Production
Gary Kurtz
Born July 27, 1940 · Los Angeles, California, United States · Died September 23, 2018
Biography
Gary Douglas Kurtz (July 27, 1940 – September 23, 2018) was an American film producer whose list of credits includes American Graffiti (1973), Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), The Dark Crystal (1982) and Return to Oz (1985). Kurtz also co-produced the 1989 science fiction adventure film Slipstream, which reunited him with Star Wars star Mark Hamill. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gary Kurtz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
8.6
Star Wars
Producer
8.7
The Empire Strikes Back
Producer
9.0
The Godfather Part II
Photographer in Court (uncredited)
7.4
American Graffiti
Co-Producer
7.1
The Dark Crystal
Producer
6.7
Return to Oz
Executive Producer
8.0
Jodorowsky's Dune
Self - Film Producer
7.2
Two-Lane Blacktop
Associate Producer
8.2
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self
6.4
The Shooting
Assistant Camera
6.5
The People vs. George Lucas
Self
4.7
Slipstream
Producer
6.5
I Am Your Father
Himself
7.4
The Making of Star Wars
Self, Executive Producer
6.5
5-25-77
Producer
4.8
The Steal
Producer
5.2
Beach Ball
Assistant Director
7.5
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
Self
4.4
Chandler
Associate Producer
8.8 TMDB
When Star Wars Ruled the World
Self
Filmography
- 2021Remembering Return to OzSelfMovie
- 2019The Empire Strikes DoorMovie
- 2016Gangster KittensExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2015The Definitive History of Star WarsContributorMovie
- 2015I Am Your FatherHimselfMovie
- 2013Jodorowsky's DuneSelf - Film ProducerMovie
- 2010The People vs. George LucasSelfMovie
- 20085-25-77ProducerMovie
- 2007Friends and HeroesSupervising ProducerSeries
- 2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars TrilogySelfMovie
- 2004When Star Wars Ruled the WorldSelfMovie
- 1998The Destruction of Troy and the Adventures of OdysseusAnimation Supervisor, DirectorMovie
- 1995The StealProducerMovie
- 1989The Making of SlipstreamMovie
- 1989SlipstreamProducerMovie
- 1985Return to OzExecutive ProducerMovie
- 1983The World of 'The Dark Crystal'SelfMovie
- 1982The Dark CrystalProducerMovie
- 1980SP FX: The Empire Strikes BackSelfMovie
- 1980The Empire Strikes BackProducerMovie
- 1980Star Wars: Music by John WilliamsSelfMovie
- 1977The Making of Star WarsSelf, Executive ProducerMovie
- 1977Star WarsProducerMovie
- 1975ArenaSeries
- 1974The Godfather Part IIPhotographer in Court (uncredited)Movie
- 1973American GraffitiCo-ProducerMovie
- 1973To Be FreeEditorMovie
- 1971ChandlerAssociate ProducerMovie
- 1971Two-Lane BlacktopAssociate ProducerMovie
- 1970ImagoEditorMovie
- 1966The ShootingAssistant CameraMovie
- 1965Beach BallAssistant DirectorMovie