John Baldecchi Explained

John Baldecchi is a film producer known for The Mexican (2001) and Point Break (2015).[1] [2] He is an executive producer on Happy Death Day (2017) and the sequel, Happy Death Day 2U (2019) along with Jason Blum with Blumhouse Productions and Universal Studios.[3]

Career

Baldecchi worked for Laurence Mark Productions producing The Adventures of Huck Finn and the sequel Tom and Huck, Gunmen, Oliver Twist, Deep Rising and Simon Birch. After being named President of Production, the company produced Jerry Maguire and As Good As It Gets.[4]

Baldecchi partnered with Lawrence Bender in a production deal at Fox 2000 and together they made The Mexican and Stark Raving Mad.[5] [6] Baldecchi then segued into a long-term production deal at Sony Pictures and started the sales, finance, production outfit Fusion Films.[7] Baldecchi produced UltraViolet, Odd Thomas, Conan the Barbarian, 88 Minutes, and Point Break.

Baldecchi founded Digital Riot Media with Doug Barry in 2016.[8] The company produced the digital feature FML.[9] The next two features produced were Happy Death Day and the sequel Happy Death Day 2 U.[10] In February 2022, Baldecchi along with Dominic Ianno, John Baldecchi, Alex Dundas and Griffin Gmelich, partnered to launch a Los Angeles film and television production company, Roundtable Entertainment.[11]

Filmography

YearTitleRole
1993The Adventures of Huck FinnCo-producer
1993GunmenCo-producer
1995Silo 3 JaneProducer
1995Tom and HuckProducer
1995Cutthroat IslandCo-producer
1998Deep RisingProducer
1998Simon BirchExecutive producer
2001The MexicanProducer
2002Stark Raving MadProducer
2006UltravioletProducer
200788 MinutesExecutive producer
2011Conan the BarbarianProducer
2013Odd ThomasProducer
2015Point BreakProducer
2016FMLProducer
2017Happy Death DayExecutive producer
2019Happy Death Day 2UExecutive producer
2020Children of the CornProducer
2024AMFAD All My Friends Are DeadProducer, actor[12]

Notes and References

  1. March 9, 2001. Nashawaty. Chris. Goin' South: How the movie, The Mexican, was made. 2020-06-03. Entertainment Weekly.
  2. Web site: December 3, 2015. Kerr. Elizabeth. 'Point Break': Film Review. 2020-06-03. The Hollywood Reporter.
  3. Web site: Evans. Greg. 2018-11-30. Happy Death Day 2U Trailer: Baby-Faced Killer Haunts Sequel. 2020-06-03. Deadline Hollywood.
  4. Digital Riot Media, A Next Generation Movie Production And Distribution Platform, Launches To Create Feature Films For Digital-First Audiences. 2020-06-03. PRNewswire.
  5. Web site: Petrikin. Chris. 1998-11-12. Fox 2000 takes second look at Bender. 2020-06-03. Variety.
  6. Web site: Christian. Moerk. Duke. Paul F.. 2000-01-14. Baldecchi going Mad. 2020-06-03. Variety.
  7. Web site: Kemp. Stuart. May 13, 2011. Future Film Group, Fusion Films Seal Four-Picture Deal. 2020-06-03. The Hollywood Reporter.
  8. Web site: Roettgers. Janko. 2015-12-21. Doug Barry, John Baldecchi Form Digital Riot Media to Make Movies for Vine Fans. 2020-06-03. Variety.
  9. Web site: McNary. Dave. 2016-03-31. Vine Stars Jason Nash, Brandon Calvillo Join Road Trip Comedy 'FML' (Exclusive). 2020-06-03. Variety.
  10. Web site: Dry. Jude. 2018-11-30. Happy Death Day 2U Trailer: The Groundhog Day-Inspired Horror Comedy Returns. 2020-06-03. IndieWire.
  11. Web site: Grater . Andreas Wiseman,Tom . Wiseman . Andreas . Grater . Tom . 2022-02-03 . Roundtable Entertainment Launches With Gary Fleder & Jane Seymour Projects, Backers Include Ingenious . 2023-02-21 . Deadline Hollywood.
  12. Web site: February 18, 2024. Kay . Jeremy . Film Mode's #AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead scares up sales (exclusive) . 2024-02-19 . Screen Daily.

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