Mike Elliott is an American film producer, film director and writer. He has produced or co-produced over 100 films, with a special focus on direct-to-video sequels.
Early life Mike Elliott was born in Ventura, California, but raised just outside Bend, Oregon.
He graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Soviet Studies.
Career After landing intern positions at various television and film companies, Elliott found his footing interning for independent filmmaker Roger Corman and eventually became a vice-president at Corman's Concorde New Horizons, serving as liaison and producer with partner companies such as Showtime.
Elliot has said that “It got to a point where we shrugged our shoulders and slowly realized theatrical was about prestige more than it was a sales factor ... The box and the cast became more important."
In 1995, Elliott co-founded Capital Arts Entertainment with Rob Kerchner and Joe Genier.
Elliott and Capital Arts Entertainment would become pioneers in the direct-to-video sequel market, producing such films as Casper Meets Wendy, Addams Family Reunion, The Prince and Me 2, American Pie Presents: Band Camp, and Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision.
Elliott has produced After the Storm, WarGames: The Dead Code, The Eye, The Perfect Holiday, Rogue Assassin and Comic Book Villains. He made his directorial debut on Beethoven's Big Break in 2008, with sophomore directing effort Blue Crush 2 released on DVD and Blu-ray in 2011. Elliott's latest credits include Death Race 3: Inferno starring Luke Goss and Ving Rhames, Forced to Fight starring Gary Daniels and Peter Weller, and Dead in Tombstone with Danny Trejo.
Filmography Year Title Credit1991The Terror Within IIproducer1992Bloodfist III: Forced to Fightco-producerBloodfist IV: Die Tryingproducer1994Bloodfist V: Human TargetproducerNo Dessert, Dad, till You Mow the Lawnproducer1995Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfoldexecutive producer1997Casper: A Spirited Beginningproducer1998Casper Meets WendyproducerAddams Family ReunionproducerRichie Rich's Christmas Wishproducer2003Beethoven's 5thproducer2005American Pie Presents: Band Campproducer2008WarGames: The Dead Codeproducer Beethoven's Big Breakdirector2009American Pie Presents: The Book of Loveproducer2010Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' BallproducerDeath Race 2producer2011Blue Crush 2director/producer2012Werewolf: The Beast Among Usproducer2013Death Race 3: InfernoproducerDead in Tombstoneproducer2014The Little Rascals Save the Dayproducer2015The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Powerdirector/producer2016Kindergarten Cop 2producerHoney 3: Dare to Danceproducer2017Bigger Fatter LiarproducerBring It On: Worldwide #CheersmackproducerWoody Woodpeckerproducer2018Honey: Rise Up and DanceproducerTremors: A Cold Day in HellproducerUnbroken: Path to RedemptionproducerDeath Race: Beyond Anarchyproducer2019The Scorpion King: Book of SoulsproducerGrand-Daddy Day CareproducerHow High 2producerUndercover Brother 2producer2020Bulletproof 2producerAmerican Pie Presents: Girls' Rulesdirector/producer2024 Our Little Secret producer
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