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Robert K. Weiss

Writer | Producer | Miscellaneous Crew

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His name was mentioned in Blues Brothers 2000 by Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd) as being a famous blues mentor. This was an in-joke, as Weiss was a producer of the original The Blues Brothers film.

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Robert Kenneth Weiss
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Filmography

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1995-2000 Sliders (TV series)
– The Seer (2000) (creator)
– Eye of the Storm (2000) (creator)
– Dust (2000) (creator)
– To Catch a Slider (1999) (creator)
– Heavy Metal (1999) (creator)
See all 87 episodes »
 
1985 The Compleat Al (video)
 
1984 Welcome to the Fun Zone (TV movie)
 
1982 Police Squad! (TV series)
– The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand) (1982) (story)
 
Show ShowProducer (25 titles)
2008 Superhero Movie (producer)
 
2006 Scary Movie 4 (producer)
 
2004 The Race for Space: Ansari X Prize (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2003 Scary Movie 3 (producer)
 
2000 The Ladies Man (executive producer)
 
1999 Superstar (executive producer)
 
1998 A Night at the Roxbury (executive producer)
 
1996 Black Sheep (executive producer)
 
1994-1995 Dream On (TV series) (executive producer - 3 episodes)
– Significant Author (1995) (executive producer)
– The Courtship of Martin's Father (1994) (executive producer)
– The Taking of Pablum 1-2-3: Part I (1994) (executive producer)
 
1995 Sliders (TV series) (executive producer - 9 episodes)
– Luck of the Draw (1995) (executive producer)
– The King Is Back (1995) (executive producer)
– The Weaker Sex (1995) (executive producer)
– Eggheads (1995) (executive producer)
– Summer of Love (1995) (executive producer)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1995 Tommy Boy (executive producer)
 
1994 Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (producer)
 
1994 Weird Science (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1991 The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (producer)
 
1991 Nothing But Trouble (producer)
 
1990 Crazy People (executive producer)
 
1988 The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (producer)
 
1987 Amazon Women on the Moon (producer)
 
1987 Dragnet (producer)
 
1985 The Compleat Al (video) (producer)
 
1984 Welcome to the Fun Zone (TV movie) (producer)
 
1983 Doctor Detroit (producer)
 
1982 Police Squad! (TV series) (producer - 6 episodes)
– Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh) (1982) (producer)
– Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood) (1982) (producer)
– Revenge and Remorse (The Guilty Alibi) (1982) (producer)
– The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand) (1982) (producer)
– Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment) (1982) (producer)
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1980 The Blues Brothers (producer)
 
1977 The Kentucky Fried Movie (producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
1998 Recoil (production assistant - as Robert Weiss)
 
1996-1997 Sliders (TV series) (executive consultant - 38 episodes)
– This Slide of Paradise (1997) (executive consultant)
– Stoker (1997) (executive consultant)
– Dinoslide (1997) (executive consultant)
– Slither (1997) (executive consultant)
– The Other Slide of Darkness (1997) (executive consultant)
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1985 The Compleat Al (video) (director: video "Dare to Be Stupid" / video "I Lost on Jeopardy" / video "Like a Surgeon" / video "One More Minute" / video "This Is the Life")
 
Show ShowActor (8 titles)
1995 Tommy Boy
'No' Manager
 
1994 Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
Tuba Player
 
1991 The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Obstetrician
 
1991 Nothing But Trouble
Porch Person
 
1990 Crazy People
Outraged Movie Patron
 
1989 UHF
Bartender
 
1988 The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Park Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
 
1977 The Kentucky Fried Movie (voice / as Bob Weiss)
 
Show ShowDirector (6 titles)
2003 'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection (video) (co-director / videos "Dare To Be Stupid", "Like A Surgeon", "One More Minute")
 
1996 'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Videos (video) (videos "Like A Surgeon", "One More Minute" and "Dare To Be Stupid")
 
1992 The 'Weird Al' Yankovic Video Library: His Greatest Hits (video short) (videos "Like A Surgeon", "One More Minute" and "Dare To Be Stupid")
 
1988 Al TV (TV movie) (segment "Like a Surgeon")
 
1987 Amazon Women on the Moon (segments "Murray in Videoland", "Amazon Women on the Moon", "Silly Paté", "Video Pirates", "First Lady of the Evening" and "Titan Man")
 
1985 The Compleat Al (video)
 
1995 Tommy Boy (second unit director: Toronto)
 
1995 Sliders (TV series) (second unit director - 1 episode)
– Pilot (1995) (second unit director)
 
1994 Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (second unit director)
 
1991 The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (second unit director)
 
1990 Crazy People (second unit director)
 
1988 The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (second unit director)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1978 All You Need Is Cash (TV movie) (producer: "Courtroom Theme From The Kentucky Fried Movie")
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
2012 Too Young to Die (TV series documentary)
Himself
– John Belushi - Ein Leben über dem Limit (2012) … Himself
 
2005 Stories from the Side of the Road (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 'Tommy Boy': Behind the Laughter (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Making 'Scary Movie 3' (video documentary short)
Himself (as Bob Weiss)
 
2004 Unseen + Untold: The Blues Brothers (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The Making of 'Sliders' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Music video: Directed (w/Jay Levey) "One More Minute" for 'Weird Al' Yankovic See more »

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Alternate Names:

Bob Weiss | Robert Weiss
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Trivia:

His name was mentioned in Blues Brothers 2000 by Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd) as being a famous blues mentor. This was an in-joke, as Weiss was a producer of the original The Blues Brothers film. See more »