Jon Davison (film producer)
Jon Davison (born July 21, 1949) is an American film producer.
Career
[edit]Davison worked at New World Pictures in the 1970s.
His producing credits include Airplane! (1980), RoboCop (1987), RoboCop 2 (1990), Starship Troopers (1997), and The 6th Day (2000).
Davison and animator Sally Cruikshank[1] were married March 17, 1984,[2] and have a daughter, Dinah.[3]
Archive
[edit]The moving image collection of Joe Dante and Jon Davison is held at the Academy Film Archive. The joint collection includes feature films, pre-production elements, and theatrical trailer reels.[4]
Select filmography
[edit]He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Film
[edit]| Year | Film | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Big Bad Mama | Associate producer | |
| 1976 | Hollywood Boulevard | ||
| 1977 | Grand Theft Auto | ||
| 1978 | Piranha | ||
| 1980 | Airplane! | ||
| 1982 | White Dog | ||
| 1983 | Twilight Zone: The Movie | Associate producer | Uncredited
|
| 1984 | Top Secret! | ||
| 1987 | RoboCop | Executive producer | |
| 1990 | RoboCop 2 | ||
| 1994 | Trapped in Paradise | ||
| 1997 | Starship Troopers | ||
| 2000 | The 6th Day | ||
| 2007 | Searchers 2.0 |
- As an actor
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | RoboCop | ED-209 | Voice role | Uncredited
|
| 1997 | Starship Troopers | Buenos Aires Survivor | Uncredited |
- Miscellaneous crew
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Night Call Nurses | Assistant to director |
- Second unit director or assistant director
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Rock 'n' Roll High School | Second unit director |
| 1981 | The Howling |
- Production manager
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Thunder and Lightning | Post-production supervisor |
- Thanks
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Lawrence of Arabia | Special thanks | 1989 restoration |
| 1981 | Texas Lightning | ||
| 1982 | Eating Raoul | The producers wish to thank | |
| 1988 | Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here | Special thanks | |
| 1991 | El Patrullero | Thanks | |
| 1992 | One False Move | The filmmakers wish to express their gratitude to |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation | Television film |
- As an actor
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Other notes | More notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation | Outpost | Voice role | Uncredited |
Television film |
- Miscellaneous crew
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | RoboCop | Creative consultant |
References
[edit]- ^ Dixon, Wheeler Winston, ed. Collected Interviews: Voices from Twentieth-Century Cinema. Carbondale, Illinois : Southern Illinois University Press, 2001, p. 209. ISBN 0-8093-2417-2
- ^ "March 17 the Good", at Sally Cruikshank's official blog, March 18, 2009
- ^ "10 days or so!", at Cruikshank blog, September 9, 2008.
- ^ "Joe Dante and Jon Davison Collection". Academy Film Archive.
External links
[edit]- Jon Davison at IMDb
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