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Joel Douglas is a Unit Production Manager and First Assistant Director American born on 23 january 1947
Joel Douglas (born January 23, 1947) is an American movie producer.
The second son of Kirk Douglas and Diana Dill, he was born one day after his mother's 24th birthday. His paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Gomel in Belarus (at that time a part of the Russian Empire). His mother was from Devonshire Parish, Bermuda; Douglas's maternal grandfather, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Melville Dill, served as Attorney General of Bermuda and was commanding officer of the Bermuda Militia Artillery.
Joel chose not to follow his father and older brother into acting, opting instead to work behind the camera, producing several movies throughout the 1970s and 80s.
Much of Douglas' work has centered on projects involving his family, including acting as co-producer on The Jewel of the Nile and Romancing the Stone, being an assistant director on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and in 2003, acting as associate producer on It Runs in the Family, which featured Kirk, Michael and Michael's son Cameron.
(1975)
(Unit Production Manager)
(1984)
(Co-Producer)
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The second son of Kirk Douglas and Diana Dill, he was born one day after his mother's 24th birthday. His paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Gomel in Belarus (at that time a part of the Russian Empire). His mother was from Devonshire Parish, Bermuda; Douglas's maternal grandfather, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Melville Dill, served as Attorney General of Bermuda and was commanding officer of the Bermuda Militia Artillery.
Joel chose not to follow his father and older brother into acting, opting instead to work behind the camera, producing several movies throughout the 1970s and 80s.
Much of Douglas' work has centered on projects involving his family, including acting as co-producer on The Jewel of the Nile and Romancing the Stone, being an assistant director on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and in 2003, acting as associate producer on It Runs in the Family, which featured Kirk, Michael and Michael's son Cameron.
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(1975)(Unit Production Manager)
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Courage Mountain (1990)
, 1h38Directed by Christopher Leitch
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, Political films, Children's films
Actors Charlie Sheen, Urbano Barberini, Nicola Stapleton, Yorgo Voyagis, Jan Rubes, Leslie Caron
Roles Executive Producer
Rating57%
In 1915, during World War I, Heidi, now 15 years old, still lives on the Swiss Alps with her grandfather. She receives an invitation from Madame Jane Hillary, the headmistress of Brookings School for Girls in Italy, to join her school. Heidi has the means to go, as she has just received an inheritance from her friend Klara's grandmother. Grandfather wants Heidi to make the most of the opportunity so she will be able to take care of herself when he is gone. Though initially reluctant, when she learns that her sweetheart Peter has joined the army, she accepts the invitation. Heidi is at first unable to adapt to modern life at the school, often clashing with her more sophisticated classmate Ursula. Heidi's only friend is Ilsa, though she has the kind support of Madame Hillary.
Torchlight (1985)
Directed by Thomas J. Wright
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Pamela Sue Martin, Steve Railsback, Ian McShane, Al Corley
Roles Producer
Rating40%
A young married couple's relationship comes under fire when the husband becomes addicted to cocaine.
Romancing the Stone (1984)
, 1h45Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Alfonso Arau, Manuel Ojeda, Holland Taylor
Roles Co-Producer
Rating68%
Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner) is a lonely romance novelist in New York City, whom her editor believes is waiting for a romantic hero like in one of her books. One day Joan gets a call from her sister, Elaine, who has been kidnapped by antiquities smugglers Ira (Zack Norman) and Ralph (Danny DeVito). Joan is to go to Colombia with a map she's just received in the mail from Elaine's late husband; the map is Elaine's ransom.
, 2h13Directed by Miloš Forman
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals, Lobotomie
Actors Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield, Brad Dourif, Danny DeVito, Peter Brocco
Roles Unit Production Manager
Rating84%
In 1963 Oregon, Randle Patrick "Mac" McMurphy (Jack Nicholson), a recidivist anti-authoritarian criminal serving a short sentence on a prison farm for the statutory rape of a 15-year-old girl, is transferred to a mental institution for evaluation. Although he does not show any overt signs of mental illness, he hopes to avoid hard labor and serve the rest of his sentence in a more relaxed hospital environment.
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Romancing the Stone (1984)
, 1h45Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Alfonso Arau, Manuel Ojeda, Holland Taylor
Roles First Assistant Director
Rating68%
Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner) is a lonely romance novelist in New York City, whom her editor believes is waiting for a romantic hero like in one of her books. One day Joan gets a call from her sister, Elaine, who has been kidnapped by antiquities smugglers Ira (Zack Norman) and Ralph (Danny DeVito). Joan is to go to Colombia with a map she's just received in the mail from Elaine's late husband; the map is Elaine's ransom.