Laurent Bouzereau Biography

French director and filmmaker

Laurent Bouzereau is a French-American do*entary filmmaker, producer, and author.

Life and career

Laurent Bouzereau is the director of the upcoming event do*entary on composer John Williams, produced by Amblin Do*entaries, Imagine Do*entaries & Nedland Media.

Recent films include Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford for Lucasfilm / Disney+ and the HBO feature length do*entary Mama's Boy, based on the best-selling memoir by Dustin Lance Black. The film was produced by LD Entertainment, Amblin Television, Playtone and Nedland Media and opened the 2022 NewFest - LGBTQ+ Film and Media festival.

Bouzereau is also the director / co-producer of Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind, for HBO and Amblin Television. The film was selected at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and presented in the Do*entary Premiere selection. He directed and co-produced the acclaimed Netflix series Five Came Back, executive produced by Steven Spielberg and Amblin Television, based on the best-selling book by Mark Harris, with an Emmy-winning narration by Meryl Streep. The do*entary features Francis Ford Coppola, Guillermo del Toro, Paul Greengr*, Lawrence Kasdan, and Steven Spielberg.

Bouzereau was born and raised in a suburb of Paris, France. He began his career in New York as a freelance journalist and author with The De Palma Cut while working in publicity and promotion for the independent distribution company Spectrafilm. Upon moving to Hollywood, he was story editor and graduated to director of development for Bette Midler's production company, All Girl Productions. He got his start in home entertainment when he recorded audio commentary for the Criterion Collection on the LaserDisc for Carrie in 1991. In 1995, he produced his first of many do*entaries for Steven Spielberg when he was asked to work on the LaserDisc restoration of the film 1941. That year he also produced The Making of Steven Spielberg's 'Jaws', a feature-length do*entary that was included on the LaserDisc release of Jaws in 1995, and later on the DVD and Blu-ray releases of the film. Following the success of this do*entary, Bouzereau continued to produce retrospective do*entaries for Laserdisc, including the making of Scarface and E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial in 1996, the making of Psycho in 1997 and the making of Close Encounters of the Third Kind in 1998. In 2002, for the production of A.I. Artificial Intelligence, he began do*enting the filmmaking process on-set.

Bouzereau has produced do*entaries on the making-of some of the biggest films in the history of cinema, by some of the most acclaimed directors of all-time. He has produced most of the do*entaries on the making of Steven Spielberg's films. In total, he has do*ented over 150 films, including the Indiana Jones and Jur*ic Park film franchises. Among the many *les include American Graffiti by George Lucas, *anic and Avatar by James Cameron, the Universal and Warners Bros. Alfred Hitch* collections, Lawrence of Arabia and The Bridge on the River Kwai by David Lean, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and Casino by Martin Scorsese, Scarface, Carrie, and Dressed to Kill by Brian De Palma, Cruising and The Exorcist by William Friedkin, Back to the Future by Robert Zemeckis, Reds by Warren Beatty, Chinatown and Tess by Roman Polanski, and The Last Picture Show by Peter Bogdanovich.

As an author, Bouzereau's credits include Steven Spielberg: The First Ten Years (2023), West Side Story: The Making of the Steven Spielberg Film, Hitch*: Piece by Piece, The Art of Bond, The New York Times Best-Seller The Making of Star Wars, Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays, The Cutting Room Floor: Movie Scenes Which Never Made It To The Screen, Ultra Violent Movies: From Sam Peckinpah to Quentin Tarantino and The De Palma Cut: The Films of America's Most Controversial Director.

Bouzereau wrote, directed and produced the do*entary on legendary film producer Richard D. Zanuck en*led Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking, executive produced by Steven Spielberg. Zanuck watched the film three days before he died. He also wrote, directed and produced the TCM/Amblin Television series A Night at the Movies. Episodes include George Lucas and the World of Fantasy Cinema, The Horrors of Stephen King, Hollywood Goes to Washington, The Gigantic World of Epics, The Suspenseful World of Thrillers, Merry Christmas!, and Cops & Robbers and Crime Writers.

Laurent Bouzereau is the co-founder of Nedland Media, with his partner Markus Keith. Together, they are developing narrative films, TV series and do*entaries.

Filmography

Do*entaries

  • Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck (2013)
  • Steven Spielberg & John Williams: The Adventure Continues (2017)
  • Five Came Back (2017)
  • Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2019)
  • Mama's Boy (2022)
  • Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford (2023)
  • John Williams (2024)

Television

  • A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics (2009)
  • A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009)
  • A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King (2011)
  • A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (2011)
  • A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes To Washington (2012)
  • A Night at the Movies: Cops & Robbers and Crime Writers (2013)
  • A Night at the Movies: George Lucas and the World of Fantasy Cinema (2014)

Behind-the-Scenes Do*entaries (selected *les)

Steven Spielberg

  • West Side Story (2021)
  • The Fabelmans
  • Duel
  • Jaws
  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind
  • 1941
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
  • The Color Purple
  • Jur*ic Park
  • The Lost World: Jur*ic Park
  • Saving Private Ryan
  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence
  • Minority Report
  • Catch Me If You Can
  • The Terminal
  • War of the Worlds
  • Munich
  • The Adventures of Tintin
  • War Horse
  • Lincoln
  • Bridge of Spies
  • The BFG
  • The Post
  • Ready Player One

