Art Linson
Art Linson (born 1942) is an American film producer, director and screenwriter. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. His directorial debut was the 1980 comedy, Where the Buffalo Roam, which was loosely based on stories by Hunter S. Thompson and starred Bill Murray as the writer. He also directed 1984's The Wild Life. Linson has produced many films including Car Wash, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Fight Club, Melvin and Howard and the Brian De Palma films The Untouchables, Casualties of War, and The Black Dahlia. He has worked with Michael Mann, David Mamet, and Cameron Crowe. He produced Sunset Strip with his son John. His writing credits include the film American Hot Wax and two books, What Just Happened? Bitter Hollywood Tales from the Front Line (ISBN 1-58234-240-7), which was adapted into the film What Just Happened, and A Pound of Flesh: Perilous Tales of How to Produce Movies in Hollywood (ISBN 0-8021-3551-X). He is an executive producer for the FX drama series Sons of Anarchy. Linson produced a film based on the band The Runaways, with his son John Linson as a co-producer.
The Untouchables
(Producer)
Fight Club
(Producer)
Heat
(Producer)
Point of No Return
(Producer)
Casualties of War
(Producer)
Spartan
(Producer)
Singles
(Executive Producer)
We're No Angels
(Producer)
This Boy's Life
(Producer)
The Black Dahlia
(Producer)
The Edge
(Producer)
What Just Happened
(Author)
Lords of Dogtown
(Executive Producer)
Where the Buffalo Roam
(Director)
Pushing Tin
(Producer)
Scrooged
(Producer)
The Runaways
(Producer)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
(Producer)
The Wild Life
(Director)
Great Expectations
(Producer)
Sunset Strip
(Producer)
The Wild Life
(Producer)
Heist
(Producer)
What Just Happened
(Writer)
What Just Happened
(Producer)
The Outsider
(Producer)
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
(Producer)
Where the Buffalo Roam
(Producer)
The Comedian
(Story)
The Comedian
(Screenplay)
American Hot Wax
(Producer)
The Challenger
(Producer)
Dick Tracy
(Executive Producer)
The Comedian
(Producer)
Melvin and Howard
(Producer)
Car Wash
(Producer)
Into the Wild
(Producer)
Imaginary Heroes
(Producer)
Yellowstone
(Executive Producer)
1883
(Executive Producer)
1923
(Executive Producer)
Sons of Anarchy
(Executive Producer)
The Madison
(Executive Producer)
1944
(Executive Producer)