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Dean Backer(I)

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  • Production Designer
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Dean Backer is known for The Game (1997), Copycat (1995) and Contagion (2011).
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    Known for

    Michael Douglas in The Game (1997)
    The Game
    7.7
    • Art Department
    • 1997
    Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, and William McNamara in Copycat (1995)
    Copycat
    6.6
    • Art Department
    • 1995
    Jude Law, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, and Marion Cotillard in Contagion (2011)
    Contagion
    6.8
    • Art Department(San Francisco)
    • 2011
    On the Road (2012)
    On the Road
    6.0
    • Art Department(California)
    • 2012

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    Set Decorator



    • Big Sur (2013)
      Big Sur
      5.7
      • Set Decorator
      • 2013
    • Cliff Curtis, Derek Luke, and Scottie Thompson in Trauma (2009)
      Trauma
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Set Decorator
      • 2009–2010
    • Ha Ji-Won, Park Joong-hoon, Sul Kyung-gu, and Uhm Junghwa in Tidal Wave (2009)
      Tidal Wave
      5.5
      • Set Decorator
      • 2009
    • Yun Je-mun and Park Hyuk-kwon in Chaw (2009)
      Chaw
      5.6
      • Set Decorator
      • 2009
    • The Law and Mr. Lee (2003)
      The Law and Mr. Lee
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • Set Decorator
      • 2003
    • Ticker (2002)
      Ticker
      7.5
      Short
      • Set Decorator
      • 2002
    • Don Johnson and Cheech Marin in Nash Bridges (1996)
      Nash Bridges
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Set Decorator
      • 1996–2001
    • Kid (1993)
      Kid
      5.2
      Short
      • Set Decorator
      • 1993

    Art Department



    • Hayden Panettiere and Josh Hutcherson in The Forger (2012)
      The Forger
      5.3
      • set dresser
      • 2012
    • On the Road (2012)
      On the Road
      6.0
      • leadman: California
      • 2012
    • Jason Segel and Emily Blunt in The Five-Year Engagement (2012)
      The Five-Year Engagement
      6.2
      • set buyer: San Francisco
      • 2012
    • Jude Law, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, and Marion Cotillard in Contagion (2011)
      Contagion
      6.8
      • buyer: San Francisco
      • 2011
    • Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Jonathan Morgan Heit, and Laura Ann Kesling in Bedtime Stories (2008)
      Bedtime Stories
      6.0
      • set dresser: Napa (as Dean Backer)
      • 2008
    • Ben Stiller and Malin Akerman in The Heartbreak Kid (2007)
      The Heartbreak Kid
      5.9
      • set dresser: San Francisco
      • 2007
    • Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo in Just Like Heaven (2005)
      Just Like Heaven
      6.7
      • property master: San Francisco 2nd unit
      • 2005
    • Blythe Danner, Dana Delany, Oded Fehr, Sasha Alexander, Paul Blackthorne, Julianne Nicholson, and Anna Deavere Smith in Presidio Med (2002)
      Presidio Med
      6.3
      TV Series
      • property master: San Francisco
      • 2002–2003
    • Clint Eastwood in True Crime (1999)
      True Crime
      6.6
      • local lead man (uncredited)
      • 1999
    • Robin Williams in Flubber (1997)
      Flubber
      5.3
      • co-leadman
      • 1997
    • Michael Douglas in The Game (1997)
      The Game
      7.7
      • swing gang
      • 1997
    • Robin Williams in Jack (1996)
      Jack
      5.8
      • lead man
      • 1996
    • Sharon Stone in Last Dance (1996)
      Last Dance
      5.7
      • leadman
      • 1996
    • Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, and William McNamara in Copycat (1995)
      Copycat
      6.6
      • leadman
      • 1995
    • Angels in the Outfield (1994)
      Angels in the Outfield
      6.2
      • leadman
      • 1994

    Production Designer



    • Just Add Water (2008)
      Just Add Water
      5.6
      • Production Designer
      • 2008
    • Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie (1990)
      Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie
      6.6
      Video
      • Production Designer
      • 1990
    • Robert Parnell, Azizah Rowen, and Lynn Gary Newton in Magic Boat (1990)
      Magic Boat
      • Production Designer
      • 1990

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