Robert Shaye

Robert Shaye

1939-03-03 Detroit, Michigan, USA 77 Credits

Biography

Robert Kenneth Shaye  (born March 3, 1939), often referred to as Bob Shaye, is an American businessman, film producer, director and actor. He is also the brother of actress Lin Shaye.

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The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

2025

as Self

Acting

THE AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE VAULT is a 2-disc, 500-minute odyssey that collects eight feature-length VHS mixtapes from the crackpots at AGFA—including tw...

Space Oddity

Space Oddity

2023

Executive Producer

6.0
Producing

A space-obsessed man gets the opportunity of a lifetime thanks to a Mars colonization program but finds his plans compromised by his feelings for a wo...

Night Teeth

Night Teeth

2021

Executive Producer

6.4
Producing

A college student moonlighting as a chauffeur picks up two mysterious women for a night of party-hopping across LA. But when he uncovers their bloodth...

AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #3: SEQUELITIS

AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #3: SEQUELITIS

2020

as Self

6.5
Acting

Unleashed from the video vaults of the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA), AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #3: SEQUELITIS is a brand new compilation of the most ...

Searching for Mr. Rugoff

Searching for Mr. Rugoff

2019

as Self

7.0
Acting

The feature documentary Searching for Mr. Rugoff is the story of Donald Rugoff, who was the crazy genius behind Cinema 5, the mid-century theater chai...

Ambition

Ambition

2019

Director, Producer

4.8
Directing Producing

A young aspiring musician preparing for a competition, is incredibly confidant and gets herself involved in a frightening trap that she has to find he...

Haunting on Fraternity Row

Haunting on Fraternity Row

2018

Executive Producer

5.4
Producing

A fraternity house throws their big "Winter Luau" party but when fraternity brothers and coeds begin dying horrible deaths they discover an evil entit...

When the Bough Breaks

When the Bough Breaks

2016

Producer

5.8
Producing

A surrogate mother harbors a deadly secret desire for a family of her own with the husband who is expecting to raise her child.

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

2014

as Self

6.7
Acting

The story of the insane scandals related to the remake of “Island of Dr. Moreau” —originally a novel by H. G. Wells—, which was brought to the big scr...

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th

2013

as Self

7.9
Acting

Taking inspiration from Peter M. Bracke's definitive book of the same name, this seven-hour documentary dives into the making of all twelve Friday the...

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

2013

Executive Producer

6.4
Producing

In New York City, Clary Fray, a seemingly ordinary teenager, learns that she is descended from a line of Shadowhunters — half-angel warriors who prote...

Freddy's Nightmares: Making Of

Freddy's Nightmares: Making Of

2010

as Self

Acting

A horror anthology series with "Freddy", the dream serial killer, hosting stories set in Springwood, USA. The series' creators give you a glimpse of w...

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010

as Self

7.8
Acting

For decades, Freddy Krueger has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters, scaring up over half a billion dollars at the box office a...

A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street

2010

Executive Producer

5.5
Producing

The film that brings back horror icon Freddy Krueger as a darker and more sinister character than ever before. While Freddy is on the prowl, a group o...

The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass

2007

Executive Producer

6.1
Producing

After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherwor...

Hairspray

Hairspray

2007

Executive Producer

6.7
Producing

Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot. Thr...

The Last Mimzy

The Last Mimzy

2007

Director, Executive Producer

6.4
Directing Producing

Two siblings begin to develop special talents after they find a mysterious box of toys, and soon their parents and even their teacher are drawn into a...

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

2006

as Self

6.8
Acting

This historical and critical look at slasher films, which includes dozens of clips, begins with Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Prom Night. The films'...

Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’

Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’

2006

as Self

8.2
Acting

The saga behind this modern horror classic. Featuring Wes Craven, Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss and many more.

Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream

Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream

2006

as Self

6.3
Acting

From 1970-1977, six low budget films shown at midnight transformed the way we make and watch films.

The House That Freddy Built

The House That Freddy Built

2006

as Self

6.0
Acting

How “A Nightmare on Elm Street” launched New Line Cinema and their legacy of horror films.

Return to Edge City

2005

as Self

Acting

A DVD exclusive making-of documentary for Chuck Russell's 1994 action comedy The Mask, consisting of interviews, behind the scenes footage, film clips...

Cellular

Cellular

2004

as Detective Looking Guy

6.4
Acting

A young man receives an emergency phone call on his cell phone from an older woman. She claims to have been kidnapped – and the kidnappers have target...

Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre

Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre

2004

as Self

6.0
Acting

Feature length documentary about the making of the film featuring interviews with producer Michael Bay, director Marcus Nispel, executive producers Br...

