Mike Elliott (filmmaker)

Mike Elliott is an American film producer, film director and writer. He has produced or co-produced over 100 films,[1] with a special focus on direct-to-video sequels.[2]

Early life

Mike Elliott was born in Ventura, California, but raised just outside Bend, Oregon.

He graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Soviet Studies.

Career

After landing intern positions at various television and film companies, Elliott found his footing interning for independent filmmaker Roger Corman and eventually became a vice-president at Corman's Concorde New Horizons, serving as liaison and producer with partner companies such as Showtime.[3]

Elliot has said that “It got to a point where we shrugged our shoulders and slowly realized theatrical was about prestige more than it was a sales factor ... The box and the cast became more important."[4]

In 1995, Elliott co-founded Capital Arts Entertainment with Rob Kerchner and Joe Genier.[5]

Elliott and Capital Arts Entertainment would become pioneers in the direct-to-video sequel market, producing such films as Casper Meets Wendy, Addams Family Reunion, The Prince and Me 2, American Pie Presents: Band Camp, and Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision.

Elliott has produced After the Storm, WarGames: The Dead Code, The Eye, The Perfect Holiday, Rogue Assassin and Comic Book Villains. He made his directorial debut on Beethoven's Big Break in 2008, with sophomore directing effort Blue Crush 2 released on DVD and Blu-ray in 2011. Elliott's latest credits include Death Race 3: Inferno starring Luke Goss and Ving Rhames, Forced to Fight starring Gary Daniels and Peter Weller, and Dead in Tombstone with Danny Trejo.

Filmography
Year Title Credit
1991 The Terror Within II producer
1992 Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight co-producer
Bloodfist IV: Die Trying producer
1994 Bloodfist V: Human Target producer
No Dessert, Dad, till You Mow the Lawn producer
1995 Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold executive producer
1997 Casper: A Spirited Beginning producer
1998 Casper Meets Wendy producer
Addams Family Reunion producer
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish producer
2003 Beethoven's 5th producer
2005 American Pie Presents: Band Camp producer
2008 WarGames: The Dead Code producer
Beethoven's Big Breakdirector
2009 American Pie Presents: The Book of Love producer
2010 Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball producer
Death Race 2 producer
2011 Blue Crush 2 director/producer
2012 Werewolf: The Beast Among Us producer
2013 Death Race 3: Inferno producer
Dead in Tombstone producer
2014 The Little Rascals Save the Day producer
2015 The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power director/producer
2016 Kindergarten Cop 2 producer
Honey 3: Dare to Dance producer
2017 Bigger Fatter Liar producer
Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack producer
Woody Woodpecker producer
2018 Honey: Rise Up and Dance producer
Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell producer
Unbroken: Path to Redemption producer
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy producer
2019 The Scorpion King: Book of Souls producer
Grand-Daddy Day Care producer
How High 2 producer
Undercover Brother 2 producer
2020 Bulletproof 2 producer
American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules director/producer

References
  1. "Mike Elliott". Filmbug.com. Retrieved March 10, 2012. has produced more than one hundred feature and television films
  2. Sherber, Anne (August 17, 1998). "SEQUELS TO STAR IN DIRECT-TO-VIDEO PREMIERES". Supermarket News.
  3. Grimes, William (July 9, 1995). "COVER STORY; Yikes! Roger Corman is Back, Still". The New York Times.
  4. Mesce, Bill (September 23, 2010). "Right Hand Man Mike Elliott". SoundonSight.org. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  5. "About".
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