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Edward Saxon is a Actor, Producer and Thanks American born on 17 november 1956 at St. Louis (USA)

Edward Saxon

Edward Saxon
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Birth name Edward Bradley Saxon
Nationality USA
Birth 17 november 1956 (68 years) at St. Louis (USA)

Edward Bradley Saxon (born November 17, 1956) is an American film producer.

Biography

Edward Saxon naît à Saint-Louis et suit ses études au lycée de Kirkwood (Missouri), puis à l'Université McGill. Il suit ensuite un programme sur la production à l'Université de Californie du Sud.

Il travaille notamment avec Jonathan Demme, par exemple sur Le Silence des agneaux ou Philadelphia. Plus tard, il quitte ce partenariat avec Demme et produit des films pour Charlie Kaufman, Spike Jonze ou Sam Mendes.

Best films

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
(Producer)
Philadelphia (1994)
(Producer)
Adaptation. (2002)
(Producer)

Usually with

Jonathan Demme
Jonathan Demme
(17 films)
Gary Goetzman
Gary Goetzman
(9 films)
Tak Fujimoto
Tak Fujimoto
(9 films)
Kenneth Utt
Kenneth Utt
(7 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Edward Saxon (23 films)

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Actor

Beloved
Beloved (1998)
, 2h52
Directed by Jonathan Demme
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Historical
Themes Films about slavery, Films about racism, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction
Actors Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton, Kimberly Elise, Beah Richards, Lisa Gay Hamilton
Rating59% 2.9987052.9987052.9987052.9987052.998705
Sethe is a former slave living on the outskirts of Cincinnati shortly after the Civil War. An angry poltergeist terrorizes Sethe and her three children, causing her two sons to run away forever. Eight years later, Sethe (Oprah Winfrey) lives alone with her daughter, Denver (Kimberly Elise). Paul D. (Danny Glover), an old friend from Sweet Home, the plantation Sethe had escaped from years earlier, finds Sethe's home, where he drives off the angry spirit. Afterwards, Paul D. proposes that he should stay and Sethe responds favorably. Shortly after Paul D. moves in, a clean, mentally handicapped young woman (Thandie Newton) named Beloved stumbles into Sethe's yard and also stays with them.
The Ref
The Ref (1994)
, 1h33
Directed by Ted Demme
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Films about families, Christmas films
Actors Judy Davis, Denis Leary, Kevin Spacey, Robert J. Steinmiller Jr., Glynis Johns, Raymond J. Barry
Roles Reporter
Rating68% 3.44773.44773.44773.44773.4477
In a charming Connecticut village, Lloyd and Caroline Chasseur (Kevin Spacey and Judy Davis) are in marriage counseling on Christmas Eve; the session doesn't go well and their problems become evident. Caroline has had an affair, and Lloyd is miserable and blames the problems with their son, Jesse (Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.), on his wife. The marriage counselor Dr. Wong (played by B.D. Wong), tries to get them to open up, but, behaving professionally, he refuses to intercede on either side.
Miami Blues, 1h37
Directed by George Armitage
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Noir, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Alec Baldwin, Fred Ward, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Nora Dunn, Charles Napier, Edward Saxon
Roles Krishna Ravindra
Rating63% 3.196473.196473.196473.196473.19647
Frederick Frenger, Jr. (who asks to be called "Junior"), a violent psychopath recently released from a California prison, starts a new life in Miami. Before leaving the airport, he steals luggage and kills a Hare Krishna after breaking his finger.
Something Wild, 1h53
Directed by Jonathan Demme
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies
Actors Jeff Daniels, Melanie Griffith, Ray Liotta, Charles Napier, Margaret Colin, John Cale
Roles Kevin Stroup
Rating68% 3.4470953.4470953.4470953.4470953.447095
In New York City, Charlie Driggs (Jeff Daniels) is a seemingly conventional banker whose wife has left him. In a café, an adorable brunette (Melanie Griffith) who calls herself Lulu spots him leaving without paying. After a teasing confrontation, the two leave in a car that, Lulu says, she acquired from a divorce. They embark on a bizarre adventure, including crashing and abandoning the car, stealing from a liquor store and leaving a diner without paying. Believing Charlie to be married, Lulu discloses her real name is Audrey, and takes him to visit her mother, Peaches. Audrey now adopts a different persona, becoming a demure platinum blonde. Coming to accept Audrey's free-wheeling lifestyle, Charlie realises he is falling in love with her.

