Moshe Diamant

Last updated
Moshe Diamant
NationalityAmerican
OccupationFilm producer
Known for Timecop , The Quest , Maximum Risk , Sudden Death , Tristan & Isolde , The Black Dahlia

Moshe Diamant is an American film producer. [1] He is best known for having started Trans World Entertainment (TWE) in 1983.

Contents

Filmography (Producer)

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

YearFilmCreditNotes
1985 Creature Executive producer
Master ClassExecutive producerDirect-to-video
Pray for Death Executive producer
1986Ninja Theater Hosted by Sho Kosugi - "Katana"Executive producerDirect-to-video segment used on VHS releases of "Fists of Dragons" and "Diamond Ninja Force"
Ninja Theater Hosted by Sho Kosugi - "Bo"Executive producerDirect-to-video segment used on VHS releases of "Shaolin Temple Strikes Back" and "Ninja Champion"
Ninja Theater Hosted by Sho Kosugi - "Ninja Fan"Executive producerDirect-to-video segment used on VHS release of "The Little Heroes of Shaolin Temple"
Ninja Theater Hosted by Sho Kosugi - "Tekagi"Executive producerDirect-to-video segment used on VHS releases of "Young Hero" and "Golden Ninja Warrior"
Ninja Theater Hosted by Sho Kosugi - "Shikomizue"Executive producerDirect-to-video segment used on VHS releases of "Shaolin Drunk Fighter" and "Venus the Ninja"
Ninja Theater Hosted by Sho Kosugi - "Yari"Executive producerDirect-to-video segment used on VHS releases of "The Great Massacre" and "The Dragon, The Odds"
Ninja Theater Hosted by Sho Kosugi - "Tonfa"Executive producerDirect-to-video segment used on VHS releases of "Ninja Terminator" (PAL) and "Wolfen Ninja"
Ninja Theater Hosted by Sho Kosugi - "Shobo"Executive producerDirect-to-video segment used on VHS releases of "Flash Challenger", "Ninja Terminator" and "Challenge the Ninja"
Ninja Theater Hosted by Sho Kosugi - "Self Defense"Executive producerDirect-to-video segment used on VHS release of "Eagle Claws Champion"
Ninja Theater Hosted by Sho Kosugi - "Jitte"Executive producerDirect-to-video segment used on VHS release of "Phoenix the Ninja"
Ninja Theater Hosted by Sho Kosugi - "Kama"Executive producerDirect-to-video segment used on VHS release of "Ninja, The Protector"
Ninja Theater Hosted by Sho Kosugi - "Nunchaku"Executive producerDirect-to-video segment used on VHS release of "Kingfisher the Killer"
Ninja Theater Hosted by Sho Kosugi - "Manrki-gusari"Executive producerDirect-to-video segment used on VHS release of "Champ Against Champ"
KaratixExecutive producerDirect-to-Video
1987 Rage of Honor Executive producer
Programmed to KillExecutive producer
Catch the HeatExecutive producer
The Curse Executive producer
Commando SquadExecutive producer
Moon in Scorpio Executive producer
Survival GameExecutive producer
The Wild PairExecutive producer
Interzone Executive producer
1988 Killer Klowns from Outer Space Executive producerUncredited
Kansas Executive producer
Seven Hours to Judgment Executive producer
High Spirits Executive producer
Full Moon in Blue Water Executive producer
1989 Sonny Boy Executive producer
I, Madman Executive producer
Teen Witch Executive producer
Night Game Executive producer
Ghosts Can't Do It Executive producer
Honeymoon Academy Executive producerDirect-to-video
1990 Why Me? Executive producer
Ski Patrol Executive producer
I Come in Peace Executive producerUncredited
Men at Work Executive producer
Top Model 2Executive producer
1991 Stone Cold Uncredited
Eyes of an Angel Executive producer
Double Impact Executive producer
Leather Jackets Executive producer
1993 Joshua Tree Uncredited
Hard Target Executive producer
1994 Men of War Executive producer
Timecop
1995 Sudden Death
1996 The Quest
Maximum Risk
1997 Double Team
1998 Knock Off Uncredited
1999 Simon Sez
2001 The Body Executive producer
The Musketeer
2002 FeardotCom
Extreme Ops
2004 Spartan
Imaginary Heroes
Funky Monkey
2005 A Sound of Thunder
2006 Tristan & Isolde
The Black Dahlia
2007 Until Death
2008 The Shepherd: Border Patrol Direct-to-video
2009 It's Alive Executive producer
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Solitary Man Executive producerUncredited
Universal Soldier: Regeneration
2010 The Eagle Path
2011 The Ledge
The Task
Seconds Apart
Husk
Flypaper
Fertile Ground
51
Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown Executive producerDirect-to-video
2012 Transit
Dragon Eyes Executive producer
The Philly Kid
Stash House
El Gringo
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
2013LegendaryExecutive producer
Dark Circles
Getaway
Enemies Closer
2014 Asylum
Full Love
2015Ruby Strangelove Young Witch
Re-Kill Executive producer
2018 The Hurricane Heist
Speed KillsExecutive producer
2019 We Die Young
2021 The Protégé
2022 Memory
2024 Dirty Angels
Miscellaneous crew
YearFilmRoleNotes
1987The Wild PairPresenter
1988 The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Seven Hours to Judgment Production
1989 I, Madman
Ghosts Can't Do It Presenter
Honeymoon Academy Direct-to-video
1990 Why Me?
Ski Patrol
Waiting for the Light
Bad Influence
The Ambulance
Men at Work
1991 Eyes of an Angel
Leather Jackets
As writer
YearFilm
1995 Midnight Man
1999 Simon Sez
2002 FeardotCom
2012 Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
Thanks
YearFilmRole
1989 Warm Summer Rain The producers wish to thank
Ghosts Can't Do It Thanks