Meet Bob Shaye

2004

as Self

Acting

Documentary portrait of Robert Shaye, founder and CEO of New Line Cinema.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003

Executive Producer

8.5
Producing

As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outc...

Freddy vs. Jason

Freddy vs. Jason

2003

as Principal Shaye

6.1
Acting

Freddy enlists Jason to kill on his behalf on Elm Street, after realizing that he can't haunt dreams because people no longer fear him.

Freddy vs. Jason

Freddy vs. Jason

2003

Executive Producer

6.1
Producing

Freddy enlists Jason to kill on his behalf on Elm Street, after realizing that he can't haunt dreams because people no longer fear him.

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002

Executive Producer

8.4
Producing

Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies l...

The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees

The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees

2002

as Self

8.0
Acting

A documentary charting the rise and fall (and inevitable undead rise) of fictional killer Jason Vorhees from the Friday the 13th series, which takes i...

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001

Executive Producer

8.4
Producing

Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the han...

Festival in Cannes

Festival in Cannes

2001

as Bert Shuster

5.5
Acting

Cannes, 1999. Alice, an actress, wants to direct an indie picture. Kaz, a talkative (and maybe bogus) deal maker, promises $3 million if she'll use Mi...

The Perfect Souffle: Testing "Final Destination"

2000

as Self

5.0
Acting

Produced for the "Final Destination" Special Edition DVD.

The Perfect Souffle: Testing "Final Destination"

2000

Thanks

5.0

Produced for the "Final Destination" Special Edition DVD.

Frequency

Frequency

2000

Executive Producer

7.3
Producing

When a rare phenomenon gives police officer John Sullivan the chance to speak to his father, 30 years in the past, he takes the opportunity to prevent...

Divine Trash

Divine Trash

2000

as Self

7.3
Acting

The life and times of Baltimore film maker and midnight movie pioneer, John Waters.

Welcome to Primetime

Welcome to Primetime

1999

as Self

Acting

A documentary about the Nightmare on Elm Street series.

New Nightmare

New Nightmare

1994

as Robert Shaye

6.4
Acting

Cast and crew from A Nightmare on Elm Street are terrorized by Freddy Krueger and his razor-fingered glove as he crosses over into the real world.

New Nightmare

New Nightmare

1994

Executive Producer

6.4
Producing

Cast and crew from A Nightmare on Elm Street are terrorized by Freddy Krueger and his razor-fingered glove as he crosses over into the real world.

Blink

Blink

1993

Executive Producer

6.2
Producing

Emma is an attractive girl in her 20s who has been blind for 20 years. A new type of eye operation partially restores her sight, but she is having pro...

The Nightmare Begins Again

The Nightmare Begins Again

1993

as Minister

5.7
Acting

When Fred Krueger is set free on a technicality, the parents of the children he murdered take matters into their own hands, while a high school track ...

The Nightmare Begins Again

The Nightmare Begins Again

1993

Executive Producer

5.7
Producing

When Fred Krueger is set free on a technicality, the parents of the children he murdered take matters into their own hands, while a high school track ...

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

1993

as Interrogation Room Person (uncredited)

6.1
Acting

An LA detective is murdered because she has microfilm with the recipe to make cocaine cookies. Two cops partner to find and stop the fiends before the...

Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger Story

Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger Story

1991

as Self

8.0
Acting

Freddy Krueger hosts a retrospective special/making-of "Freddy's Dead."

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

1991

as Ticket Seller

5.3
Acting

Just when you thought it was safe to sleep, Freddy Krueger returns in this sixth installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, as psychologist Mag...

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

1991

Producer

5.3
Producing

Just when you thought it was safe to sleep, Freddy Krueger returns in this sixth installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, as psychologist Mag...

Book of Love

Book of Love

1990

Director

5.6
Directing

John Twiller takes down his high school yearbook and begins to reminiscence about that time he first moved into the neighborhood in 1956. His teenage ...

Heart Condition

Heart Condition

1990

Executive Producer

5.6
Producing

Racist police officer Jack Moony has a vendetta against Napoleon Stone, a charismatic black lawyer who is sleeping with Jack's old flame Crystal Gerri...

The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV'

1989

Thanks

4.7

Witness the behind-the-scenes techniques and gruesome special effects that dominate this box office hit! See through the mysteries of the slasher saga...

A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child

A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child

1989

Producer

5.4
Producing

Alice finds the deadly dreams of Freddy Krueger starting once again. This time, the taunting murderer is striking through the sleeping mind of her unb...

The Prince of Pennsylvania

The Prince of Pennsylvania

1988

Executive Producer

5.6
Producing

Set in a remote Pennsylvania coal-mining town, this off-beat comedy follows the relationship between Carla, a hippie woman, and Rupert, a young punk r...

