Daniel Petrie Jr.

Last updated
Daniel Petrie Jr.
Born
Daniel Mannix Petrie Jr.

(1951-11-30) November 30, 1951 (age 72)
Canada
Nationality
  • Canadian
  • American
Occupation(s) Film producer
Screenwriter
Film director
Years active1984–present
Organization(s) Writers Guild of America, West
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Directors Guild of America
Directors Guild of Canada
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
Parent(s) Daniel Petrie
Dorothea G. Petrie
Relatives Donald Petrie
Awards WGA Morgan Cox Award

Daniel Mannix Petrie Jr. (born November 30, 1951) [1] is a Canadian-American [2] producer, writer, and director of film and television. [3] He is best known for pioneering the sub-genres of action comedy and buddy cop films [4] through films like Beverly Hills Cop and Turner & Hooch . [5] He served as President of the Writers Guild of America, West between 1997 and 1999, and then again between 2004 and 2005. [6] He currently serves as the President of the Board of Directors at the Writers Guild Foundation. [7]

Contents

Life and career

Petrie was born in Canada to Daniel Petrie Sr., a film director, and Dorothea, a producer, novelist, and actress. He attended Northfield Mount Hermon School and the University of Redlands, earning degrees in psychology and creative writing. [2] Originally a literary agent, he followed in his father's footsteps and joined the film industry as a screenwriter. His debut screenplay, Beverly Hills Cop , was the result of numerous rewrites and several radically different iterations over the course of a decade. [8]

At one point, the film was a serious action film starring Sylvester Stallone, [9] a project that Stallone later took with him and developed into Cobra. Despite the troubled production history, the film was a massive critical and financial success, grossing over $300 million worldwide from a $15 million budget [10] and earning rave reviews from critics like Janet Maslin [11] and Richard Schickel. [12] In spite of much of the film's comedy having been improvised by the actors, [13] Petrie's contributions earned him accolades in the form of Academy Award and Edgar Award nominations.

Petrie wrote a number of well-known and well-received films throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including the off-beat crime thriller The Big Easy starring Dennis Quaid and Ellen Barkin. He wrote two films for director Roger Spottiswoode, the 1988 thriller film Shoot to Kill and the Tom Hanks comedy Turner & Hooch , and produced a third, The 6th Day . Much of his work falls under the umbrella of crime fiction. He made his directorial debut with Toy Soldiers, a 1991 action film revolving around a group of teenagers fighting terrorists that have taken over their prep school. He served as the creator and executive producer of Combat Hospital , a television war drama series produced in his native Canada.

In addition to his creative pursuits, Petrie has been active in various entertainment industry organizations. He served as Vice President, and later President, of the Writers Guild of America, West, and currently sits on its Board of Trustees. He also served as a member of the Board of Trustees for the American Film Institute; a member of the Board of Governors for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; and as a member of the Board of Advisers of the Austin Film Festival and Screenwriting Conference. [2] He is co-founder of Enderby Entertainment, [14] an independent film finance and production company. [15]

Filmography

Film

YearTitle Director Writer Producer Notes
1984 Beverly Hills Cop NoYesNo
1986 The Big Easy NoYesNo
1988 Shoot to Kill NoYesYes
1989 Turner & Hooch NoYesExecutive
1991 Toy Soldiers YesYesNo Directorial Debut
1994 In the Army Now YesYesNo
2014 Dawn Patrol YesNoYes
2015RosemontYesNoYes

Also credited as "Characters" in Beverly Hills Cop sequels.

Executive producer only
YearTitleNotes
1994Kangaroo CourtShort film
2000 The 6th Day
2013No Tell Motel
A Haunting at Silver Falls
Blood Shed
2015 Blackway
2017 An Ordinary Man
2018 Intrigo: Death of an Author
2019A Haunting at Silver Falls 2
Intrigo: Dear Agnes
Intrigo: Samaria
TBAZero Contact
Fire Watch
Acting credits
YearTitleRole
1992 The Distinguished Gentleman Asbestos Lobbyist
1994 In the Army Now Lieutenant Colonel

Television

YearTitleDirectorWriterExecutive
Producer		Notes
1990Turner & HoochNoNoYesTelevision film
1995 Stick with Me, Kid NoNoYes10 episodes
1996Toe TagsYesNoNoTelevision film
1996-1997 The Big Easy NoNoYes23 episodes
1997 Dead Silence YesNoNoCameo as "Slaughterhouse Trooper"; television film
2002FramedYesYesNoTelevision film
2007 Pictures of Hollis Woods NoYesNoTelevision film
2011 Combat Hospital NoYesYesCreator and producer in 13 episodes; writer in 2 episodes