Producer

Elsa & Fred, 1h34
Directed by Michael Radford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer, Chris Noth, Marcia Gay Harden, Scott Bakula, James Brolin
Roles Producer
Rating64% 3.244073.244073.244073.244073.24407
The recently widowed, 80-year-old Fred Barcroft is moved against his will, by his daughter, into an apartment in New Orleans, next door to 74-year-old Elsa Hayes. Fred has become an embittered, inactive realist who spends most of his time lying down; Elsa is a flighty, vivacious romanticist who dreams of "the sweet life in Rome," as experienced by Anita Ekberg in the 1961 film La Dolce Vita. Despite their opposite temperaments and outlooks on life, they fall in love.
Our Family Wedding, 1h30
Directed by Rick Famuyiwa
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Forest Whitaker, America Ferrera, Carlos Mencia, Regina King, Anna Maria Horsford, Shannyn Sossamon
Roles Producer
Rating51% 2.5560052.5560052.5560052.5560052.556005
Marcus Boyd (Lance Gross), a young African-American, has recently graduated from Columbia Medical School and is headed to Laos for a year to work with Doctors Without Borders. Unbeknownst to their respective parents, Marcus and his fiancee Lucia Ramirez (America Ferrera), who is Mexican-American, have been living together and would like to get married before they both head off to Laos together.
Away We Go
Away We Go (2009)
, 1h38
Directed by Sam Mendes
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies
Actors John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Jeff Daniels, Carmen Ejogo, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Josh Hamilton
Roles Producer
Rating69% 3.4978353.4978353.4978353.4978353.497835
Verona De Tessant (Maya Rudolph) and Burt Farlander (John Krasinski) are in their early thirties and struggling to meet daily needs and build fulfilling lives. When they learn they will soon become parents, they are confronted with the challenge of how – and where – to raise a child and build a happy family.
Fast Food Nation, 1h54
Directed by Richard Linklater
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Documentary
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about animals, Cooking films, Environmental films, Films about immigration, Medical-themed films, Obésité, La précarité, Documentaire sur la cuisine, Documentaire sur la malbouffe, Documentary films about health care, Films about disabilities, Political films
Actors Patricia Arquette, Luis Guzmán, Ethan Hawke, Bobby Cannavale, Ashley Johnson, Paul Dano
Roles Executive Producer
Rating62% 3.148573.148573.148573.148573.14857
Don Anderson is the Mickey's hamburger chain marketing director who helped develop the "Big One", its most popular menu item. When he learns that independent research has discovered a considerable presence of fecal matter in the meat, he travels to the fictitious town of Cody, Colorado to determine if the local Uni-Globe meatpacking processing plant, Mickey's main meat supplier, is guilty of sloppy production. Don's tour shows him only the pristine work areas and most efficient procedures, assuring him that everything the company produces is immaculate.
Adaptation., 1h54
Directed by Spike Jonze
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Films about films, Films about writers, Mise en scène d'un scénariste
Actors Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Cara Seymour, Tilda Swinton, Brian Cox
Roles Producer
Rating76% 3.847923.847923.847923.847923.84792
The self-loathing Charlie Kaufman is hired to write the screenplay for The Orchid Thief. Kaufman is going through depression and is not happy that his twin brother Donald has moved into his house and is mooching from him. Donald decides to become a screenwriter like Charlie and attends one of Robert McKee's famous seminars.
The Truth About Charlie, 1h44
Directed by Jonathan Demme
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romantic comedy, Crime, Romance