Television

YearTitleNotes
2011 Scream of the Banshee Television film
2012 Red Clover Television film

Related Research Articles

<i>Timecop</i> 1994 film by Peter Hyams

Timecop is a 1994 American science fiction action film directed by Peter Hyams and co-written by Mike Richardson and Mark Verheiden. Richardson also served as executive producer. The film is based on Timecop, a story created by Richardson, written by Verheiden, and drawn by Ron Randall, which appeared in the anthology comic Dark Horse Comics, published by Dark Horse Comics. It is the first installment in the Timecop franchise.

Empire International Pictures was an American small-scale theatrical distribution company. Charles Band formed Empire in 1983, prompted by his dissatisfaction with distributors' handling of films made by his previous business, Charles Band International Productions. Empire produced and distributed a number of low-budget horror and fantasy feature films, including Re-Animator, Troll, Ghoulies, Trancers, and From Beyond.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Henri Diamant-Berger</span> Director, producer and screenwriter

Henri Diamant-Berger was a French director, producer and screenwriter. In a career that lasted more than 50 years, he directed 48 films between 1913 and 1959, produced 17 between 1925 and 1967 and wrote 21 screenplays between 1916 and 1971.

Ushpizin is a 2004 Israeli film directed by Gidi Dar and written by Shuli Rand. It starred Rand, and his wife, Michal, who had never acted before.

<i>Extreme Ops</i> 2002 British film

Extreme Ops is a 2002 action thriller film directed by Christian Duguay. The film was written by Michael Zaidan, Timothy Scott Bogart, and Mark Mullin and stars Devon Sawa, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Rupert Graves, and Rufus Sewell. The film's plot revolves around a commercial director and three extreme sports enthusiasts who embark on their trip to the Alps for seasonal practice and stunt filming. Unbeknownst to them, they unknowingly film at the same location that serves as a hideout for Serbia's most wanted war criminal, Slobodan Pavlov. When Pavlov and his henchmen discover that the enthusiasts have been inadvertently spying on them, they quickly move to eliminate the witnesses. With helicopters and skilled assassins hot on their trail, the enthusiasts must employ their fast-paced extreme sports abilities to escape the treacherous mountain and save their lives.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Moshé Mizrahi</span> Israeli film director (1931–2018)

Moshé Mizrahi was an Israeli film director.