Personal life

Petrie's father Daniel Petrie was also a film director, and his brother Donald is an actor and director. His family was awarded an AFI Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001. [16] He currently resides in Los Angeles, California, and holds dual US-Canadian citizenship. [2] He is a member of the Writers Guild of America, Directors Guild of America, SAG-AFTRA, Writers Guild of Canada, Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. [17]

Awards and nominations

1984 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay: Beverly Hills Cop (nomination) - with Danilo Bach

1984 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture: Beverly Hills Cop (nomination)

1988 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture: Shoot to Kill (nomination)

2008 Humanitas Prize in 90 Minute Category: Pictures of Hollis Woods (nomination) - with Ann Peacock and Camille Thomasson

2013 WGA Morgan Cox Award (won)

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eddie Murphy</span> American actor and comedian (born 1961)

Edward Regan Murphy is an American actor, comedian, and singer. He rose to fame on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, for which he was a regular cast member from 1980 to 1984. Murphy has also worked as a stand-up comedian and is ranked No. 10 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. Murphy has received a Grammy Award and an Emmy Award and was honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2015 and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jerry Bruckheimer</span> American film and television producer (born 1943)

Jerome Leon Bruckheimer is an American film and television producer. He has been active in the genres of action, drama, comedy, fantasy, and science fiction.

<i>Beverly Hills Cop</i> 1984 film directed by Martin Brest

Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Martin Brest, screenplay by Daniel Petrie Jr., story by Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie Jr., and starring Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit detective who visits Beverly Hills, California, to solve the murder of his best friend. Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Ronny Cox, Lisa Eilbacher, Steven Berkoff, Paul Reiser, and Jonathan Banks appear in supporting roles.

Martin Brest is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. After his feature debut, Going in Style (1979), he directed the action comedies Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and Midnight Run (1988), which were critical and commercial hits.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daniel Petrie</span> Canadian film, television, and stage director

Daniel Mannix Petrie was a Canadian film, television, and stage director who worked in Canada, Hollywood, and the United Kingdom; known for directing grounded human dramas often dealing with taboo subject matter. He was one of several Canadian-born expatriate filmmakers, including Norman Jewison and Sidney J. Furie, to find critical and commercial success overseas in the 1960s due to the limited opportunities in the Canadian film industry at the time. He was the patriarch of the Petrie filmmaking family, with four of his children all working in the film industry.

Phil Alden Robinson is an American film director and screenwriter whose films include Field of Dreams, Sneakers, and The Sum of All Fears.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Producers Guild of America</span> Trade association in the United States

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) is a 501(c)(6) trade association representing television producers, film producers and new media producers in the United States. The PGA's membership includes over 8,000 members of the producing establishment worldwide. Its co-presidents are Gail Berman and Lucy Fisher. The PGA is overseen by a board of directors that represents producers from across the nation. Susan Sprung has served as the organization's National Executive Director since 2019.

<i>Turner & Hooch</i> 1989 buddy cop film by Roger Spottiswoode

Turner & Hooch is a 1989 American buddy cop comedy film starring Tom Hanks and Beasley the Dog as the eponymous characters respectively. The film also co-stars Mare Winningham, Craig T. Nelson and Reginald VelJohnson. It was directed by Roger Spottiswoode and co-written by Daniel Petrie Jr., who also served as an executive producer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Donald Petrie</span> American actor and film director

Donald Mark Petrie is an American film director and actor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">60th Academy Awards</span> Award ceremony for films of 1987

The 60th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on April 11, 1988, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PDT. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards in 22 categories honoring films released in 1987. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Samuel Goldwyn Jr. and directed by Marty Pasetta. Actor Chevy Chase hosted the show for the second consecutive year. Two weeks earlier, in a ceremony held at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on March 27, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Shirley Jones.

Billy Weber is an American film editor with several film credits dating from Days of Heaven (1978).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Writers Guild of America West</span> Labor union formed in 1954

The Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) is a labor union representing film, television, radio, and new media writers. It was formed in 1954 from five organizations representing writers, including the Screen Writers Guild. It has around 20,000 members.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">80th Academy Awards</span> Award ceremony for films of 2007

The 80th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2007. The award ceremony took place on February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards in 24 categories. The ceremony was televised in the United States by ABC, and produced by Gil Cates and directed by Louis J. Horvitz. Comedian Jon Stewart hosted the show for the second time, having previously presided over the 78th ceremony held in 2006. On February 9, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Jessica Alba.

