author, Writer, Producer

5.4
Writing Producing

During the course of an ordinary week in Hollywood, movie producer Ben must navigate his way through shark-infested waters as he struggles to complete...

Into the Wild

Into the Wild

2007

Producer

7.8
Producing

After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savi...

The Black Dahlia

The Black Dahlia

2006

Producer

5.6
Producing

In 1940s Los Angeles, two former boxers-turned-cops must grapple with corruption, narcissism, stag films and family madness as they pursue the killer ...

Lords of Dogtown

Lords of Dogtown

2005

Executive Producer

7.1
Producing

The radical true story behind three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed the world of spor...

The Making of 'Heat'

The Making of 'Heat'

2005

as Self

5.0
Acting

Behind the scenes documentary on the classic Michael Mann heist film.

The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre

The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre

2004

as Self

6.0
Acting

Cast and crew members from The Untouchables recall the production.

The Untouchables: The Classic

The Untouchables: The Classic

2004

as Self

6.0
Acting

Brian DePalma, Art Linson, Charles Martin Smith discussing "The Untouchables."

The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast

The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast

2004

as Self

7.0
Acting

Brian DePalma and Art Linson discuss how the 1987 film "The Untouchables" came together.

Imaginary Heroes

Imaginary Heroes

2004

Producer

6.5
Producing

Matt Travis is good-looking, popular, and his school's best competitive swimmer, so everyone is shocked when he inexplicably commits suicide. As the f...

Spartan

Spartan

2004

Producer

6.2
Producing

U.S. government agent Scott is assigned to rescue the daughter of a high-ranking government official. As willing as he is to bend the rules to get thi...

The Making of 'Casualties of War'

The Making of 'Casualties of War'

2001

as Self

7.0
Acting

Documentary made for the film's 2001 DVD release.

Heist

Heist

2001

Producer

6.3
Producing

Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman, reneges on the money he...

Sunset Strip

Sunset Strip

2000

Producer

4.9
Producing

A day in Hollywood, 1972, with young people looking for the 24 hours that will change their lives. Zach will open that night for a British rocker at W...

Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High

1999

5.8
Acting

This documentary is featured on the Collector's Edition, High School Reunion Edition, and Awesome Special Edition DVDs for 'Fast Times at Ridgemont Hi...

Fight Club

Fight Club

1999

Producer

8.4
Producing

A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches o...

Pushing Tin

Pushing Tin

1999

Producer

5.9
Producing

Two air traffic controllers who thrive on living dangerously compete to outdo each other on several levels.

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

1998

Producer

6.6
Producing

Loosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tale of a young man's unforgettable passage into manhood, and t...

The Edge

The Edge

1997

Producer

6.8
Producing

The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert and assis...

Heat

Heat

1995

Producer

7.9
Producing

Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna p...

This Boy's Life

This Boy's Life

1993

Producer

7.1
Producing

When a son and mother move to Seattle in hopes for a better life, the mother meets a seemingly polite man. Things go south when the man turns out to b...

Point of No Return

Point of No Return

1993

Producer

6.2
Producing

Hardened criminal Maggie Hayward's consistent violence, even in police custody, ends in the execution chamber. However, top-secret US government agent...

Singles

Singles

1992

Executive Producer

6.4
Producing

A group of young adults in their twenties, who share an apartment in the city of Seattle, ponder on love and face all the challenges of adulthood.

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

1990

Executive Producer

6.2
Producing

The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Ca...

Casualties of War

Casualties of War

1989

Producer

7.2
Producing

During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager.

We're No Angels

We're No Angels

1989

Producer

6.1
Producing

Two escaped cons' only prayer to escape is to pass themselves off as priests and pass by the police blockade at the border into the safety of Canada.

Scrooged

Scrooged

1988

Producer

6.8
Producing

Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after fi...

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

1987

Producer

7.8
Producing

Elliot Ness, an ambitious prohibition agent, is determined to take down Al Capone. In order to achieve this goal, he forms a group given the nickname ...

The Wild Life

The Wild Life

1984

Director, Producer

6.1
Directing Producing

Eighties teen romp involving Bill and his new apartment, Jim and his rebellious antics, Tom and his crazy self, and Anita with her older man David.

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

1982

Producer

6.8
Producing

Based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe, Fast Times follows a group of high school students growing up in Southern California. S...

Melvin and Howard

Melvin and Howard

1980

Producer

6.4
Producing

The story of hard-luck Melvin Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes.

Where the Buffalo Roam

Where the Buffalo Roam

1980

Director, Producer

5.9
Directing Producing

Semi-biographical film based on the experiences of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.

American Hot Wax

American Hot Wax

1978

Producer

5.6
Producing

This is the story loosely based on Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed, who introduced rock'n'roll to teenage American radio audiences in the 1950s. Free...

Car Wash

Car Wash

1976

Producer

6.0
Producing

This day-in-the-life cult comedy focuses on a group of friends working at Sully Boyar's Car Wash in the Los Angeles ghetto. The team meets dozens of e...

Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins

Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins

1975

Producer

5.9
Producing

Hapless driving instructor and former Gunnery Sergeant Rafferty, living in squalor near Hollywood, California, doesn't put up too much of a fight when...

The Challenger

N/A

Producer

Producing

The story of the late astronaut Christa McAuliffe, centered on the 1986 Space Shuttle disaster.