 Biography
Jerry Bruckheimer is one of the most successful
producers of all time, having produced films that have generated over $4 Billion in box
office receipts. He began his filmmaking career as an award-winning commercial producer in
his native Detroit. After spending another four years on Madison Avenue at BBD&O, he
moved to Hollywood and was soon producing films such as "Cat People"and
"American Gigolo."
Also among those early films was 1983's "Flashdance", a film that
changed Bruckheimer's life by becoming a sleeper hit (grossing $100 million in the U.S.
alone) and pairing him with an old acquaintance, producer Don Simpson, who would be his
partner for the next 14 years.
In one of the most prolific partnerships in recent motion picture history,
Bruckheimer and Simpson produced films that were honored with 15 Academy Award
nominations, two Oscars for Best Song, four Grammys, three Golden Globes, two People's
Choice Awards for Best Picture, and an MTV Award for Best Picture of the Decade. Equally
important to Bruckheimer as a creative force was the fact that the films were turning
their stars into box office giants. "Beverly Hills Cop" launched Eddie Murphy's
film career, and "Top Gun" made Tom Cruise an international superstar.
By 1995, the team was producing
one hit after another. In that year alone, Bruckheimer was responsible for "Bad
Boys" the Will Smith/Martin Lawrence film that was Columbia Pictures'
highest-grossing movie of the year; Michelle Pfeiffer's acclaimed "Dangerous
Minds"; and "Crimson Tide" the Denzel Washington/Gene Hackman adventure
that, with "Dangerous Minds," topped Hollywood Pictures' box office slate.
In 1996, Bruckheimer produced "The Rock" Starring Sean Connery and
Nicolas Cage, the film grossed nearly $350 million worldwide, and set the video rental
market record as the most-ordered film in history.
Now on his own, Bruckheimer followed in 1997 with "Con Air"a film
that firmly placed Cage in the stratosphere of international action heroes and grossed
over $200 million. Those grosses continued in 1998 with the July release of Touchstone
Pictures' "Armageddon" the highest-grossing live-action film ever to come from
The Walt Disney Studios.
A fast-paced action thriller, "Enemy of the State" is the story of
a rogue government agent's efforts to eliminate an innocent man who unwittingly possesses
information implicating him in the death of a U.S. congressman.
Directed by Tony Scott, "Enemy of the State" is produced by Jerry
Bruckheimer and is distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution.
other directors:
Michael Bay
Dominic Sena
Simon West
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