Joel Silver
Joel Silver (born July 14, 1952) is an American film producer, known for action films like Lethal Weapon and Die Hard. He is owner of Silver Pictures and co-founder of Dark Castle Entertainment. He began his career at Lawrence Gordon Productions, where he eventually became president of motion pictures for the company. He earned his first screen credit as the associate producer on The Warriors and, with Gordon, produced 48 Hrs.,Streets of Fire and Brewster's Millions. In 1985, he formed Silver Pictures and produced successful action films such as Commando (1985), the Lethal Weapon franchise, the first two films of the Die Hard series and the The Matrix franchise of action films. He appears on-screen at the beginning of Who Framed Roger Rabbit as Raoul J. Raoul, the director of the animated short Something's Cookin. He directed "Split Personality", (1992), an episode of the HBO horror anthology, Tales from the Crypt. He currently runs two production companies, Silver Pictures and Dark Castle Entertainment co-owned by Robert Zemeckis. Along with Jared Kass, Silver was co-creator of the sport of Ultimate.
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The film goes behind the scenes of the 1999 sci-fi movie The Matrix.
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The Matrix Recalibrated
as SelfThe making of Matrix Revolutions, The (2003) is briefly touched on here in this documentary....
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Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime
as SelfA short documentary on Japanese animation featured on the DVD for The Animatrix (2003).
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Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
as SelfMaking of featurette for Sherlock Holmes (2009).
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Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
as SelfActors, crew and executives who worked at Warner Bros. Pictures recall their days at the studio.
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Making 'Enter the Matrix'
as SelfA look at Enter the Matrix: The game's story picks up just before The Matrix Reloaded and runs...
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Making 'The Matrix'
as SelfA promotional making-of documentary for the film Matrix, The (1999) that devotes its time to...
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The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase
as HimselfThis thirty-minute documentary follows the Wachowski sisters and the film's crew through...
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Executions: The Making of 'The Animatrix'
as SelfThis making-of piece is composed of seven segments: "Making The Second Renaissance Parts 1 and...
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The Making of Exit Wounds
as SelfBehind the scenes of Andrzej Bartkowiak's 'Exit Wounds'
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If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
as uncreditedA behind-the-scenes look at the 1987 sci-fi/action film that has since become one of the modern...
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The Matrix Revolutions: Double Agent Smith
as HimselfThe special effects of the Agent Smith scenes in Matrix Revolutions
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Entourage
as uncreditedFilm star Vince Chase navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends...
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Punk'd
as SelfWhat happens when the biggest stars in the world get too high on the Hollywood hog? When their...
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Tales from the Crypt
as Crypt Keeper's Chainsaw VictimCadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and...
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Movie Life: House of Wax
as SelfEver wonder what it's really like to be in a movie? Go behind the scenes of House of Wax with...
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