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Edward Rambach Pressman (April 11, 1943 – January 17, 2023) was an American film producer and founder of the production company Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation.


Early life

Pressman was born to a
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ish family in
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, the son of Lynn and Jack Pressman, known as the "King of Marbles", who founded the Pressman Toy Corporation.


Career

In 1987, his own production company Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation had received a three-feature pact with International Video Entertainment to handle theatrical and home video distribution rights with a dual option to extend into a fourth feature. The
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houses the Edward R. Pressman Collection. The film collection contains over 250 items, including theatrical prints, printing elements and videotapes related to the films produced by Pressman or his production company, as well as films acquired by Pressman Films for reference purposes. The Pressman Collection is complemented by paper materials held at the Academy's Margaret Herrick Library.


Death

Pressman died in
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on January 17, 2023, at the age of 79. His death was confirmed by his production company.


Filmography

; As an actor ; Music department ; Miscellaneous crew ; Thanks Producer * '' Out of It'' (1969) * '' The Revolutionary'' (1970) * '' Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues'' (1972) * ''
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''(1973) * '' Phantom of the Paradise'' (1974) * '' Old Boyfriends'' (1979) * * '' Heart Beat'' (1980) * '' The Hand'' (1981) * '' Plenty'' (1985) * '' Cherry 2000'' (1987) * ''
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'' (1987) * ''
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'' (1988) * '' Blue Steel'' (1990) * '' Reversal of Fortune'' (1990) * ''Stranger in the House'' (1990) (co-producer) * ''
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'' (1991) * '' Year of the Gun'' (1991) * '' Bad Lieutenant'' (1992) * '' Storyville'' (1992) * '' Hoffa'' (1992) * ''
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'' (1994) * ''
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'' (1996) * '' The Island of Dr. Moreau'' (1996) * '' The Crow: City of Angels'' (1996) * '' The Blackout'' (1997) * ''
The Winter Guest ''The Winter Guest'' is a 1997 drama film directed by Alan Rickman (in his feature directorial debut) and starring Phyllida Law and Emma Thompson. Plot Set in Scotland on one wintry day, the film focuses on eight people; a mother and daughter ...
'' (1997) * ''
Two Girls and a Guy ''Two Girls and a Guy'' is a 1997 American black comedy-drama film written and directed by James Toback and produced by Edward R. Pressman and Chris Hanley. It stars Robert Downey Jr., Heather Graham and Natasha Gregson Wagner. The film is ma ...
'' (1997) * '' New Rose Hotel'' (1998) * '' Legionnaire'' (1998) * '' After the Truth'' (1999) (co-producer) * ''
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'' (2000) * '' The Crow: Salvation'' (2000) * '' The Beautiful Country'' (2004) * '' Undertow'' (2004) * '' The Crow: Wicked Prayer'' (2005) * ''
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'' (2006) * ''
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'' (2008) * '' Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans'' (2009) * '' Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps'' (2010) * '' The Man Who Knew Infinity'' (2015) * '' Dalíland'' (2022) * '' Catching Dust'' (2023) * ''
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'' (1973) * ''
Paradise Alley ''Paradise Alley'' is a 1978 American sports drama film written, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone (in his feature directorial debut). The film tells the story of three Italian American brothers in Hell's Kitchen in the 1940s who be ...
'' (1978) * '' Victoria'' (1979) * ''
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'' (1981) (Director's cut) * ''
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'' (1984) (Uncredited) * '' Crimewave'' (1985) * '' Half Moon Street'' (1986) * '' True Stories'' (1986) * '' Good Morning, Babylon'' (1987) * ''
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'' (1987) * '' Paris by Night'' (1988) * '' Martians Go Home'' (1989) * '' To Sleep with Anger'' (1990) * '' Waiting for the Light'' (1990) * ''
Iron Maze ''Iron Maze'' is a 1991 Japanese and American film directed by Hiroaki Yoshida and executive produced by Oliver Stone, starring Jeff Fahey, Bridget Fonda, Hiroaki Murakami, and J.T. Walsh. Based on Ryūnosuke Akutagawa's story '' In a Grove' ...
'' (1991) * '' Dream Lover'' (1993) * ''
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'' (1995) * '' The Crow: Stairway to Heaven'' (1998-1999) * ''
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'' (1999) * '' Happy Times'' (2000) * '' Wendigo'' (2001) * '' Harvard Man'' (2001) * ''
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'' (2002) * ''
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'' (2003) * '' Party Monster'' (2003) * '' The Hebrew Hammer'' (2003) * ''
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'' (2003) * '' Love Object'' (2003) * ''
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'' (2003) * '' Never Die Alone'' (2004) * '' The King'' (2005) * '' Thank You for Smoking'' (2005) * '' Driving Lessons'' (2006) * ''
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'' (2006) * '' The Moth Diaries'' (2011) * '' Red Wing'' (2013) * '' Paterno'' (2018) (TV movie)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pressman, Edward R. 1943 births 2023 deaths Film producers from New York City Jewish American film people 20th-century American Jews 21st-century American Jews