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...
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Outsider
2018
Producer
A former American G.I. joins a yakuza family after his release from prison in post-World War II Osaka.

The Comedian
2016
Story, Screenplay, Producer
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
2010
Producer
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
2008
Author, Writer, Producer
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
2007
Producer
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
2006
Producer
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
2005
Executive Producer
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'
2005
as Self
Behind the scenes documentary on the classic Michael Mann heist film.

The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre
2004
as Self
Cast and crew members from The Untouchables recall the production.

The Untouchables: The Classic
2004
as Self
Brian DePalma, Art Linson, Charles Martin Smith discussing "The Untouchables."

The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast
2004
as Self
Brian DePalma and Art Linson discuss how the 1987 film "The Untouchables" came together.

Imaginary Heroes
2004
Producer
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
2004
Producer
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'
2001
as Self
Documentary made for the film's 2001 DVD release.

Heist
2001
Producer
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
2000
Producer
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
1999
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
1999
Producer
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
1999
Producer
Two air traffic controllers who thrive on living dangerously compete to outdo each other on several levels.

Great Expectations
1998
Producer
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
1997
Producer
The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert and assis...

Heat
1995
Producer
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
1993
Producer
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
1993
Producer
Hardened criminal Maggie Hayward's consistent violence, even in police custody, ends in the execution chamber. However, top-secret US government agent...

Singles
1992
Executive Producer
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
1990
Executive Producer
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
1989
Producer
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
1989
Producer
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
1988
Producer
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
1987
Producer
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
1984
Director, Producer
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
1982
Producer
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
1980
Producer
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
1980
Director, Producer
Semi-biographical film based on the experiences of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.

American Hot Wax
1978
Producer
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
1976
Producer
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
1975
Producer
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
The story of the late astronaut Christa McAuliffe, centered on the 1986 Space Shuttle disaster.