Gimel Everett

Gimel Everett (/dʒɪˈmiːl/; February 7, 1951 — May 22, 2011) was an American producer specializing in the science-fiction and horror genres. Her most notable films were The Lawnmower Man and Virtuosity.

Everett co-wrote the screenplay for The Lawnmower Man with her husband, director Brett Leonard.^[2] It was noted for its quality special effects, becoming the number one commercially successful independent film of 1992, budgeted at $10 million and earning $30 million in its first two months of release and $13.6 in rentals.^[3][4]

Virtuosity became the first major film to feature nanotechnology set in a cyberpunk based future.^{[citation needed]}