Art Linson

Production·Mar 16, 1942·Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
The Outsider2018 · Producer	Producer
The Comedian2016 · Screenplay, Producer	Screenplay, Producer
The Runaways2010 · Producer	Producer
What Just Happened2008 · Writer, Producer	Writer, Producer
Into the Wild2007 · Producer	Producer
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride2006 · Self	Self
The Black Dahlia2006 · Producer	Producer
The Making of 'Heat'2005 · Self	Self
The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre2004 · Self	Self
The Untouchables: The Classic2004 · Self	Self
The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast2004 · Self	Self
Imaginary Heroes2004 · Producer	Producer
Spartan2004 · Producer	Producer
The Making of 'Casualties of War'2001 · Self	Self
Heist2001 · Producer	Producer
Sunset Strip2000 · Producer	Producer
Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High1999 · Actor	Actor
Fight Club1999 · Producer	Producer
Pushing Tin1999 · Producer	Producer
Great Expectations1998 · Producer	Producer
The Edge1997 · Producer	Producer
Heat1995 · Producer	Producer
This Boy's Life1993 · Producer	Producer
Point of No Return1993 · Producer	Producer
Casualties of War1989 · Producer	Producer
We're No Angels1989 · Producer	Producer
Scrooged1988 · Producer	Producer
The Untouchables1987 · Producer	Producer
The Wild Life1984 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Fast Times at Ridgemont High1982 · Producer	Producer
Melvin and Howard1980 · Producer	Producer
Where the Buffalo Roam1980 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
American Hot Wax1978 · Producer	Producer
Car Wash1976 · Producer	Producer
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins1975 · Producer	Producer
TThe ChallengerProducer	Producer