Actors Mark Wahlberg, Thandie Newton, Olga Sékulic, Tim Robbins, Françoise Bertin, Park Joong-hoon
Roles Producer
Rating47% 2.3518852.3518852.3518852.3518852.351885
British newlywed Regina Lambert lives in Paris with her husband, Charlie. She returns home following a short vacation, determined to divorce Charlie, only to discover their apartment has been stripped bare and that her husband has been murdered. Regina is soon reunited with a mysterious stranger she met on her holiday. He helps her piece together the truth about the deceased Charlie and deal with three menacing people who are now following her.
The Opportunists, 1h30
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Mob film, Crime, Romance
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Christopher Walken, Peter McDonald, Kate Burton, Donal Logue, Anne Pitoniak, Vera Farmiga
Roles Executive Producer
Rating57% 2.851822.851822.851822.851822.85182
The film's protagonist is Victor "Vic" Kelly (Christopher Walken), a struggling auto mechanic with a safe-cracking past and a lot of debt. When a supposed cousin from Ireland visits Vic, the alleged cousin sabotages one of Vic's auto repair jobs, to ensure Vic's desperation and participation in the robbery scheme introduced to Vic by neighborhood resident Pat (Donal Logue).
Beloved
Beloved (1998)
, 2h52
Directed by Jonathan Demme
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Historical
Themes Films about slavery, Films about racism, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction
Actors Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton, Kimberly Elise, Beah Richards, Lisa Gay Hamilton
Roles Producer
Rating59% 2.9987052.9987052.9987052.9987052.998705
Sethe is a former slave living on the outskirts of Cincinnati shortly after the Civil War. An angry poltergeist terrorizes Sethe and her three children, causing her two sons to run away forever. Eight years later, Sethe (Oprah Winfrey) lives alone with her daughter, Denver (Kimberly Elise). Paul D. (Danny Glover), an old friend from Sweet Home, the plantation Sethe had escaped from years earlier, finds Sethe's home, where he drives off the angry spirit. Afterwards, Paul D. proposes that he should stay and Sethe responds favorably. Shortly after Paul D. moves in, a clean, mentally handicapped young woman (Thandie Newton) named Beloved stumbles into Sethe's yard and also stays with them.
Subway Stories, 1h20
Directed by Bob Balaban, Jonathan Demme, Abel Ferrara, Ted Demme, Julie Dash, Seth Zvi Rosenfeld
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Bill Irwin, KRS-One, Bonnie Hunt, Kevin Corrigan, Taral Hicks, Paul Lazar
Roles Executive Producer
Rating64% 3.2465053.2465053.2465053.2465053.246505
"Subway Stories," structured similarly to films such as "Paris, Je t'aime" and "New York, I Love You," is divided according to director into short films, each with their own title, but strung almost seamlessly together.
Ulee's Gold, 1h48
Directed by Victor Nuñez
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about animals, Films about insects
Actors Peter Fonda, Patricia Richardson, Jessica Biel, Christine Dunford, J. Kenneth Campbell, Thomas Mills Wood
Roles Executive Producer
Rating69% 3.4968553.4968553.4968553.4968553.496855
Fonda plays Ulee (short for Ulysses) Jackson, a Vietnam veteran, widower and grandfather. He is a beekeeper by profession, who raises two granddaughters (Biel and Zima) because his son (Wood) is in prison and his daughter-in-law Helen (Dunford), a drug addict, has run away. The son implores him to look for his wife and bring her home. Upon returning home with Helen, Ulee's granddaughters see their mother going through withdrawal, and the youngest pleads with their neighbor Connie (Richardson) to help her. Connie is a twice-divorced nurse who assists Ulee in getting his daughter-in-law through detox. The film shows Ulee holding the family together and attempting to protect them from two young criminals, associates of his son, who come looking for a hidden stash of cash.