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Laurent Bouzereau

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Narrated by Chief Martin Brody himself, Roy Scheider, this feature-length documentary focuses squarely on the many ways Jaws has helped to shape the film industry and pop culture.
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Currently, Laurent Bouzereau is the best-known home video/movie documentary filmmaker. His name has appeared in the closing credits for over 150 "making-of" documentaries and featurettes thus far, and he has only been in the business for 10 years as of 2005. It all started when he collected film memorabilia for classic Steven Spielberg and Brian De Palma films at the time of their release. It was clear that he loved films, and would hopefully get to make them in the future. He first started in the "film business" when he came over to the United States from France to work in film distribution. This was then followed up by several writing gigs for French magazines including 'L'Ecran Fantastique' and 'Globe'. On top of writing for these magazines, he wrote the book "The De Palma Cut" in 1988 about Brian De Palma's visual style and controversial films. Once Bouzereau heard that The Criterion Collection, a Laserdisc distributor for classic film, was making a Laserdisc for Brian De Palma's Carrie (1976), he called them up and told them he had some collectibles they may be interested in. As it turns out, some of those at Criterion had already read his book and wanted his input on the Laserdisc, so he recorded a very informative audio commentary track to be included on the Laserdisc. This was his first foray into the home video circuit. Bouzereau then produced another Laserdisc (LD) for Criterion, Alfred Hitchcock's Blackmail (1929). Universal Studios then contacted Bouzereau to produce Laserdiscs for Spielberg's 1941 (1979) and Jaws (1975). While the LD for 1941 (1979) was on hiatus, he then edited the EPK interviews for the film Alive (1993) and worked in feature development for ZM Productions. From here on in, he would produce some of the best making-of documentaries for home video, DVDs especially. Almost all of his first films were of feature-length, this includes The Making of '1941' (1996), The Last Picture Show: A Look Back (1999) and The Making of 'Jaws' (1995) to name a few. Unfortunately, the DVD format changes, and there is more demand for shorter documentaries to appeal to the masses. This resulted in having to personally cut down the The Making of 'Jaws' (1995) for the 25th Anniversary Jaws (1975) DVD. Now, the majority of his work it split up into three or so featurettes rather than one documentary. As for The Making of 'Jaws' (1995), it's finally being released onto DVD uncut, with the release of the 30th Anniversary DVD for Jaws (1975) in 2005.
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Tom Hanks, Seamus, and Caleb Landry Jones in Finch (2021)
Finch
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  • 2021
Pierce Brosnan and Ewan McGregor in The Ghost Writer (2010)
The Ghost Writer
7.2
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  • 2010
Henry Thomas in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
7.9
  • Additional Crew(2002 special version)
  • 1982
Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly, Kate Winslet, and Christoph Waltz in Carnage (2011)
Carnage
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  • 2011

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  • The Fabelmans: A Family in Film (2023)
    The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
  • Dustin Lance Black in Mama's Boy (2022)
    Mama's Boy
  • West Side Story: A New Generation (2022)
    West Side Story: A New Generation
  • The Stories of West Side Story the Steven Spielberg Film (2022)
    The Stories of West Side Story the Steven Spielberg Film
  • The Call of the Wild (bonus features) (2020)
    The Call of the Wild (bonus features)
  • Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020)
    Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
  • Doctor Sleep (bonus features) (2020)
    Doctor Sleep (bonus features)
  • Ad Astra (special features) (2019)
    Ad Astra (special features)
  • Schindler's List: 25 Years Later (2018)
    Schindler's List: 25 Years Later
  • Ernie & Tye's Excellent Adventure (2018)
    Ernie & Tye's Excellent Adventure
  • Level up: Sound for the Future (2018)
    Level up: Sound for the Future
  • Game Changer: Cracking the Code (2018)
    Game Changer: Cracking the Code
  • The Post: Arts and Entertainment - Music for 'The Post' (2018)
    The Post: Arts and Entertainment - Music for 'The Post'
  • The Post: The Style Section - Re-Creating an Era (2018)
    The Post: The Style Section - Re-Creating an Era
  • The Post: Stop the Presses - Filming the Post (2018)
    The Post: Stop the Presses - Filming the Post

Director

  • Untitled John Williams Documentary
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  • The Fabelmans: A Family in Film (2023)
    The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
  • Dustin Lance Black in Mama's Boy (2022)
    Mama's Boy
  • West Side Story: A New Generation (2022)
    West Side Story: A New Generation
  • The Stories of West Side Story the Steven Spielberg Film (2022)
    The Stories of West Side Story the Steven Spielberg Film
  • Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020)
    Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
  • The Post: Arts and Entertainment - Music for 'The Post' (2018)
    The Post: Arts and Entertainment - Music for 'The Post'
  • Five Came Back (2017)
    Five Came Back
  • Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey (2016)
    Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
  • InGen Innovations (2015)
    InGen Innovations
  • A Night at the Movies: George Lucas and the World of Fantasy Cinema (2014)
    A Night at the Movies: George Lucas and the World of Fantasy Cinema
  • 12 Years a Slave: A Historical Portrait (2014)
    12 Years a Slave: A Historical Portrait
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  • A Night at the Movies: Cops & Robbers and Crime Writers (2013)
    A Night at the Movies: Cops & Robbers and Crime Writers
  • Beyond Comprehension: William Peter Blatty's the Exorcist (2013)
    Beyond Comprehension: William Peter Blatty's the Exorcist
  • Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck (2013)
    Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
  • The World of Jurassic Park (2013)
    The World of Jurassic Park

Writer

  • A Night at the Movies: George Lucas and the World of Fantasy Cinema (2014)
    A Night at the Movies: George Lucas and the World of Fantasy Cinema
  • A Night at the Movies: Cops & Robbers and Crime Writers (2013)
    A Night at the Movies: Cops & Robbers and Crime Writers
  • Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck (2013)
    Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
  • A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington (2012)
    A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington
  • Charlton Heston & Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey (2011)
    Charlton Heston & Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey
  • A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (2011)
    A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
  • A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King (2011)
    A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King
  • The Ten Commandments: Making Miracles (2011)
    The Ten Commandments: Making Miracles
  • Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration (2010)
    Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration
  • A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics (2009)
    A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
  • A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009)
    A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers
  • David Cronenberg discusses M. Butterfly (2009)
    David Cronenberg discusses M. Butterfly
  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
    Closing: Team Indy
  • Making 'Ghost Town' (2008)
    Making 'Ghost Town'
  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
    Indiana Jones 4: Pre-production
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    Biography, w/Patricia Hitchcock: "Alma Hitchcock: The Woman Behind the Man", 320 pg, Berkley Publishing Group, ISBN 0425190056 (hardcover), ISBN 0425196194 (paperback), 2003.

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    Producing the DVD for Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds (2005).

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