Alfred Hitch*

  • Blackmail
  • Foreign Correspondent
  • Suspicion
  • Shadow of a Doubt
  • Rope
  • Stage Fright
  • Strangers on a Train
  • I Confess
  • Dial M for Murder
  • Rear Window
  • To Catch a Thief
  • The Trouble with Harry
  • The Man Who Knew Too Much
  • The Wrong Man
  • Psycho
  • The Birds
  • Marnie
  • Torn Curtain
  • Topaz
  • Frenzy
  • Family Plot
  • Alfred Hitch* Presents

David Lean

  • The Bridge on the River Kwai
  • Lawrence of Arabia
  • Doctor Zhivago
  • Ryan's Daughter

Brian de Palma

  • Carrie
  • Obsession
  • Dressed to Kill
  • Scarface
  • Body Double
  • The Untouchables
  • Casualties of War
  • Carlito's Way
  • Femme Fatale
  • The Black Dahlia

William Friedkin

  • The Exorcist
  • Cruising
  • The Boys in the Band
  • Bug

Martin Scorsese

  • Taxi Driver
  • Raging Bull
  • Cape Fear
  • Casino

Robert Zemeckis

  • Back to the Future

Sidney Lumet

  • Serpico
  • Dog Day Afternoon
  • Murder on the Orient Express
  • Network
  • Prince of the City

Peter Bogdanovich

  • Targets
  • The Last Picture Show
  • Paper Moon
  • Daisy Miller

François Truffaut

  • Fahrenheit 451
  • Day for Night

Francis Ford Coppola

  • The Godfather Collection

Roman Polanski

  • Chinatown
  • Tess
  • Oliver Twist
  • The Ghost Writer

Walter Hill

  • The Warriors

Warren Beatty

  • Reds

Arthur Penn

  • Bonnie and Clyde

Cecil B. DeMille

  • The Ten Commandments

William Wyler

  • Ben-Hur

John Boorman

  • Deliverance

Lawrence Kasdan

  • The Big Chill
  • Silverado
  • Body Heat
  • Dreamcatcher

George Lucas

  • American Graffiti

Elia Kazan

  • A Streetcar Named Desire

John Carpenter

  • Christine

David Cronenberg

  • The Dead Zone

Orson Welles

  • The Lady from Shanghai
  • Touch of Evil

John Millus

  • Conan the Barbarian

Mel Brooks

  • The Producers

Robert Wise

  • The Andromeda Strain

Jeannot Szwarc

  • Somewhere in Time

James Bridges

  • The China Syndrome

Joe Dante

  • Gremlins

Mel Gibson

  • Braveheart

Gary Ross

  • Seabiscuit

Terrence Malick

  • The Tree of Life

Sean Penn

  • Into the Wild

Steve McQueen

  • 12 Years a Slave

L*e Hallström

  • The Hundred-Foot Journey

Sam Taylor Johnson

  • Fifty Shades of Grey

Colin Trevorrow

  • Jur*ic World

J.J. Abrams

  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Rupert Sanders

  • Ghost in the Shell (2017)

Matt Reeves

  • War for the Planet of the Apes

Kenneth Branagh

  • Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
  • Death on the Nile (2022)
  • A Haunting in Venice (2023)

J.A. Bayona

  • Jur*ic World: Fallen Kingdom

James Gray

  • Ad Astra

Felix Van Groeningen

  • Beautiful Boy

Mike Flanagan

  • Doctor Sleep (2019)

Miguel Sapochnik

  • Finch

André Øvredal

  • The Last Voyage of the Demeter

Bibliography

  • The De Palma Cut: The Film of America's Most Controversial Director (1988)
  • The Alfred Hitch* Quote Book (1993)
  • The Cutting Room Floor: Movie Scenes Which Never Made It To The Screen (1994) ISBN:978-0806514918
  • Ultraviolent Movies: From Sam Peckinpah to Quentin Tarantino (1996)
  • Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays (1997)
  • The Making of Star Wars, Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) (Co-author with Jody Duncan)
  • E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial: From Concept to Cl*ic (2002) (Contributor)
  • Alma Hitch*: The Woman Behind The Man (2003) (Co-author with Pat Hitch* O'Connell)
  • The Art of Bond: From Storyboard to Screen (2006)
  • The Complete Making of Indiana Jones: The Definitive Story Behind All Four Films (2008) (Co-author with J.W. Rinzler)
  • Hitch*, Piece By Piece (2010)
  • Steven Spielberg's War Horse (2011) (Contributor)
  • Lincoln, A Steven Spielberg Film: A Cinematic and Historical Companion (2012) (Contributor)
  • West Side Story: The Making of the Steven Spielberg Film (2021)
  • Spielberg: The First Ten Years (2023)
  • The De Palma Decade (2024)

Awards

References

    External links

    • Nedland Media
    • Laurent Bouzereau at IMDb

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