Jump to content

Buzz Feitshans

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Buzz Feitshans
Born
Frederick Rollin Feitshans III

(1937-01-17) January 17, 1937 (age 87)
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Southern California
OccupationFilm producer
Spouses
  • Charlotte Wells
    (div. 1978)
  • Raffaella De Laurentiis
FatherFred R. Feitshans Jr.

Frederick Rollin Feitshans III (born 17 January 1937), known as Buzz Feitshans, is an American film producer best known for his work in the action field and his collaborations with John Milius and Carolco Pictures.

Biography

[edit]

Feitshans graduated from the University of Southern California in 1962 with a degree in education, then went to work for the American Broadcasting Company as a film editor. In 1964, he joined American International Pictures as an editor and became head of the editorial department for ten years.

In 1973, Feitshans made his debut as a producer with Dillinger, a film written and directed by John Milius. Milius and Feitshans formed A-Team Productions that same year and produced Big Wednesday (1978), 1941 (1979) and Hardcore (1979). A-Team Productions dissolved, but Feitshans continued to act as Milius' producer on Conan the Barbarian (1982), Uncommon Valor (1983), and Red Dawn (1984).

Feitshans produced First Blood in 1982, and also its first two sequels. The films were made by executive producers Mario Kassar and Andrew Vajna of Carolco Pictures, whom Feitshans frequently worked with. In 1988, he became executive vice president of production and a member of the board of directors for Carolco Pictures.

Feitshans joined Cinergi Productions in 1992, serving as executive producer for Medicine Man (1992), Tombstone (1993), Renaissance Man (1994), Color of Night (1994), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Judge Dredd (1995), The Scarlet Letter (1995), Nixon (1995), Evita (1996), Shadow Conspiracy (1997), and An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997).

He retired from film production in 1997.[1]

Personal life

[edit]

Feitshans is the son of Lotus Grant Feitshans (1909–2007) and film editor Fred R. Feitshans Jr. (1909–1987).

He is the grandson of Sennett Bathing Beauty Ora Carew and Harry E. Grant on his mother's side and tennis player Frederick Rollin Feitshans and Celia Traber Feitshans on his father's.

He married Charlotte Wells (divorced 1978) and Raffaella De Laurentiis.[2]

He is the father of four, including cinematographer Fred "Buzz" Feitshans IV (born 1959).

Select credits

[edit]

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

[edit]
Year Film Credit Notes
1973 Coffy
Uncredited
Dillinger
1974 Foxy Brown
Act of Vengeance
1978 Big Wednesday
1979 Hardcore
1941
1982 Conan the Barbarian
First Blood
1983 Uncommon Valor
1984 Red Dawn
1985 Rambo: First Blood Part II
1987 Extreme Prejudice
1988 Rambo III
1990 Total Recall
1993 Tombstone Executive producer
1994 Renaissance Man Executive producer
Color of Night
1995 Die Hard with a Vengeance Executive producer
1997 Shadow Conspiracy Executive producer
As cinematographer
Year Film
2004 Joe Killionaire
Camera and electrical department
Year Film Role Notes
2000 Dragonheart: A New Beginning Camera operator Direct-to-video
Editorial department
Year Film Role
1967 Thunder Alley Assistant film editor
1968 Wild in the Streets Assistant editor
1969 De Sade Editorial coordinator
Miscellaneous crew
Year Film Role Notes
1969 The Devil's 8 Post-production coordinator
1973 Slaughter's Big Rip-Off Production executive
Uncredited
1975 Hard Times
As editor
Year Film Ref.
1972 Boxcar Bertha

Unmade projects

[edit]

Television

[edit]
As cinematographer
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Las Vegas Director of photography
2007 Supreme Courtships Television pilot
Camera and electrical department
Year Title Role
2004 Las Vegas Camera operator

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Biography at Buzz Feitshans Papers
  2. ^ "USC Cinematic Arts | School of Cinematic Arts Events".
  3. ^ Scorsese, Martin (1999). Martin Scorsese: Interviews. ISBN 9781578060726.
[edit]