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

1988

as Lecturer

5.9
Acting

Freddy Krueger is resurrected from his apparent demise, and rapidly tracks down and kills the remainder of the Elm Street kids. However, Kristen, who ...

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

1988

Producer

5.9
Producing

Freddy Krueger is resurrected from his apparent demise, and rapidly tracks down and kills the remainder of the Elm Street kids. However, Kristen, who ...

The Freddy Krueger Special

The Freddy Krueger Special

1988

Producer

7.5
Producing

MTV tie-in special for A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) featuring v.j. Kevin Seal going in search of Freddy Krueger only to wind u...

Critters 2

Critters 2

1988

Executive Producer

6.3
Producing

Three bounty hunters from space fly back to the town of Grovers Bend, hoping to save local residents from a new batch of Critter eggs.

Hairspray

Hairspray

1988

Executive Producer

6.8
Producing

'Pleasantly plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show. Now a teen hero, she starts using...

Stranded

Stranded

1987

Executive Producer

5.3
Producing

A young woman and her grandmother living in an isolated farmhouse are kidnapped by aliens.

The Hidden

The Hidden

1987

Producer

6.9
Producing

When average, law-abiding citizens suddenly turn to a life of hedonistic behavior and violent crime, Detective Tom Beck is tasked with helping young F...

My Demon Lover

My Demon Lover

1987

Producer

5.3
Producing

Denny has yet again been left by her thug boyfriend Chip. It seems as if she is doomed to be stuck with awful guys, this time she has to choose betwee...

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

1987

Producer

6.7
Producing

During a hallucinatory incident, Kristen Parker has her wrists slashed by dream-stalking monster, Freddy Krueger. Her mother, mistaking the wounds for...

Quiet Cool

Quiet Cool

1986

as Franklin

6.7
Acting

Joe Dylanne, a tough New York City police officer, is summoned to Northern California at the behest of Katy Greer, an old flame. Katy desperately need...

Quiet Cool

Quiet Cool

1986

Producer

6.7
Producing

Joe Dylanne, a tough New York City police officer, is summoned to Northern California at the behest of Katy Greer, an old flame. Katy desperately need...

Critters

Critters

1986

Executive Producer

6.5
Producing

Carnivorous aliens arrive unannounced at a Kansas family farm; two intergalactic bounty hunters soon follow, determined to blow them off the planet.

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

1985

as Bartender (uncredited)

5.8
Acting

Jesse Walsh moves with his family into the home of the lone survivor from a series of attacks by dream-stalking monster, Freddy Krueger. There, he is ...

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

1985

Producer

5.8
Producing

Jesse Walsh moves with his family into the home of the lone survivor from a series of attacks by dream-stalking monster, Freddy Krueger. There, he is ...

A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street

1984

Producer

7.3
Producing

Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, t...

The First Time

The First Time

1983

Executive Producer

4.2
Producing

A young film student pursues a woman while studying under a bizarre, eccentric film professor.

Xtro

Xtro

1982

Executive Producer

5.8
Producing

Tony's father Sam, abducted by aliens three years earlier, returns to earth and seeks out his wife and son, but Rachel has since been living with Joe ...

Alone in the Dark

Alone in the Dark

1982

Story, Producer

5.8
Writing Producing

A quartet of murderous psychopaths break out of a mental hospital during a power blackout and lay siege to their doctor's house.

Polyester

Polyester

1981

Executive Producer

7.0
Producing

Blessed with a keen sense of smell and cursed with a philandering pornographer husband, a parasitic mother, and a pair of delinquent children, the lon...

Stunts

Stunts

1977

Scenario Writer, Executive Producer

5.1
Writing Producing

After a stunt man dies while he is involved in the making of a motion picture, his brother takes his place in order to find out what really happened.

The Best of the New York Erotic Film Festival

The Best of the New York Erotic Film Festival

1972

Director

5.0
Directing

A stimulating, hilarious, provocative collection of the best American films dealing with you-know-what. Prize-winning films chosen by judges Gore Vida...

On Fighting Witches

1965

Director

Directing

Short film.

Image

1964

Director

Directing

A film by Robert Shaye featuring Wendy Carlos' music

Image

1963

Director

Directing

Short film.

Battle Flame

Battle Flame

1959

as Lt. Norris

6.0
Acting

The trials and tribulations of a platoon of U.S. Marines, led by 1st Lt. Frank Davis, during the Korean War.

High in the Clouds

High in the Clouds

N/A

Producer

Producing

After he accidentally sparked a revolution against Gretsch, the bossy diva-owl who has banned all music from his town, a teenage squirrel named Wirral...