Richard N. Gladstein
American film producer
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Richard N. Gladstein is a two-time Academy Award nominated film producer. His production company is FilmColony. He served as the Dean of the American Film Institute Conservatory and as of July 2025 took over[1] as the Executive Director of Hamptons International Film Festival.
Richard N. Gladstein | |
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Richard N. Gladstein in 2024 | |
| Born | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Children | 2 |
Biography
Gladstein received his bachelor's degree in film from Boston University's College of Communication. From 1993 through 1995, he served as executive vice president of production for Miramax Films after which he founded his own production company, FilmColony. His films include The Hateful Eight, Finding Neverland, The Bourne Identity, Pulp Fiction, She's All That, Reservoir Dogs, Hurlyburly, and The Cider House Rules among others. He received Academy Award nominations for both Finding Neverland (2004) and The Cider House Rules (2000).
Personal life
He founded The Bloom's Syndrome Foundation which is dedicated toward medical research on Bloom's Syndrome, an Ashkenazi Jewish genetic disease with which his son was diagnosed in 2004.[2]
Filmography
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Film
| Year | Film | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! | Executive producer | Direct-to-video |
| 1990 | Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation | Direct-to-video | |
| 1991 | Lonely Hearts | Executive producer | |
| Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker | Direct-to-video | ||
| 1992 | Reservoir Dogs | Executive producer | |
| Only You | Executive producer | ||
| Dark Horse | Executive producer | ||
| 1993 | A House in the Hills | Executive producer | |
| The Young Americans | Executive producer | ||
| 1994 | Pulp Fiction | Co-executive producer | |
| 1995 | The Crossing Guard | Executive producer | |
| The Journey of August King | Executive producer | ||
| 1997 | Jackie Brown | Executive producer | |
| 1998 | 54 | ||
| Hurlyburly | |||
| 1999 | She's All That | ||
| The Cider House Rules | |||
| 2002 | The Bourne Identity | ||
| 2003 | Levity | ||
| Duplex | Executive producer | ||
| 2004 | Finding Neverland | ||
| 2006 | Journey to the End of the Night | ||
| 2007 | The Nanny Diaries | ||
| Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium | Nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best British Film | ||
| 2008 | Killshot | ||
| 2009 | Paper Man | ||
| 2012 | The Time Being | ||
| 2013 | Expecting | Executive producer | |
| 2015 | The Hateful Eight | ||
| 2017 | Last Call |
- As an actor
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! | Detective | Direct-to-video |
| 1990 | Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation | Woody | |
| 1991 | Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker | Driver Dad |
- As writer
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation | Direct-to-video |
| 2012 | The Time Being |
- Thanks
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Drop Dead Fred | Thanks | |
| 1993 | Frauds | The producers would like to thank | |
| 1999 | From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter | Special thanks | Direct-to-video |
Television
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Beyond the Law | Executive producer | Television film |
| 1998 | Since You've Been Gone | Television film |
Trivia
In a 1994 interview with Charlie Rose, Quentin Tarantino states that he owes his career to Gladstein.
[Gladstein] was the guy at the company (...) that, like, said: "I'm gonna take a chance on this kid", you know. I really owe my career to him.
