Lisa M. Hansen

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Lisa M. Hansen
Born
Lisa Maria Hansen

United States
Other namesL. M. Hansen
Lisa Hansen
Occupation(s)Film producer, actress, screenwriter

Lisa M. Hansen is an American film producer, production manager, former actress, writer, and craft service person. She has worked in various genres, including thriller, action, drama, and science fiction. She once frequently made cameos in the movies she has been involved with.

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Life

Lisa Hansen grew up in Chicago, Illinois. [1] She began her career in entertainment as a radio disc jockey in Gillette, Wyoming. [1] Later on, she returned to Chicago to become program manager of Spectrum Pay-TV.

In 1981, Hansen was hired by Chicago Teleproductions, [1] and in 1982, she was recruited by Paul Hertzberg, moving to Los Angeles with him to do sales for a new independent film studio called CineTel Films. [2] Within a year, Hansen was promoted to vice president and then, the following year, to executive vice president. [1]

In the early 1980s, Hansen and Hertzberg went to Cannes for the first time, attending would later become MIPCOM. [2] During the festival, the two CineTel executives found themselves with entertainment shows that they "literally couldn't give away" with the exception of Hansen's film acquisition The Courier of Death, which sold out quickly; observing Hansen's success, CineTel Films switched its business focus from TV programming to feature film production—a turning point in the company's history. [2]

In 1990, she was named president of the newly formed CineTel Pictures, located in Burbank, California. [3] CineTel Pictures was a separate production from CineTel Films.

