Art Linson

Art Linson

Art Linson

Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Art Linson (born 1942) is an American film producer, director and screenwriter.

He was born in Chicago, Illinois. His directorial debut was the 1980 comedy, Where the Buffalo Roam, which was loosely based on stories by Hunter S. Thompson and starred Bill Murray as the writer. He also directed 1984's The Wild Life.

Linson has produced many films including Car Wash, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Fight Club, Melvin and Howard and the Brian De Palma films The Untouchables, Casualties of War, and The Black Dahlia. He has worked with Michael Mann, David Mamet, and Cameron Crowe. He produced Sunset Strip with his son John.

His writing credits include the film American Hot Wax and two books, What Just Happened? Bitter Hollywood Tales from the Front Line (ISBN 1-58234-240-7), which was adapted into the film What Just Happened, and A Pound of Flesh: Perilous Tales of How to Produce Movies in Hollywood (ISBN 0-8021-3551-X).

He is an executive producer for the FX drama series Sons of Anarchy.

Linson produced a film based on the band The Runaways, with his son John Linson as a co-producer.

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The Wild Life (1984)
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0 votes

The Wild Life (1984)

 
What Just Happened (2008)
52%
34 votes

What Just Happened (2008)

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The Runaways (2010)
76%
156 votes

The Runaways (2010)

 
Into the Wild (2007)
86%
1,045 votes

Into the Wild (2007)

 
The Black Dahlia (2006)
53%
71 votes

The Black Dahlia (2006)

 
Lords of Dogtown (2005)
81%
87 votes

Lords of Dogtown (2005)

 
Spartan (2004)
65%
33 votes

Spartan (2004)

 
Fight Club (1999)
93%
5,014 votes

Fight Club (1999)

 
Pushing Tin (1999)
72%
34 votes

Pushing Tin (1999)

 
The Edge (1997)
76%
75 votes

The Edge (1997)

 
Heat (1995)
87%
1,016 votes

Heat (1995)

 
This Boy's Life (1993)
80%
22 votes

This Boy's Life (1993)

 
Point of No Return (1993)
74%
45 votes

Point of No Return (1993)

 
Singles (1992)
74%
25 votes

Singles (1992)

 
We're No Angels (1989)
73%
20 votes

We're No Angels (1989)

 
Casualties of War (1989)
81%
36 votes

Casualties of War (1989)

 
Scrooged (1988)
85%
165 votes

Scrooged (1988)

 
The Untouchables (1987)
86%
478 votes

The Untouchables (1987)

 
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