Barry Mendel

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Barry Mendel (born 1963) is a two-time Oscar-nominated American film producer.[1][2]

Mendel first produced Wes Anderson’s Rushmore starring Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray, which won two Film Independent Spirit Awards for Best Director and Best Supporting Actor. [3][4] This was followed by The Sixth Sense, directed by M. Night Shyamalan, which was nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture.[5] Subsequently, he produced Shyamalan's follow-up, Unbreakable,[6] then went back to work with Anderson on The Royal Tenenbaums, which was Oscar-nominated for Best Original Screenplay.[7] Their collaboration continued on The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou,[8] which Mendel followed by producing Joss Whedon’s feature film directorial debut, Serenity.[9] Mendel next conceived, developed and produced Munich,[10] directed by Steven Spielberg, which was nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Picture.[11] He then produced Whip It, Drew Barrymore’s debut as a feature director, which starred Elliot Page and Kristen Wiig.[12] Mendel produced another film with Page, Peacock, which co-starred Cillian Murphy and Susan Sarandon.[13]

In recent years, Mendel and Judd Apatow have become frequent collaborators. Mendel produced the Apatow-directed Funny People,[14] This Is 40,[15] Trainwreck[16] and most recently The King of Staten Island starring Pete Davidson.[17] The pair also produced Bridesmaids[18] and The Big Sick,[19] which were both Oscar-nominated for Best Original Screenplay, bringing to five the number of screenplay nominations for films Mendel has produced.

He also produced Sundance Special Jury Prize-winning musical God Help the Girl, a collaboration with Stuart Murdoch of the Scottish band Belle and Sebastian, who wrote and directed the film.[20]

Producer credits[]

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film[]

Year(s) Film(s) Director(s) Writer(s) Co-Producer(s) Distributor(s) RT
1998 Rushmore Wes Anderson Wes Anderson & Owen Wilson Paul Schiff Buena Vista Pictures 89%[21]
1999 The Sixth Sense M. Night Shyamalan Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy 86%[22]
2000 Unbreakable Sam Mercer & M. Night Shyamalan 70%[23]
2001 The Royal Tenenbaums Wes Anderson Wes Anderson & Owen Wilson Wes Anderson and Scott Rudin 80%[24]
2004 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Wes Anderson & Noah Baumbach 56%[25]
2005 Serenity Joss Whedon — Universal Pictures 82% [26]
Munich Steven Spielberg Tony Kushner & Eric Roth Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy and Colin Wilson 78%[27]
2009 Funny People Judd Apatow Judd Apatow and Clayton Townsend Universal Pictures 69%[28]
Whip It Drew Barrymore Shauna Cross Drew Barrymore Fox Searchlight Pictures 85%[29]
2010 Peacock Michael Lander Michael Lander & Ryan Roy — Mandate Pictures N/A
2011 Bridesmaids Paul Feig Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig Judd Apatow and Clayton Townsend Universal Pictures 90%[30]
2012 This Is 40 Judd Apatow 51%[31]
2014 God Help the Girl Stuart Murdoch — Metrodome 67%[32]
2015 Trainwreck Judd Apatow Amy Schumer Judd Apatow Universal Pictures 84%[33]
2017 The Big Sick Michael Showalter[34] Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani Judd Apatow Amazon Studios 98%[35]
2018 Juliet, Naked Jesse Peretz Tamara Jenkins, Jim Taylor & Evgenia Peretz Judd Apatow, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa and Jeffrey Soros Roadside Attractions 83%[36]
2020 The King of Staten Island Judd Apatow Judd Apatow, Pete Davidson & Dave Sirus Judd Apatow Universal Pictures 75%[37]
Thanks
Year Film Role
2002 Laurel Canyon Special thanks

Television[]

Year Title Notes
2009 Funny People: HBO Behind the Comedy Television short

References[]

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  3. ^ Anderson, Wes (1999-02-19), Rushmore (Comedy, Drama, Romance), Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams, Seymour Cassel, American Empirical Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, retrieved 2021-01-09
  4. ^ Rushmore - IMDb, retrieved 2021-01-10
  5. ^ Shyamalan, M. Night (1999-08-06), The Sixth Sense (Drama, Mystery, Thriller), Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams, Hollywood Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, retrieved 2021-01-09
  6. ^ Shyamalan, M. Night (2000-11-22), Unbreakable (Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller), Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright, Spencer Treat Clark, Touchstone Pictures, Blinding Edge Pictures, Barry Mendel Productions, retrieved 2021-01-09
  7. ^ Anderson, Wes (2002-01-04), The Royal Tenenbaums (Comedy, Drama), Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Touchstone Pictures, American Empirical Pictures, retrieved 2021-01-09
  8. ^ Anderson, Wes (2004-12-25), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance), Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Anjelica Huston, Cate Blanchett, Touchstone Pictures, American Empirical Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, retrieved 2021-01-09
  9. ^ Whedon, Joss (2005-09-29), Serenity (Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller), Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alan Tudyk, Universal Pictures, Barry Mendel Productions, retrieved 2021-01-09
  10. ^ "Origins of Munich". barrymendel. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
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  12. ^ Barrymore, Drew (2009-10-02), Whip It (Drama, Sport), Elliot Page, Drew Barrymore, Kristen Wiig, Sarah Habel, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Mandate Pictures, Vincent Pictures, retrieved 2021-01-09
  13. ^ Lander, Michael (2010-04-20), Peacock (Drama, Thriller), Cillian Murphy, Elliot Page, Susan Sarandon, Josh Lucas, Cornfield Productions, Mandate Pictures, retrieved 2021-01-09
  14. ^ Apatow, Judd (2009-07-30), Funny People (Comedy, Drama), Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Universal Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, retrieved 2021-01-09
  15. ^ Apatow, Judd (2012-12-20), This Is 40 (Comedy, Romance), Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Maude Apatow, Iris Apatow, Apatow Productions, Forty Productions, retrieved 2021-01-09
  16. ^ Apatow, Judd (2015-07-17), Trainwreck (Comedy, Drama, Romance), Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, Colin Quinn, Universal Pictures, Apatow Productions, Dentsu, retrieved 2021-01-09
  17. ^ Apatow, Judd (2020-06-12), The King of Staten Island (Comedy, Drama), Pete Davidson, Bel Powley, Ricky Velez, Lou Wilson, Universal Pictures, Perfect World Pictures, Apatow Productions, retrieved 2021-01-09
  18. ^ Feig, Paul (2011-05-13), Bridesmaids (Comedy, Romance), Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Terry Crews, Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Apatow Productions, retrieved 2021-01-09
  19. ^ Showalter, Michael (2017-07-13), The Big Sick (Comedy, Drama, Romance), Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Apatow Productions, FilmNation Entertainment, Story Ink, retrieved 2021-01-09
  20. ^ Murdoch, Stuart (2014-08-22), God Help the Girl (Drama, Music, Romance), Emily Browning, Olly Alexander, Hannah Murray, Pierre Boulanger, Barry Mendel Productions, British Film Company, British Film Company, retrieved 2021-01-09
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  32. ^ "God Help the Girl (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  33. ^ "Trainwreck (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on February 9, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  34. ^ The Big Sick (2017) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-09-02
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