Walter F. Parkes
Production
Born: April 15, 1951 (age 75) · Bakersfield, California, USA
Biography
Walter F. Parkes (born April 15, 1951) is an American producer, screenwriter, and media executive. The producer of more than 50 films, including the Men in Black series and Minority Report, he is the co-founder and co-chairman of Dreamscape Immersive. Parkes and his wife and business partner, producer Laurie MacDonald, helped to build DreamWorks, with Parkes the head of its motion picture division, and the two later moved to Amblin Entertainment, where Parkes served as president. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards, receiving his first nomination as the director/ producer of the 1975 documentary The California Reich; his second for co-writing the original screenplay for WarGames; and his third as a producer of Awakenings. Parkes and MacDonald created the Parkes + Macdonald production company (P+M, P+M Image Nation) in 2010, collaborating on the productions of a number of films, including films that Amblin has released. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter F. Parkes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Self / Appearances (9)
Marty, Life Is Short
Self
Spielberg
Self
Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera
Self
Unmasking Zorro
Self
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
Self
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
Self
Men in Black II: Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy
Self
The Making of Men in Black
Self
Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy
Self
Directing (1)
Writing (4)
Producing (50)
Gladiator II
Executive Producer
Gladiator
Executive Producer
Minority Report
Producer
Catch Me If You Can
Producer
The Legend of Zorro
Producer
Awakenings
Producer
Men in Black II
Producer
Men in Black
Producer
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Executive Producer
The Tuxedo
Executive Producer
Deep Impact
Executive Producer
The Ring Two
Producer
The Peacemaker
Producer
She Rides Shotgun
Executive Producer
Road to Perdition
Executive Producer
The Island
Producer
Just Like Heaven
Producer
The Terminal
Producer
Tulip Fever
Executive Producer
Deep Cover
Producer
Men in Black 3
Producer
Rings
Producer
The Mask of Zorro
Executive Producer
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Producer
The Ring
Producer
Men in Black: International
Producer
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Executive Producer
My Lady Jane
Executive Producer
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Executive Producer
Small Soldiers
Executive Producer
The Time Machine
Producer
Keeping Up with the Joneses
Producer
Flight
Producer
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Producer
Twister
Executive Producer
The Slap
Executive Producer
Dinner for Schmucks
Producer
Sneakers
Producer
The Circle
Producer
The Uninvited
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The Burning Plain
Producer
True Believer
Producer
How to Make an American Quilt
Executive Producer
The Lookout
Producer
Free Solo
Executive Producer
Little Giants
Executive Producer
Project X
Producer
Volunteers
Producer
Amistad
Executive Producer
He Named Me Malala
Producer