Ed Carlin (23 August 1932 – 24 October 1996) was an American film producer best known for his association with

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and director

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and his work in the exploitation field. Carlin was born in the Bronx in New York. He served in the navy as a flight navigator during the

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on the U.S.S. Essex. He attended UCLA and worked as an art director for Millie Braverman then moved into film production. Carlin teamed up with writer Gil Lasky and they made '' Blood and Lace'' which they sold to AIP. He and Lasky then collaborated on ''

The Night God Screamed ''The Night God Screamed'' is a 1971 American psychological thriller/horror film, independently made on a low budget by Lasky/Carlin Productions (producers Ed Carlin and Gil Lasky, with Lasky writing the screenplay). Due to the sensitivities conn ...

'', ''The Manhandlers'' and ''

Mama's Dirty Girls ''Mama's Dirty Girls'' is a 1974 exploitation film starring Gloria Grahame and Candice Rialson about a woman and her three daughters who murder men for money. Producer Ed Carlin later commented, "If you haven’t seen it, you didn’t miss much. ...

''. Carlin ran his own distribution company, Premiere Releasing. Carlin also worked as New World's foreign sales representative, and eventually was put in charge of New World's international distribution. Carlin was later head of sales for New Horizon/Concorde. Carlin was the original producer on ''

First Blood ''First Blood'' is a 1982 American war action film starring Sylvester Stallone as Vietnam War veteran John Rambo. Directed by Ted Kotcheff, the film was co-written by Michael Kozoll, William Sackheim, and Stallone, deriving from the 1972 no ...

'' but was replaced when he had a heart attack. He was married to

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and their two children, a daughter, Angela, and a son, Dan Carlin.

Select films

*'' Blood and Lace'' (1971) - producer *''

'' (1971) - producer *'' The Manhandlers'' (1973) - producer *''

'' (1974) - producer *'' The Swinging Barmaids'' (1975) - producer *'' The Student Body'' (1976) - producer *'' Moonshine County Express'' (1977) - producer *'' The Evil'' (1978) - producer *''

The Brood ''The Brood'' is a 1979 Canadian psychological body horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, and Art Hindle. Its plot follows a man and his mentally ill ex-wife, who has been sequestered by a ...

'' (1979) - consultant *''

Battle Beyond the Stars ''Battle Beyond the Stars'' is a 1980 American space opera film produced by Roger Corman, directed by Jimmy T. Murakami, and starring Richard Thomas, Robert Vaughn, George Peppard, John Saxon, Sybil Danning and Darlanne Fluegel. Inspire ...

'' (1980) - producer *''

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'' (1982) - producer *'' Fast Gun'' (1988) - executive producer *'' Private Lessons II'' (1993) - supervising producer

References

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