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Robert W. Cort (born January 13, 1951) is an American film producer. Since 1985 he has produced forty-eight feature films which have grossed more than $2.5 billion in worldwide box office. [1]
Robert W. Cort is an American film producer. Since 1985 he has produced forty-eight feature films which have grossed more than $2.5 billion in worldwide box office. These include: On the Basis of Sex, Three Men and a Baby, Cocktail, Jumanji, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise, The Cutting Edge, Against the Ropes, Runaway Bride, and Save the Last Dance.
Robert W. Cort. Producer: Cocktail. Robert W. Cort is known for Cocktail (1988), Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) and Terminator Genisys (2015).
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Robert W. Cort, president of Interscope, left the company at the end of 1995 believing that PolyGram "took on much more of a corporate environment than it had before and that consequently his role had become more like an executive's than a producer's." Field purchased Cort's 12% stake in the corporation.
YearTitleDirector198419851985American Geisha 2Lee Phillips1987- Personal
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Born July 2, 1946, in New York, NY; son of Mackie and Mildred Cort; married to Rosalie Swedlin (manager of writers and directors). Education: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1968, M.A., 1970; Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, M.B.A.
Film Executive Producer:
Turk 182!,Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure,Orion, 1989. Renegades,1989. Blind Fury,TriStar, 1989. The First Power (also known as Pentagram, Possessed, Possessed by Evil, and Transit), Orion, 1990. Bird on a Wire,Universal, 1990. Eve of a Destruction,Orion, 1991. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey,Orion, 1991. Paradise,Buena Vista, 1991. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle,Buena Vista, 1992. Jersey Girl,Triumph, 1992. The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag,Buena Vista, 1992. Out on a L...
Film Co-Executive Producer:
Arachnophobia,Buena Vista, 1990.
Film Producer:
(As Robert Cort) Critical Condition,Paramount, 1987. Outrageous Fortune,Buena Vista, 1987. Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (also known as Revenge of the Nerds II), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987. 3 Men and a Baby (also known as Three Men and a Baby), Buena Vista, 1987. The Seventh Sign,TriStar, 1988. Cocktail,1988. Collision Course,President Home Entertainment, 1989. An Innocent Man,Buena Vista, 1989. A Gnome Named Gnorm (also known as The Adventures of a Gnome Named Gnorm, Upworld, a...
Robert W. Cort has produced fifty-two films, including Outrageous Fortune, Three Men and a Baby, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Mr. Holland’s Opus, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, Runaway Bride, Jumanji, and Save the Last Dance. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School, he worked for the Central ...
Jul 1, 2003 · Robert W. Cort discusses his novel, “Action!” He begins by explaining that the book covers the years between 1948 and 1998 in Hollywood. He talks about how he did research for his book at the Library of the Motion Picture Academy. He describes that his book is about a young Jewish boy whose family has been in the Hollywood business for many generations until his father gets sued. Cort says he wanted to explore how the legal system affects Hollywood and the people who work in it. He ends ...
