Andrew G. Vajna
| Andrew G. Vajna | |
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| Born |
Vajna András György August 1, 1944 Budapest, Hungary |
Andrew George Vajna (born Vajna András György; August 1, 1944) is a Hungarian / American film producer.
Biography
Vajna was born in Budapest, Hungary and emigrated to the US in 1956. His original profession was a hairdresser and wigmaker in Hong Kong. His first involvement in the film industry was the operation of movie theaters in the Far East. He founded a company with Mario Kassar called Carolco which went on to produce many blockbuster movies. He has done numerous films (frequently in association with Mario Kassar), including the Rambo movies, Die Hard with a Vengeance, and multiple Terminator movies and series.
On January 15, 2011, the Hungarian government appointed him government commissioner in charge of the Hungarian film industry. He is responsible for the strategy of the Hungarian Film preservation and development.[1][2]
In 1989, he founded Intercom Ltd., Hungary's biggest movie and DVD distributor. He was also the CEO of the company.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Deadly China Doll | producer |
| 1980 | The Changeling | executive producer |
| 1981 | Victory | executive producer |
| The Amateur | executive producer | |
| 1982 | First Blood | executive producer |
| Superstition | executive producer | |
| 1985 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | executive producer |
| 1987 | Angel Heart | executive producer |
| Extreme Prejudice | executive producer | |
| 1988 | Rambo III | executive producer |
| Red Heat | executive producer | |
| 1989 | DeepStar Six | executive producer |
| Johnny Handsome | executive producer | |
| Music Box | executive producer | |
| 1990 | Mountains of the Moon | executive producer |
| Total Recall | executive producer | |
| Air America | executive producer | |
| Narrow Margin | executive producer | |
| Jacob's Ladder | executive producer | |
| 1992 | Medicine Man | producer |
| 1993 | Tombstone | executive producer |
| 1994 | Renaissance Man | producer |
| Color of Night | ||
| 1995 | Die Hard with a Vengeance | executive producer |
| Judge Dredd | executive producer | |
| The Scarlet Letter | producer | |
| Nixon | producer | |
| 1996 | Amanda | producer |
| 1997 | Evita | producer |
| Shadow Conspiracy | executive producer | |
| A Miniszter félrelép | producer | |
| 1998 | An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn | executive producer |
| 1999 | The 13th Warrior | executive producer |
| 2000 | A Holocaust szemei | executive producer |
| 2001 | An American Rhapsody | executive producer |
| 2002 | I Spy | producer |
| 2003 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | producer |
| 2006 | Children of Glory | producer |
| Freedom's Fury | executive producer | |
| Basic Instinct 2 | producer | |
| 2008-2009 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | executive producer |
| 2009 | Terminator Salvation | executive producer |
References
- ↑ Govt appoints Andy Vajna film industry commissioner, Magyar Tavirati Iroda
- ↑ , index.hu
- ↑
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