She was the president of CineTel Pictures, Inc. and executive vice president of CineTel Films, Inc. [4]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1984E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mindexecutive producer
1986 Armed Response executive producer [5] a.k.a. Jade Jungle
1987 Cold Steel producer & screenwriter [5]
1988Fearproducer [5] & actressa.k.a. Honor Betrayed – as Belinda
1988 Bulletproof executive producer [5]
1988 976-EVIL producer [5]
1989 Hit List executive producer & actress [5] as Sally, [5] the store clerk
1989 Relentless executive producer [5]
1989 Tripwire co-producer [5]
1990 Masters of Menace producer [5]
1990 Far Out Man producer [5] & actressa.k.a. Soul Man II – as Police radio dispatcher
1990 Too Much Sun producer [5]
1991 Fast Getaway producer [5] direct-to-video
1991 Past Midnight producer
1991 Where the Day Takes You executive producer [5]
1991 976-Evil II executive producer [5] a.k.a. 976-EVIL 2: The Astral Factor (UK: DVD box title) (US: video box title) & a.k.a. 976-EVIL II: The Return (UK: video title)
1992 Dead On: Relentless II producer, assistant director (second unit), unit production manager, & actress [5] a.k.a. Dead On & a.k.a. Relentless II: Dead On (US: video title) – as Cop #5; [5] direct-to-video
1992 We're Talking Serious Money executive producer [5]
1993 Relentless 3 producer [5] a.k.a. Relentless III (US: TV title); direct-to-video
1994 Dangerous Touch producer [5]
1994 Teresa's Tattoo producer [5] & actressas Hooker with Bird
1994 Fast Getaway II unit production managerdirect-to-video
1994 Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes unit production managerdirect-to-video
1995 Black Scorpion craft service
1995 Excessive Force II: Force on Force executive producer
1996 Dead Girl executive producer [5]
1996 Carried Away producer [5] & unit production managera.k.a. Acts of Love
1997 Below Utopia producer & unit production managera.k.a. Body Count (video title)
1999 Judgment Day producerdirect-to-video
1999 Supreme Sanction producerTV film
2000 Chain of Command executive producerTV film
2000 A Rumor of Angels producer [5] & unit production managera.k.a. A Rumour of Angels (UK)
2002 Project Viper producer
2002 Storm Watch producera.k.a. Code Hunter (UK) (US: video title) & a.k.a. Virtual Storm (UK: DVD title) (US)
2002Malevolentproducer
2002 Scorcher producer
2002Global Effectproducer
2003Written in Bloodproducer [5]
2003Detonatorproducera.k.a. Detonator – Spiel gegen die Zeit (Germany)
2003 Momentum producerTV film; a.k.a. Momentum – Wenn Gedanken töten können (Germany: DVD title) & a.k.a. Projekt Momentum (Germany)
2003Devil Windsexecutive producerTV film
2003 I Accuse executive producera.k.a. J'accuse (Canada: French title); TV film
2004 Snakehead Terror executive producerTV film
2004 Gargoyle executive producera.k.a. Gargoyles' Revenge (International: English title) & a.k.a. Gargoyle: Wings of Darkness (US: TV title); direct-to-video
2005 Cerberus producerTV film
2005Descentexecutive producerTV film
2005Crash Landingexecutive producerdirect-to-video
2005 Sub Zero executive producerdirect-to-video
2005Premonitionexecutive producerTV film; a.k.a. The Psychic (US: video title)
2006 Caved In producerTV film; a.k.a. Caved In: Prehistoric Terror (US: long title)
2006 Solar Strike executive producerTV film; a.k.a. Solar Attack (US: new title)
2006Not My Lifeexecutive producerTV film
2006Dark Stormexecutive producerTV film
2006Earthstormexecutive producerTV film
2007Termination Pointexecutive producerTV film
2007 Fire Serpent executive producerTV film
2007 Bone Eater producerTV film
2008 Loch Ness Terror executive producera.k.a. Beyond Loch Ness (US: TV title)
2008 Ogre executive producerTV film
2008Storm Cellexecutive producerTV film
2008 Poison Ivy: The Secret Society executive producerTV film
2008 Sea Beast executive producerTV film; a.k.a. Troglodyte (original title)
2008Ba'alexecutive producerTV film; a.k.a. Ba'al: The Storm God (US: long title)
2008 Trial by Fire executive producerTV film
2009 Ratko: The Dictator's Son executive producera.k.a. National Lampoon's Ratko: The Dictator's Son (US: complete title)
2009 Wyvern executive producerTV film
2009 Hydra producerTV film
2009 Polar Storm executive producerTV film
2009 Ice Twisters executive producerTV film
2010 Icarus executive producera.k.a. The Killing Machine (working title)
2010 I Spit on Your Grave producer [5] [6] [7]
2010 Ice Quake executive producerTV film
2010 Mongolian Death Worm executive producerTV film
2010 Stonehenge Apocalypse executive producerTV film
2010 Goblin executive producerTV film
2010Mandrakeexecutive producerTV film
2010 Ice Quake executive producerTV film
2011 Behemoth executive producerTV film
2011 Iron Invader executive producerTV film; a.k.a. Iron Golem (US title) and Metal Shifters (Canada: TV title)
2011 Collision Earth executive producerTV film
2011Doomsday Prophecyexecutive producerTV film
2011Seeds of Destructionexecutive producerTV film; a.k.a. The Terror Beneath (original title)
2011Earth's Final Hoursexecutive producerTV film
2011Snowmageddonexecutive producerTV film
2012Mega Cycloneexecutive producerTV film
2012 The Philadelphia Experiment executive producerTV film
2012Ghost Stormexecutive producerTV film
2012 The 12 Disasters of Christmas executive producerTV film; a.k.a. The 12 Disasters (US: TV title)
2013End of the Worldexecutive producerTV film
2013 Independence Daysaster executive producerTV film
2013 I Spit on Your Grave 2 producer, production manager, & assistant director
2013 Embrace of the Vampire executive producerdirect-to-video
2013 Grave Halloween executive producer
2014 Zodiac: Signs of the Apocalypse executive producerTV film
2014 Christmas Icetastrophe executive producerTV film
2015Earthfallexecutive producerdirect-to-video
2015LA Apocalypseexecutive producerdirect-to-video
2015 Lavalantula executive producerTV film
2015 I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance Is Mine executive producer
2015Stormageddonexecutive producer
2016Drone Warsexecutive producer
2016Dam Sharksexecutive producerTV film
20162 Lava 2 Lantula!producerTV film
2016Earthtastropheexecutive producerTV film
2016Shadows of the DeadproducerTV film
2016Mind Blownexecutive producerTV film
2017Global Meltdownexecutive producerTV film
2017Pandora's Boxexecutive producerTV film; a.k.a. Doomsday Device (original title)
2017 Truth or Dare producerTV film
2018KarmaproducerTV film
2019 Kill Chain producer

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