<i>Honeymoon Academy</i> 1989 American film

Honeymoon Academy is a 1989 American adventure comedy film directed by Gene Quintano, starring Robert Hays and Kim Cattrall.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Illana Diamant</span>

Illana Diamant, better known as Illana Shoshan is a Miss Israel, an actress, a film producer, and a social activist for female empowerment and women's rights.

<i>Beyond a Reasonable Doubt</i> (2009 film) 2009 American film

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt is a 2009 American crime thriller film written and directed by Peter Hyams, starring Michael Douglas, Jesse Metcalfe and Amber Tamblyn. Based on Fritz Lang's 1956 film of the same name, it was Hyams' second reimagining of an RKO property after 1990's Narrow Margin. In it, a young journalist (Metcalfe) sets himself up as a murderer to expose the unethical practices of a star prosecutor with a trumped up conviction record (Douglas), but finds himself unable to produce the evidence he had prepared to restore his innocence.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">36th Berlin International Film Festival</span> 1986 film festival edition

The 36th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held 14–25 February 1986. The festival opened with Ginger and Fred by Federico Fellini, which played out of competition at the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded to West German film Stammheim directed by Reinhard Hauff. The retrospective was in honour of German actress and film producer Henny Porten and the homage was dedicated to American film director Fred Zinnemann. Claude Lanzmann's 9 hour long documentary film Shoah about The Holocaust was screened at the Young Filmmakers Forum.

Jared Moshe is an American-born director, screenwriter and producer of independent films He wrote and directed the feature Westerns Dead Man's Burden (2012) and The Ballad of Lefty Brown (2017). He has also produced the features Destricted (2006), Kurt Cobain: About a Son (2006), Low and Behold (2007), Beautiful Losers (2008), Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011), and Silver Tongues (2011).

<i>Diamant 13</i> 2009 French film

Diamant 13 is a 2009 French-Belgian-Luxembourgian film noir co-written and directed by Gilles Béhat. The screenplay is based on Hugues Pagan's novel L'Étage des Morts. The film was nominated for a Magritte Award in the category of Best Original Score for Frédéric Vercheval in 2011.

<i>Moon in Scorpio</i> 1987 American film

Moon in Scorpio is a 1987 American horror film directed by Gary Graver; and starring Britt Ekland, John Phillip Law and William Smith.

Billancourt Studios was a film studio in Paris which operated between 1922 and 1992. Located in Boulogne-Billancourt, it was one of the leading French studios. It was founded in the silent era by Henri Diamant-Berger. During the Second World War the studio was used by Continental Films, a company financed by the German occupiers. They are also known as the Paris-Studio-Cinéma. They should not be confused with the nearby Boulogne Studios.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Moshe Sharon</span> Israeli historian of Islam (born 1937)

Moshe Sharon is an Israeli historian of Islam.

A Fake Diamond Swindler was a 1908 French silent comedy film directed by Georges Méliès.

<i>Monsieur Fabre</i> 1951 film by Henri Diamant-Berger

Monsieur Fabre is a 1951 French historical comedy film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Pierre Fresnay, Elina Labourdette and André Randall. It was produced by Diamant-Berger and Walter Futter. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani. It was on 35mm film, in 1,37:1 format, with monophonic sound. It was released in France on 5 July 1951.

Alex Blagg is an American writer, comedian and producer. He is best known as the co-creator and executive producer of Comedy Central's Emmy-winning late-night show, @midnight, and Comedy Central's talk show Problematic with Moshe Kasher. He is also the creator of the satirical blog and video series A Bajillion Hits.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Diamant (song)</span> 2020 single by Luca Hänni

"Diamant" is a song by Swiss singer Luca Hänni. It was written by Mathias Ramson, Lukas Loules, Nebil Latifa and Choukri Gustmann for his yet-to-be-titled fifth studio album. The song was released as a digital single on 22 May 2020 by Muve Recordings. "Diamant" peaked at number 65 on the Swiss Singles Chart.

Trans World Entertainment was an American independent production and distribution company which produced a low-to-medium budget films mostly targeted for home-video market. In the early 1990s, the company became embroiled in the Credit Lyonnais banking scandal in Hollywood and was foreclosed on by the bank and subsequently folded into Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) for sale.

References

  1. "MANOWAR Confirms New Movie Project With Action Icon JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME". 18 July 2012.