Joe Neurauter (born 1977) is an Austrian-born

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producer best known for his work on ''

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'' (2006) and ''

The Wackness ''The Wackness'' is a 2008 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Jonathan Levine. The film is a semi-autobiographical account of Levine's life growing up in New York City in the 1990s. It stars Ben Kingsley, Josh Peck ...

'' (2008) with

Keith Calder Keith G. Calder (born 14 December 1979) is a British-born independent film producer best known for his work on ''All the Boys Love Mandy Lane'' (2006) and ''The Wackness'' (2008) with Felipe Marino and Joe Neurauter. Career After graduatin ...

and Felipe Marino.

Early and personal life

Neurauter was born in

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, though he is now based in Los Angeles. His biggest sources of inspiration as a producer are

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's films '' Goodfellas'' (1990) and ''

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'' (1995), because "they were visually stunning, had strong characters and great storytelling".

Career

Neurauter graduated from the

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's (USC) Peter Stark Producing Program in 2004 and went on to form a

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, Occupant Films, with fellow USC graduates

and Felipe Marino in 2005. The three producers joined together because Marino says that they share "similar entrepreneurial spirits". Neurauter, Calder and Marino found their first script, ''

'' by Jacob Forman, through a contact in USC's writing department within a week of founding the company. After its completion, the film was screened at the

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and was bought by

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though it was re-sold and has yet to be released in the United States. Their second project was ''

'', a collaboration with

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, who had directed ''All the Boys Love Mandy Lane''. On working with Levine a second time, Calder said that "We want to continue working with strong, creative partners and build a long, lasting relationship with them." Neurauter remarked that ""We saw a lot doors open once we sold ''Mandy Lane'', but it's a whole different level to have a movie 'The Wackness''released. It gives you a totally different perception in the community." Having completed two feature films, Marino said that "The goal in the upcoming years is to do two to three movies per year." In 2008, he was named one of ''

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''s "10 Producers to Watch" alongside Calder and Marino.

Filmography

* ''

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'' (2013) * '' Riddick: Furya'' (TBA)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Neurauter, Joe 1977 births Living people American film producers Film people from Innsbruck Austrian emigrants to the United States USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni