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Neil A. Machlis

  • Producer
  • Production Manager
  • Production Department
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Neil A. Machlis was born in 1945. He is a producer and production manager, known for Grease (1978), 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984) and Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987).
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    • Known for

    John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in Grease (1978)
    Grease
    7.2
    • Producer
    • 1978
    2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
    2010: The Year We Make Contact
    6.7
    • Producer
    • 1984
    Steve Martin and John Candy in Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
    Planes, Trains & Automobiles
    7.6
    • Producer(as Neil Machlis)
    • 1987
    Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer in Wolf (1994)
    Wolf
    6.3
    • Producer(as Neil Machlis)
    • 1994

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Justin Long, Jesse McCartney, and Matthew Gray Gubler in Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)
      Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
      4.4
      • executive producer (as Neil Machlis)
      • 2011
    • Ice Cube and Mike Epps in The Janky Promoters (2009)
      The Janky Promoters
      5.1
      • executive producer (as Neil Machlis)
      • 2009
    • Ice Cube, Tracy Morgan, and Katt Williams in First Sunday (2008)
      First Sunday
      4.6
      • executive producer (as Neil Machlis)
      • 2008
    • Nia Long, Ice Cube, Aleisha Allen, and Philip Bolden in Are We Done Yet? (2007)
      Are We Done Yet?
      4.3
      • executive producer (as Neil Machlis)
      • 2007
    • The Tripper (2006)
      The Tripper
      5.0
      • producer (as Neil Machlis)
      • 2006
    • Tim Allen, Spencer Breslin, Kate Mara, Ryan Whitney, and Michael Cassidy in Zoom (2006)
      Zoom
      4.4
      • executive producer (as Neil Machlis)
      • 2006
    • Kelly Stables in The Ring Two (2005)
      The Ring Two
      5.4
      • executive producer (as Neil Machlis)
      • 2005
    • Bill Murray in Garfield: The Movie (2004)
      Garfield: The Movie
      5.1
      • executive producer (as Neil Machlis)
      • 2004
    • Jake Busey, Rosario Dawson, Adam Garcia, Anjul Nigam, and Ethan Suplee in The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest (2002)
      The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
      5.5
      • executive producer (as Neil Machlis)
      • 2002
    • Eddie Murphy, Michael Rapaport, Steve Zahn, Norm MacDonald, Phil Proctor, Richard C. Sarafian, Tank the Bear, and Crystal the Monkey in Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
      Dr. Dolittle 2
      4.8
      • executive producer (as Neil Machlis)
      • 2001
    • Elizabeth Hurley and Brendan Fraser in Bedazzled (2000)
      Bedazzled
      6.1
      • executive producer (as Neil Machlis)
      • 2000
    • Poster
      What Planet Are You From?
      5.7
      • producer (as Neil Machlis)
      • 2000
    • Dropping Out (2000)
      Dropping Out
      5.9
      • producer (as Neil Machlis)
      • 2000
    • Robert De Niro and Philip Seymour Hoffman in Flawless (1999)
      Flawless
      6.4
      • executive producer (as Neil Machlis)
      • 1999
    • John Travolta, Emma Thompson, and Adrian Lester in Primary Colors (1998)
      Primary Colors
      6.7
      • executive producer (as Neil Machlis)
      • 1998

    Production Management

    • Richard Gere, Kate Winslet, Halle Berry, Seann William Scott, Anna Faris, Hugh Jackman, Johnny Knoxville, Emma Stone, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Movie 43 (2013)
      Movie 43
      4.4
      • unit production manager (segment "The Proposition", as Neil Machlis)
      • 2013
    • Justin Long, Jesse McCartney, and Matthew Gray Gubler in Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)
      Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
      4.4
      • unit production manager (as Neil Machlis)
      • 2011
    • Ice Cube, Tracy Morgan, and Katt Williams in First Sunday (2008)
      First Sunday
      4.6
      • unit production manager (as Neil Machlis)
      • 2008
    • Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, and Dianne Wiest in The Birdcage (1996)
      The Birdcage
      7.2
      • unit production manager (as Neil Machlis)
      • 1996
    • Tim Robbins, Meg Ryan, and Walter Matthau in I.Q. (1994)
      I.Q.
      6.2
      • unit production manager
      • 1994
    • Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer in Wolf (1994)
      Wolf
      6.3
      • unit production manager (as Neil Machlis)
      • 1994
    • Nicolas Cage, Sarah Jessica Parker, and James Caan in Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
      Honeymoon in Vegas
      5.9
      • unit production manager (as Neil Machlis)
      • 1992
    • Keanu Reeves, William Sadler, and Alex Winter in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
      Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
      6.3
      • unit production manager (as Neil Machlis)
      • 1991
    • Postcards from the Edge (1990)
      Postcards from the Edge
      6.7
      • unit production manager (as Neil Machlis)
      • 1990
    • Tom Selleck and Laila Robins in An Innocent Man (1989)
      An Innocent Man
      6.5
      • unit production manager
      • 1989
    • Robert Downey Jr., Mary Stuart Masterson, Cybill Shepherd, and Ryan O'Neal in Chances Are (1989)
      Chances Are
      6.5
      • unit production manager
      • 1989
    • Steve Martin and John Candy in Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
      Planes, Trains & Automobiles
      7.6
      • unit production manager
      • 1987
    • Tom Noonan, Brent Chalem, Michael Faustino, Andre Gower, Robby Kiger, Ryan Lambert, Michael Reid MacKay, Duncan Regehr, Carl Thibault, and Tom Woodruff Jr. in The Monster Squad (1987)
      The Monster Squad
      6.9
      • unit production manager
      • 1987
    • Michael Keaton, George Wendt, Rodney Kageyama, and Gedde Watanabe in Gung Ho (1986)
      Gung Ho
      6.3
      • production manager
      • 1986
    • 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
      2010: The Year We Make Contact
      6.7
      • unit production manager
      • 1984

    Production Department

    • Huckleberry Finn (1974)
      Huckleberry Finn
      5.6
      • assistant production manager (as Neil Machlis)
      • 1974
    • Karen Black and George Segal in Born to Win (1971)
      Born to Win
      5.8
      • production associate (as Neil Machlis)
      • 1971
    • Faye Dunaway in Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970)
      Puzzle of a Downfall Child
      6.6
      • production associate (as Neil Machlis)
      • 1970
    • Stiletto (1969)
      Stiletto
      5.1
      • production associate (as Neil Machlis)
      • 1969

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Neil Machlis
    • Born
      • 1945

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    • Trivia
      One of 105 people invited to join AMPAS in 2008.

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