Barrie M. Osborne Explained

Barrie M. Osborne
Birth Date:	7 February 1944
Birth Place:	New York City, New York, United States
Occupation:	Film producer
Years Active:	1976–present
Awards:	Academy Award for Best Picture 2003 BAFTA Award for Best Film 2001 2003 AFI Awards Best Foreign Film 2001 2002 2003
Relatives:	Larry Osborne (brother)

Barrie Mitchell Osborne (born February 7, 1944) is an American film producer, production manager and director.

Biography

The son of Hertha Schwarz and William Osborne, Barrie was born in New York City^[1] and grew up in New Rochelle, New York where he graduated New Rochelle High School.^[2] He is an alumnus of Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota and currently lives in Wellington, New Zealand. He was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM), for services to the film industry, in the 2017 New Year Honours.^[3]

Osborne's most notable work is for which he, Peter Jackson, and Fran Walsh received the Academy Award for Best Picture. He also produced the 2013 The Great Gatsby remake, starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

In 2014, Osborne, Alan B. Curtiss, and Mexican entrepreneur Max Appedole, released Gloria, a biopic of controversial Mexican pop star Gloria Trevi, directed by Christian Keller.^[4]

Osborne is also preparing a possible movie trilogy about the Viking king Harald Hardrada.^[5]

Filmography

Producer

• Kojak (1973) (unit manager)
• Apocalypse Now (1979) (production manager) - as Barry Osborne
• Cutter's Way (1981) (associate producer/unit production manager)
• The Big Chill (1983) (associate producer/unit production manager) - as Barrie Osborne
• Octopussy (1983) (production manager)
• The Cotton Club (1984) (line producer)
• Fandango (1985) (associate producer/unit production manager)
• Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) (executive producer/unit production manager)
• Child's Play (1988) (executive producer)
• Dick Tracy (1990) (executive producer)
• Child's Play (1992) (executive producer)
• Wilder Napalm (1993) (executive producer/unit production manager)
• Rapa-Nui (1994) (executive producer)
• China Moon (1994) (producer)
• The Fan (1996) (executive producer)
• Face/Off (1997) (producer)
• The Matrix (1999) (executive producer)
• (2001) (producer)
• The Last Place on Earth (2002) (producer)
• (2002) (producer)
• The Long and Short of It (2003) (executive in charge of production)
• (2003) (producer)
• Little Fish (2005) (executive producer)
• (2007) (producer)
• The Warrior's Way (2010) (producer)
• The Great Gatsby (2013) (executive producer)
• Pete's Dragon (2016) (executive producer)
• The Meg (2018) (executive producer)
• Mulan (2020) (executive producer)

Other

• American Hot Wax (1978) (second assistant director)
• The China Syndrome (1979) (second assistant director)
• Dick Tracy (1990) (second unit director)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) (additional second unit director)

External links

• • Feature Financing Partner

Notes and References

1. Web site: Barrie M. Osborne. filmreference.com.
2. Web site: Distinguished Alumni. New Rochelle High School. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131210221810/http://nrhs.nred.org/download.axd?file=91017a17-832f-4973-97c7-2c8445ffbf1b&dnldType=Resource. December 10, 2013.
3. Web site: New Year honours list 2017 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . December 31, 2016 . January 2, 2020.
4. Web site: Jen Yamato . Picturehouse Acquires 'Gloria,' Pop Biopic Of The "Mexican Madonna" . deadline.com . 2014-10-06 . 2016-03-28.
5. Web site: Ringenes Herre-produsent vil lage vikingtrilogi. August 29, 2013. Aftenblade.net.no.