Barry Mendel

Barry Mendel (born 1963) is a two-time Oscar-nominated American film producer.[1][2]

Mendel first produced Wes Anderson’s Rushmore starring Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray, which won two Film Independent Spirit Awards for Best Director and Best Supporting Actor. [3][4] This was followed by The Sixth Sense, directed by M. Night Shyamalan, which was nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture.[5] Subsequently, he produced its follow-up, Unbreakable,[6] then went back to work with Anderson on The Royal Tenenbaums, which was Oscar-nominated for Best Original Screenplay.[7] Their collaboration continued on The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou,[8] which Mendel followed by producing Joss Whedon’s feature film directorial debut, Serenity.[9][10] Mendel next conceived, developed and produced Munich,[11] directed by Steven Spielberg, which was nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Picture.[12] He then produced Whip It, Drew Barrymore’s debut as a feature director, which starred Elliot Page and Kristen Wiig.[13] Mendel produced another film with Page, Peacock, which co-starred Cillian Murphy and Susan Sarandon.[14]

In recent years, Mendel and Judd Apatow have become frequent collaborators. Mendel produced the Apatow-directed Funny People,[15] This Is 40,[16] Trainwreck[17] and most recently The King of Staten Island starring Pete Davidson.[18] The pair also produced Bridesmaids[19] and The Big Sick,[20] which were both Oscar-nominated for Best Original Screenplay, bringing to five the number of screenplay nominations for films Mendel has produced.

He also produced Sundance Special Jury Prize-winning musical God Help the Girl, a collaboration with Stuart Murdoch of the Scottish band Belle and Sebastian, who wrote and directed the film.[21]

Producer credits

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film
Year Film
1998Rushmore
1999The Sixth Sense
2000Unbreakable
2001The Royal Tenenbaums
2004The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2005Serenity
Munich
2008The Happening
2009Funny People
Whip It
2010Peacock
Shanghai
2011Bridesmaids
2012This Is 40
2014God Help the Girl
2015Trainwreck
2017The Big Sick
2018Juliet, Naked
2020The King of Staten Island
Thanks
Year Film Role
2002Laurel CanyonSpecial thanks

Television
Year Title Notes
2009Funny People: HBO Behind the ComedyTelevision short

References
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  4. Rushmore - IMDb, retrieved 2021-01-10
  5. Shyamalan, M. Night (1999-08-06), The Sixth Sense (Drama, Mystery, Thriller), Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams, Hollywood Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, retrieved 2021-01-09
  6. Shyamalan, M. Night (2000-11-22), Unbreakable (Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller), Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright, Spencer Treat Clark, Touchstone Pictures, Blinding Edge Pictures, Barry Mendel Productions, retrieved 2021-01-09
  7. Anderson, Wes (2002-01-04), The Royal Tenenbaums (Comedy, Drama), Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Touchstone Pictures, American Empirical Pictures, retrieved 2021-01-09
  8. Anderson, Wes (2004-12-25), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance), Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Anjelica Huston, Cate Blanchett, Touchstone Pictures, American Empirical Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, retrieved 2021-01-09
  9. Whedon, Joss (2005-09-29), Serenity (Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller), Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alan Tudyk, Universal Pictures, Barry Mendel Productions, retrieved 2021-01-09
  10. "Joss Whedon filmography", Wikipedia, 2020-11-30, retrieved 2021-01-09
  11. "Origins of Munich". barrymendel. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  12. Spielberg, Steven (2006-01-06), Munich (Action, Drama, History, Thriller), Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Marie-Josée Croze, Ciarán Hinds, Dreamworks Pictures, Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, retrieved 2021-01-09
  13. Barrymore, Drew (2009-10-02), Whip It (Drama, Sport), Elliot Page, Drew Barrymore, Kristen Wiig, Sarah Habel, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Mandate Pictures, Vincent Pictures, retrieved 2021-01-09
  14. Lander, Michael (2010-04-20), Peacock (Drama, Thriller), Cillian Murphy, Elliot Page, Susan Sarandon, Josh Lucas, Cornfield Productions, Mandate Pictures, retrieved 2021-01-09
  15. Apatow, Judd (2009-07-30), Funny People (Comedy, Drama), Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Universal Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, retrieved 2021-01-09
  16. Apatow, Judd (2012-12-20), This Is 40 (Comedy, Romance), Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Maude Apatow, Iris Apatow, Apatow Productions, Forty Productions, retrieved 2021-01-09
  17. Apatow, Judd (2015-07-17), Trainwreck (Comedy, Drama, Romance), Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, Colin Quinn, Universal Pictures, Apatow Productions, Dentsu, retrieved 2021-01-09
  18. Apatow, Judd (2020-06-12), The King of Staten Island (Comedy, Drama), Pete Davidson, Bel Powley, Ricky Velez, Lou Wilson, Universal Pictures, Perfect World Pictures, Apatow Productions, retrieved 2021-01-09
  19. Feig, Paul (2011-05-13), Bridesmaids (Comedy, Romance), Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Terry Crews, Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Apatow Productions, retrieved 2021-01-09
  20. Showalter, Michael (2017-07-13), The Big Sick (Comedy, Drama, Romance), Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Apatow Productions, FilmNation Entertainment, Story Ink, retrieved 2021-01-09
  21. Murdoch, Stuart (2014-08-22), God Help the Girl (Drama, Music, Romance), Emily Browning, Olly Alexander, Hannah Murray, Pierre Boulanger, Barry Mendel Productions, British Film Company, British Film Company, retrieved 2021-01-09
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