Larry Meistrich
Larry Meistrich | |
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| Born | October 14, 1966 The Bronx, New York City, USA |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Children | 3 |
Larry Meistrich (born October 14, 1966) is an American film producer. He was a founding member of the now defunct film production company The Shooting Gallery. Meistrich attended Johns Hopkins University graduating in 1989 with a degree in writing. While at Hopkins, he was a brother of Alpha Delta Phi. He produced Sling Blade, with Billy Bob Thornton, which won the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. He won an Independent Spirit Award for producing You Can Count on Me in 2001 and the film was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Meistrich now is the founder and chairman of NEHST Studios. NEHST has combined with another studio to create DigiNext Films.
Larry Meistrich has had some controversial film companies and been sued for fraud by his employee and investors for losing tens of millions of dollars. [4][5][6][7][8]
Selected filmography as a producer
- Laws of Gravity (1992)
- New Jersey Drive (1995)
- Sling Blade (1996)
- Henry Fool (1997)
- Niagara, Niagara (1997)
- Belly (1998)
- Strangeland (1998)
- Frogs for Snakes (1998)
- The Minus Man (1999)
- The 24 Hour Woman (1999)
- The Bumblebee Flies Anyway (1999)
- You Can Count on Me (2000)
- The Tic Code (2000)
- Chinese Coffee (2000)
- Daddy and Them (2001)
- The Numbers (2005)
- Mechina: A Preparation (2005)
- Article 32 (2009)
Selected filmography as a distributor
- The Song of the Little Road (2003)
- 41 (2007)
- Intervention (2007)
- Running the Sahara (2007)
- Faded Glory (2009)
- The Mayor of Strawberry Fields (2009)
- Article 32 (2009)
- Chloe and Keith's Wedding (2009)
- Running America (2009)
- The 904: Shadow on the Sunshine State (2010)[9]
- Cut Poison Burn (2010)
- Standing Silent (2011)
- Lilith (2011)
- Thank You For Judging (2011)
- The Standbys (2012)
- Kinderblock 66: Return to the Buchenwald (2012)
- The United States of Football (2013)
- A Miracle in Spanish Harlem (2013)
- Mr. Sophistication (2013)
- The American Nurse (2014)
- Anita B. (2014)
- Drunktown's Finest (2014)
- African Exodus (2014)
- Elephant Blues (2014)
- Pass the Light (2015)
- Leaves of the Tree (2016)
References
- ^ "Larry Meistrich – eNotes.com Reference". Enotes.com. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
- ^ "Larry Meistrich". Sehrch.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
- ^ "Who is Larry Meistrich?". Searchdictionaries.com. October 14, 1966. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
- ^ Street, Chip (September 15, 2009). "Sling Blade producer Larry Meistrich sued for fraud". chip street, writey guy. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ "The Next Picture Show". Forbes. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ Street, Chip (September 15, 2009). "Sling Blade producer Larry Meistrich sued for fraud". chip street, author. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
- ^ "Everything Ventured, Everything Lost". Los Angeles Times. September 23, 2001. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
- ^ "Misfire: The Rise and Fall of The Shooting Gallery: Hamptons Review". The Hollywood Reporter. October 24, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
- ^ "DiginextWeb". www.diginextfilms.com. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
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