Steven G. Kaplan | |
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 Steven G. Kaplan | |
| Born | February 23, 1962 |
| Years active | 2002-present |
| Spouse(s) | Kimberly Daniel Kaplan 1984-2012 |
Steven G. Kaplan (born February 23, 1962) is an American film and television producer, the co-founder of the film production company Rainstorm Entertainment. [1]
Kaplan co-founded Rainstorm Entertainment along with Gregg Daniel. [1] Rainstorm Entertainment was confirmed in November 2003 to produce and finance the documentary film Fuck , with production scheduled to begin in January 2004. [2] The film was completed in 2005 by film director Steve Anderson's film company Mudflap Films; it was executive produced by Steven Kaplan and Gregg Daniel, [1] along with Bruce Leiserowitz, Jory Weitz and Richard Ardi. [3]
| Title | Year | Position | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terror Tract | 2000 | Executive producer | Lance W. Dreesen and Clint Hutchison |
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| The Big Empty | 2003 | Producer | Steve Anderson | Steve Anderson made his directorial debut in 2003 with this film starring Daryl Hannah and Jon Favreau. [5] [6] |
| Fuck | 2005 | Executive producer | Steve Anderson | The movie was shown for the first time on November 7, 2005 at the AFI Film Festival. [1] [7] The 2005 AFI Film Festival was held at the ArcLight Hollywood on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California. [8] |
| Big Bad Wolf | 2006 | Executive producer | Lance W. Dreesen | Winner, Silver Award, Best Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Film, (WorldFest Houston) [9] |
| Red White Black and Blue | 2006 | Executive producer | Tom Putnam | Winner, Special Jury Prize, Best Score (BendFilm Festival) [10] |
| Lost Colony: The Legend of Roanoke (also known as Wraiths of Roanoke ) | 2007 | Executive producer | Matt Codd | Television movie starring actor Adrian Paul [11] [12] |
| I Am An Island | 2008 | Executive producer | Jennifer DeLia | Short film |
| John Henry: A Steel Driving Horse | 2010 | Executive producer | Cameron Duddy and Chris Koby | Documentary film about a Thoroughbred racehorse. [13] |
| Billy Bates | 2011 | Executive producer | Jennifer DeLia | Feature film about a "tormented artist"; made with assistance of Julie Pacino, daughter of actor Al Pacino.[ citation needed ] |
| Sunset Strip | 2012 | Executive producer | Hans Fjellestad | Documentary film about the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, California; the film was screened at the South by Southwest film festival. [14] |
| State of Control (also known as Tibet in Ruins) | 2013 | Producer | Christian Johnston and Darren Mann | Documentary film about Tibet; according to The Washington Post, filmmakers had to deal with cyberwarfare against their computers during production. [15] |
| Its So Easy and Other Lies | 2013 | Producer | Christopher Duddy | Documentary film about biography of Duff McKagan, bass player for music group Guns N' Roses . [16] |
| Blunt Force | 2013 | Executive producer | Daniel Zirilli | |
| Sunny | 2013 | Producer | Michael Oblowitz | Documentary film about biography of Sunny Garcia, surfer |
| Black Beauty | 2014 | Executive Producer | Daniel Zirilli | Feature family film about a girl, her amazing horse and her relationship with her dad |
| Isolation | 2015 | Executive Producer | Shane Dax Taylor | Feature action film starring Dominic Purcell and Stephen Lang |
On March 31, 2017, Kaplan allegedly threatened to kill another tenant in the pool area of a Hollywood apartment building, pointing what appeared to be a rifle and threatening pedestrians on the street below. Police took him into custody the next day, after a six-hour standoff. His weapon was determined to be a pellet rifle. [17] In November 2018, Kaplan pleaded no contest to two felony counts of criminal threats. Under the plea deal, he received a suspended prison sentence of three years, four years probation, and was required to undergo drug testing and attend anger management classes. [18]
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