Furthur Films is an American independent film and television production company. It was founded by actor

Michael Douglas Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American actor and film producer. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the ...

on November 19, 1997. The company is based in New York City but has offices located in

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. In May 1999, Furthur Films executive Allen Burry announced that the company was interested in acquiring

Tom Wolfe Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr. (March 2, 1930 – May 14, 2018)Some sources say 1931; ''The New York Times'' and Reuters both initially reported 1931 in their obituaries before changing to 1930. See and was an American author and journalist widely ...

's novel ''

A Man in Full ''A Man in Full'' is the second novel by Tom Wolfe, published on November 12, 1998, by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. It is set primarily in Atlanta, with a significant portion of the story also taking place in the East Bay region of the San Francisc ...

'' for development as a television series.

Filmography

* ''

One Night at McCool's ''One Night at McCool's'' is a 2001 American neo-noir black comedy film written by Stan Seidel, directed by Harald Zwart, and starring Liv Tyler, Matt Dillon, Paul Reiser, John Goodman, Michael Douglas, Andrew Silverstein and Reba McEntire. ...

'' (2001) * ''

Don't Say a Word ''Don't Say a Word'' is a 2001 American psychological thriller film starring Michael Douglas, Sean Bean, Brittany Murphy, Guy Torry, Jennifer Esposito, Famke Janssen, Skye McCole Bartusiak and Oliver Platt based on the novel ''Don't Say a Wo ...

'' (2001) * ''

Swimfan ''Swimfan'' is a 2002 American teen psychological thriller film directed by John Polson and written by Charles Bohl and Phillip Schneider. Starring Jesse Bradford, Erika Christensen, and Shiri Appleby, the film is about a high school swimming s ...

'' (2002) * '' It Runs in the Family'' (2003) * '' The In-Laws'' (2003) * '' The Sentinel'' (2006) * ''

Beyond the Reach ''Beyond the Reach'' is a 2014 American thriller film directed by Jean-Baptiste Léonetti and written by Stephen Susco, based on Robb White's 1972 novel '' Deathwatch''. The film stars Michael Douglas (who also produced), Jeremy Irvine, Hanna ...

'' (2014) * ''

Flatliners ''Flatliners'' is a 1990 American science fiction psychological horror film directed by Joel Schumacher, produced by Michael Douglas and Rick Bieber, and written by Peter Filardi. It stars Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, William Baldwin, Oliv ...

'' (2017) * ''

We Have Always Lived in the Castle ''We Have Always Lived in the Castle'' is a 1962 mystery novel by American author Shirley Jackson. It was Jackson's final work, and was published with a dedication to Pascal Covici, the publisher, three years before the author's death in 1965 ...

'' (2018) * '' Ratched'' (2020)

References

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