Gerald R. Molen
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Gerald Richard Molen (b. January 6, 1935 in Great Falls, Montana) is a high profile American film producer. He works very closely with Steven Spielberg, having produced five of his films, and won an Academy Award for producing Schindler's List. Gerald "Jerry" Molen is now semi-retired and spends his time alternating between Montana and Las Vegas, Nevada.
Gerald Molen grew up in North Hollywood, California, after moving from Montana, with a number of younger brothers and sisters. His mother ran a diner, "The Blue Onion", which was located across from one of the major studios. Gerald got his start in the movie business by changing tires on studio trucks.
Molen has also appeared in cameos in several of the films he produced, including Rain Man, Days of Thunder, and Jurassic Park. The name 'Molen' can be seen painted on the front of a large black cauldron in the movie Hook as the camera pans across the pirate docks in Neverland.
Molen has done several interviews where he tells his story as well as his perspective on the film industry. He recently did an Interview for Independent Student Media at West Jordan HighSchool, Utah. There he did a two hour interview that was broadcast live via the internet. This allowed for anyone to go online and ask Mr. Molen a question. Mr. Molen enjoyes reaching out to the youth and helping them be successful.
[edit] Selected filmography
- The Legend of Johnny Lingo (2003) (producer)
- Minority Report (2002) (producer)
- The Other Side of Heaven (2001) (producer)
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) (producer)
- The Trigger Effect (1996) (executive producer)
- Twister (1996) (executive producer)
- Casper (1995) (executive producer)
- The Flintstones (1994) (executive producer)
- Schindler's List (1993) (producer)
- Jurassic Park (1993) (producer)
- Hook (1991) (producer)
- Days of Thunder (1990) (executive producer)
- Rain Man (1988) (co-producer)
- *batteries not included (1987) (associate producer)
