Gary Kurtz
- Known for
- Production
- Born
- 27 July 1940 · Los Angeles, California, United States
- Died
- 23 September 2018
Gary Douglas Kurtz (July 27, 1940 – September 23, 2018) was an American film producer whose list of credits includes American Graffiti (1973), Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), The Dark Crystal (1982) and Return to Oz (1985). Kurtz also co-produced the 1989 science fiction adventure film Slipstream, which reunited him with Star Wars star Mark Hamill. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gary Kurtz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
Acting 14
- 2021Remembering Return to Oz as Self
- 2019The Empire Strikes Door
- 2015The Definitive History of Star Wars as Contributor
- 2015I Am Your Father as Himself
- 2013Jodorowsky's Dune as Self - Film Producer
- 2010The People vs. George Lucas as Self
- 2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy as Self
- 2004When Star Wars Ruled the World as Self
- 1989The Making of Slipstream
- 1983The World of 'The Dark Crystal' as Self
- 1980SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back as Self
- 1980Star Wars: Music by John Williams as Self
- 1977The Making of Star Wars as Self
- 1974The Godfather Part II as Photographer in Court (uncredited)
Production 13
- 2016Gangster Kittens · executive producer
- 20085-25-77 · producer
- 1995The Steal · producer
- 1989The Making of Slipstream · executive producer
- 1989Slipstream · producer
- 1985Return to Oz · executive producer
- 1982The Dark Crystal · producer
- 1980The Empire Strikes Back · producer
- 1977The Making of Star Wars · executive producer
- 1977Star Wars · producer
- 1973American Graffiti · co-producer
- 1971Chandler · associate producer
- 1971Two-Lane Blacktop · associate producer
visual effects 1
- 1998The Destruction of Troy and the Adventures of Odysseus · animation supervisor
Directing 2
- 1998The Destruction of Troy and the Adventures of Odysseus · director
- 1965Beach Ball · assistant director
Editing 2
- 1973To Be Free · editor
- 1970Imago · editor
Camera 1
- 1966The Shooting · assistant camera