Edward R. Pressman

Pressman was born to a Jewish family{{cite book |last=Erens |first=Patricia |title=The Jew in American Cinema |publisher=Indiana University Press |year=1998 |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=-v2Di_5ShGMC&q=Edward%20Pressman&pg=PA392 392] |isbn=978-0-253-20493-6}} in New York City, the son of Lynn and Jack Pressman, known as the "King of Marbles", who founded the Pressman Toy Corporation.{{cite news|last=Grimes|first=William|title=Lynn Pressman Raymond, Toy Executive, Dies at 97|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/02/business/02pressman.html?hpw&_r=0|newspaper=The New York Times|date=August 1, 2009}}{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/57/Edward-R-Pressman.html |title=Edward R. Pressman Biography (1943–) |publisher=Film Reference |date=September 29, 1987 |access-date=October 1, 2010}}

In 1987, his own production company Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation had received a three-feature pact with International Video Entertainment to handle theatrical and home video distribution rights with a dual option to extend into a fourth feature.{{Cite news|last=Bierbaum|first=Tom|date=1987-04-22|title=IVE Locks Up $6-Mil Output Deal With Pressman To Fill Its Pipeline|page=45|work=Variety}}

The Academy Film Archive houses the Edward R. Pressman Collection. The film collection contains over 250 items, including theatrical prints, printing elements and videotapes related to the films produced by Pressman or his production company, as well as films acquired by Pressman Films for reference purposes. The Pressman Collection is complemented by paper materials held at the Academy's Margaret Herrick Library.{{cite web|title=Edward R. Pressman Collection|url=https://www.oscars.org/film-archive/collections/edward-r-pressman-collection|website=Academy Film Archive}}

Pressman died in Los Angeles on January 17, 2023, at the age of 79.{{cite web |last1=Saperstein |first1=Pat |title=Edward Pressman, Notable Indie Producer of 'Wall Street,' 'Conan the Barbarian,' 'Badlands,' Dies at 79 |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/edward-pressman-dead-wall-street-conan-1235493386/ |website=Variety |date=January 18, 2023 |access-date=January 18, 2023}}{{Cite news |last=Genzlinger |first=Neil |date=2023-01-22 |title=Edward Pressman, Film Producer Who Bet on Unsung Talent, Dies at 79 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/22/movies/edward-pressman-dead.html |access-date=2023-01-25 |issn=0362-4331}} His death was confirmed by his production company.{{Cite web |last1=Evans |first1=Greg |date=2023-01-18 |title=Edward R. Pressman Dies: Prolific 'Wall Street', 'American Psycho' & 'Badlands' Producer Was 79 |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/edward-r-pressman-dead-producer-wall-street-american-psycho-was-79-1235225967/ |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

; As an actor

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Producer

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• Out of It (1969)
• The Revolutionary (1970)
• Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (1972)
• Sisters (1972)
• Badlands(1973)
• Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
• Old Boyfriends (1979) *
• Heart Beat (1980)
• The Hand (1981)
• Plenty (1985)
• Cherry 2000 (1987)
• Wall Street (1987)
• Talk Radio (1988)
• Blue Steel (1990)
• Reversal of Fortune (1990)
• Stranger in the House (1990) (co-producer)
• Homicide (1991)
• Year of the Gun (1991)
• Bad Lieutenant (1992)
• Storyville (1992)
• Hoffa (1992)
• The Crow (1994)
• Street Fighter (1994)
• City Hall (1996)
• The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
• The Crow: City of Angels (1996)
• The Blackout (1997)
• The Winter Guest (1997)
• Two Girls and a Guy (1997)
• New Rose Hotel (1998)
• Legionnaire (1998)
• After the Truth (1999) (co-producer)
• American Psycho (2000)
• The Crow: Salvation (2000)
• The Beautiful Country (2004)
• Undertow (2004)
• The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005)
• Amazing Grace (2006)
• Sisters (2006)
• Mutant Chronicles (2008)
• Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
• Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
• The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015)
• Dalíland (2022)
• Catching Dust (2023)
• The Crow (2024)

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Executive producer

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• Badlands (1973)
• Paradise Alley (1978)
• Victoria (1979)
• Das Boot (1981) (Director's cut)
• Conan the Barbarian (1982)
• The Pirates of Penzance (1983)
• Flicks (1982)
• Conan the Destroyer (1984) (Uncredited)
• Crimewave (1985)
• Half Moon Street (1986)
• True Stories (1986)
• Good Morning, Babylon (1987)
• Masters of the Universe (1987)
• Walker (1987)
• Paris by Night (1988)
• Martians Go Home (1989)
• To Sleep with Anger (1990)
• Waiting for the Light (1990)
• Iron Maze (1991)
• Dream Lover (1993)
• Judge Dredd (1995)
• The Crow: Stairway to Heaven (1998-1999)
• Black and White (1999)
• Happy Times (2000)
• Wendigo (2001)
• Harvard Man (2001)
• The Guys (2002)
• The Cooler (2003)
• Party Monster (2003)
• The Hebrew Hammer (2003)
• Owning Mahowny (2003)
• Love Object (2003)
• Rick (2003)
• Never Die Alone (2004)
• The King (2005)
• Thank You for Smoking (2005)
• Driving Lessons (2006)
• Fur (2006)
• The Moth Diaries (2011)
• Red Wing (2013)
• Paterno (2018) (TV movie)
• She Will (2021)
• Evolver (2022)

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