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Michael A. Simpson(I)

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  • Director
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Producer Michael A. Simpson Red Carpet 2010 Academy Awards
Michael A. Simpson is known for Kidnapping Mr. Heineken (2015), Hysteria (2011) and Crazy Heart (2009).
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    Known for

    Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Kwanten, Jim Sturgess, and Sam Worthington in Kidnapping Mr. Heineken (2015)
    Kidnapping Mr. Heineken
    6.1
    Movie
    • Producer
    • 2015
    Hugh Dancy and Maggie Gyllenhaal in Hysteria (2011)
    Hysteria
    6.7
    Movie
    • Producer
    • 2011
    Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart (2009)
    Crazy Heart
    7.2
    Movie
    • Producer
    • 2009
    Candy Jar (2018)
    Candy Jar
    5.8
    Movie
    • Producer
    • 2018

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    Producer

    • Hatcher: The Search for Thai Horse
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
    • Candy Jar (2018)
      Candy Jar
      5.8
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Kwanten, Jim Sturgess, and Sam Worthington in Kidnapping Mr. Heineken (2015)
      Kidnapping Mr. Heineken
      6.1
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Dustin Hoffman in Boychoir (2014)
      Boychoir
      6.7
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Jennifer Connelly, Greg Kinnear, Logan Lerman, Nat Wolff, Liana Liberato, and Lily Collins in Stuck in Love. (2012)
      Stuck in Love.
      7.2
      • executive producer
      • 2012
    • Aaron Eckhart and Olga Kurylenko in Erased (2012)
      Erased
      6.0
      • executive producer
      • 2012
    • Hugh Dancy and Maggie Gyllenhaal in Hysteria (2011)
      Hysteria
      6.7
      • executive producer
      • 2011
    • Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart (2009)
      Crazy Heart
      7.2
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (1989)
      Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland
      5.0
      • producer
      • 1989
    • Fast Food (1989)
      Fast Food
      4.3
      • producer
      • 1989
    • Connie Craig in Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988)
      Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers
      5.5
      • producer
      • 1988
    • Funland (1987)
      Funland
      4.3
      • producer
      • 1987
    • Corbin Bernsen, Isaac Hayes, Ed Marinaro, and William Sanderson in Dead Aim (1987)
      Dead Aim
      4.9
      • producer
      • 1987
    • Impure Thoughts (1986)
      Impure Thoughts
      5.6
      • producer
      • 1986
    • Portrait of America
      7.0
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1983

    Director

    • The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991)
      The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Director (as Michael Simpson)
      • 1991
    • Relatively Speaking
      8.1
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1989
    • Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (1989)
      Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland
      5.0
      • Director
      • 1989
    • Fast Food (1989)
      Fast Food
      4.3
      • Director
      • 1989
    • Connie Craig in Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988)
      Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers
      5.5
      • Director
      • 1988
    • Funland (1987)
      Funland
      4.3
      • Director
      • 1987
    • Season's Greetings (1986)
      Season's Greetings
      8.0
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1986
    • Impure Thoughts (1986)
      Impure Thoughts
      5.6
      • Director
      • 1986
    • The Browning Version (1985)
      The Browning Version
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1985
    • Absurd Person Singular (1985)
      Absurd Person Singular
      8.4
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1985
    • Cyrano de Bergerac (1985)
      Cyrano de Bergerac
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • television director
      • 1985
    • Portrait of America
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1983

    Writer

    • All She Wants for Christmas (2006)
      All She Wants for Christmas
      4.8
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 2006
    • Crazy for Christmas (2005)
      Crazy for Christmas
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 2005
    • Funland (1987)
      Funland
      4.3
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 1987
    • Corbin Bernsen, Isaac Hayes, Ed Marinaro, and William Sanderson in Dead Aim (1987)
      Dead Aim
      4.9
      • Writer
      • 1987
    • Impure Thoughts (1986)
      Impure Thoughts
      5.6
      • written by
      • 1986
    • Portrait of America
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1983
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

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      • Michael Simpson

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      For me, the 'Sleepaway Camp' sequels are where horror and comedy meet in a dark alley.

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