Red Hour Productions is an American film and television production company operated by actor Ben Stiller and formerly with the late producer Stuart Cornfeld. In the past, Red Hour has had first-look deals with New Line Cinema and 20th Century Fox. The name was derived from a 1967 Star Trek episode, "The Return of the Archons", which features a scheduled alien riot.

The company's official mascot is a jester.

History Film The first film produced by Red Hour was the 2001 comedy film Zoolander, based on the male model character Stiller co-created with Drake Sather for the VH1 Fashion Awards. Stiller co-wrote the screenplay with John Hamburg and directed the film. Red Hour Films also produced DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story, starring Stiller and Vince Vaughn; Starsky and Hutch, starring Stiller and Owen Wilson; Blades of Glory, starring Will Ferrell and Jon Heder; and Tropic Thunder, starring Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey Jr. Tropic Thunder earned an Academy Award nomination for Downey Jr. and Golden Globe Award nominations for both Downey Jr. and Tom Cruise. The film won "Best Comedy" at the Broadcast Critics Film Awards and the Hollywood Film Awards.

Television In November 2011, Red Hour announced a new television division to be headed by veteran film and television executive Debbie Liebling, and signed an overall deal with ABC Studios. In its first development season, Red Hour Television sold two comedies to ABC, Please Knock and The Notorious Mollie Flowers.

Digital In 2010, Red Hour Digital, a subsidiary of Red Hour Films, signed a two-year first look digital deal with Paramount Digital Entertainment. Under the new two-year deal, Red Hour planned to develop original digital media properties that can be launched on a variety of formats, including live action and animated webisodes, and social media games on both digital and mobile platforms.

Filmography Films Year Film Director Story by Screenplay by Producer(s) Distributor Co-production with Budget Worldwide gross 2001 Zoolander Ben Stiller Drake SatherBen Stiller Drake SatherBen StillerJohn Hamburg Scott RudinBen StillerStuart CornfeldParamount PicturesVillage Roadshow PicturesVH1 FilmsNPV EntertainmentScott Rudin Productions $28 million $60.8 million 2003 Duplex Danny DeVito Larry Doyle Stuart CornfeldBen StillerJeremy KramerNancy JuvonenDrew BarrymoreMiramax FilmsFlower Films$40 million$19.3 million 2004 Starsky & Hutch Todd Phillips Stevie LongJohn O'Brien John O'BrienTodd PhillipsScot Armstrong William BlinnStuart CornfeldAkiva GoldsmanTony LudwigAlan RicheWarner Bros. PicturesDimension FilmsAR-TLWeed Road$60 million$170 million DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story Rawson Marshall Thurber Ben StillerStuart Cornfeld20th Century Fox$20 million$168.4 million 2006 Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny Liam Lynch Jack BlackKyle GassLiam Lynch Jack BlackKyle GassStuart CornfeldLauren AshwellNew Line Cinema$19–20 million$13.9 million 2007 Blades of Glory Will Speck Josh Gordon Busy PhilippsCraig CoxJeff Cox Jeff CoxCraig CoxJohn AltschulerDave Krinsky Ben StillerJohn JacobsStuart CornfeldParamount PicturesDreamWorks PicturesMTV FilmsSmart Entertainment $61 million $145.7 million 2008 The Ruins Carter Smith Scott B. Smith Stuart CornfeldJeremy KramerChris BenderDreamWorks PicturesSpyglass Entertainment $25 million $22.9 million Tropic Thunder Ben Stiller Ben StillerJustin Theroux Justin TherouxBen StillerEtan Cohen Stuart CornfeldBen StillerEric McLeodDreamWorks Pictures $90–92 million $195.7 million 2011 Submarine Richard Ayoade Mary BurkeMark HerbertAndy StebbingOptimum Releasing (United Kingdom)The Weinstein Company (United States)Warp FilmsFilm4 ProductionsUK Film CouncilWalesCreative IP FundFilm Agency for WalesProtagonist Pictures $1.5 million $4.6 million 30 Minutes or Less Ruben Fleischer Michael DilibertiMatthew Sullivan Michael Diliberti Stuart CornfeldBen StillerJeremy KramerSony Pictures ReleasingColumbia PicturesMedia Rights Capital $28 million $40.7 million The Big Year David Frankel Howard Franklin Karen RosenfeltStuart CornfeldCurtis Hanson20th Century FoxDeuce ThreeIngenious MediaSunswept EntertainmentDune Entertainment $41 million $7.4 million 2012 Vamps Amy Heckerling Lauren VerselMolly HassellStuart CornfeldMaria Teresa AridaAdam BrightmanAnchor Bay FilmsLucky Monkey Pictures $92,748 2013 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Ben Stiller Steve Conrad Samuel Goldwyn, Jr.John GoldwynStuart CornfeldBen Stiller20th Century FoxSamuel Goldwyn FilmsNew Line Cinema $90 million $188.3 million 2016 Zoolander 2 Justin TherouxBen StillerNicholas StollerJohn Hamburg Ben StillerStuart CornfeldScott RudinClayton TownsendJeff MannParamount PicturesScott Rudin Productions $50–55 million $56.7 million Why Him? John Hamburg Jonah HillJohn HamburgIan Helfer John HamburgIan Helfer Shawn LevyDan LevineBen StillerJonah Hill20th Century Fox21 Laps Entertainment $38–52 million $118.1 million 2017 The Polka King Maya Forbes Maya ForbesWallace Wolodarsky Jack BlackStuart CornfeldMonica LevinsonPriyanka MattooDavid PermutShivani RawatWallace WolodarskyNetflixElectric DynamitePermut PresentationsShivHans Pictures 2018 Alex Strangelove Craig Johnson Jared GoldmanBen StillerNicholas WeinstockMighty EngineSTX Entertainment The Package Jake Szymanski Kevin BurrowsMatt Mider Ben StillerNicky WeinstockBlake AndersonAdam DevineAnders HolmKyle NewacheckRoss DinersteinMail Order Company 2019 Plus One Jeff ChanAndrew Rhymer Deborah LieblingRoss PutmanJeremy ReitzJeff ChanAndrew RhymerGreg BeauchampRLJE FilmsStudio 71Bindery Films $44,1122020 Friendsgiving Nicol Paone Malin ÅkermanHaroon SaleemBen StillerNicholas WeinstockSaban FilmsEndeavor Content2026 Focker-in-Law John Hamburg Jane RosenthalRobert De NiroJay RoachBen StillerJohn LesherJohn HamburgUniversal Pictures (United States)Paramount Pictures (International)Tribeca EnterprisesDelirious MediaParticular Pictures

Television Year Series 1999 Heat Vision and Jack 2007 The Station (TV movie) 2012 Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable (TV movie) 201314 The Birthday Boys 201416 The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail 2015 Big Time in Hollywood, FL 2015 Another Period 2015 Crash Test: With Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer (TV movie) 2016 Zoolander: Super Model (TV movie) 2018 Escape at Dannemora 2019–2022 In the Dark 2022–present Severance 2023 High Desert 2026 Born to Bowl

Web series Years Series 20102011 Stiller and Meara 20122013 Burning Love 2014 Next Time on Lonny

Documentaries Year Film 2007 Untitled Christine Taylor Project 2007 The Making of "The Pick of Destiny" 2009 The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story 2015 Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder 2025 Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost

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