Jack Epps Jr. is an American screenwriter, author, and educator, known chiefly for such popular 1980s films as Top Gun, Legal Eagles, and The Secret of My Success, which he wrote with longtime partner Jim Cash. Epps Jr. graduated from the College of Arts and Letters at Michigan State University, and he has since gone on to teach at the University of Southern California.

<i>Beverly Hills Cop</i> (franchise) American action comedy franchise

Beverly Hills Cop is a film franchise of American action comedy films and an unaired television pilot based on characters created by Daniel Petrie, Jr. and Danilo Bach. The films star Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit cop who travels to Beverly Hills, California to investigate a crime, even though it is out of his jurisdiction. There, he meets Detective Billy Rosewood, Sergeant John Taggart, and Lieutenant Andrew Bogomil. Ashton and Cox do not appear in Beverly Hills Cop III. Murphy and Reinhold are the only actors who appear in all four films. Harold Faltermeyer produced the "Axel F" theme song heard throughout the series. The first three films have been distributed by Paramount Pictures, while Netflix is set to distribute the fourth film. The films have grossed a total of $712 million at the worldwide box office.

Frank Joseph Urioste is an American film editor with about 30 film credits. He has been nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, for RoboCop (1987), Die Hard (1988), and Basic Instinct (1992).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rick Dugdale</span> Canadian film producer

{{Infobox person | name = Rick Dugdale | image = Rick Dugdale potrait.jpg | caption = Rick Dugdale |image_size = 250 | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Enderby, BC | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | nationality = Canadian | occupation = [[Film producer] [Film Director]] | education = | years_active = 1997–present | parents = | organization= Enderby Entertainment, Vuele | partner = | children = | website = }}

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Location Managers Guild Awards</span>

The Location Managers Guild International Awards are awarded at an annual show honoring outstanding contributions to location scouting in the film and television industries. The Location Managers Guild held its inaugural show in March 2014 at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills, with honors going to Location Managers Robert Boake (Game of Thrones), Ilt Jones (Iron Man 3), David Doumeng & Charlie Love (Nike), and the Albuquerque Film Commission (Breaking Bad).

Dennis Shryack was an American screenwriter.

<i>Turner & Hooch</i> (TV series) American comedy television series

Turner & Hooch is an American buddy cop action-comedy television series based on, and a continuation of, the 1989 film of the same name. The series, created and written by executive producer Matt Nix, serves as a legacy sequel and is produced in association with Flying Glass of Milk Productions, Wonderland Sound and Vision, 20th Television and Disney Branded Television, starring Josh Peck, Lyndsy Fonseca, Carra Patterson, and Vanessa Lengies. It is the third overall installment in the eponymous franchise and premiered on July 21, 2021 as a Disney+ exclusive. The series was canceled after one season.

References

  1. ↑ "Daniel Petrie jr. - Biografie. Sat.1. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Daniel Petrie Jr" . LinkedIn. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  3. ↑ Staff, Hollywood.com (2015-02-03). "Daniel Petrie Jr. | Biography and Filmography | 1951". Hollywood.com. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  4. ↑ "6 Ways 'Beverly Hills Cop' Changed Comedy Forever". Esquire. 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  5. ↑ "Daniel Petrie Jr interview: Toy Soldiers, Dawn Patrol, Turner & Hooch". Den of Geek. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  6. ↑ "Daniel Petrie Jr" . Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  7. ↑ "Writers Guild Foundation Board and Staff".
  8. ↑ "Daniel Petrie Jr interview: Toy Soldiers, Dawn Patrol, Turner & Hooch". Den of Geek. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  9. ↑ "Why Sylvester Stallone's Beverly Hills Cop Movie Never Happened". CINEMABLEND. 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  10. ↑ "Beverly Hills Cop (1984) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  11. ↑ Maslin, Janet (2012-10-03). "Movie Review - Beverly Hills Cop - FILM: MURPHY IN 'BEVERLY HILLS COP' - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2017-08-27.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  12. ↑ Schickel, Richard (1984-12-10). "Cinema: Eddie Goes to Lotusland". Time. ISSN   0040-781X . Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  13. ↑ "15 Things You May Not Have Known About Beverly Hills Cop". 2015-10-12. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  14. ↑ "Daniel Petrie Jr To Receive WGA West's Morgan Cox Award For Guild Service". Deadline.com. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  15. ↑ "Company". Enderby Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2017-08-27. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  16. ↑ "Daniel Petrie Jr". IMDb. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  17. ↑ "Leadership". Enderby Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2017-08-27. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.