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Derek Gibson

Highest Rated: 91% Miracle Mile (1988)

Lowest Rated: 0% War Party (1989)

Birthday: Jul 7, 1945

Birthplace: Huyton, Liverpool, England, UK

This British born executive began his career in 1962 when he joined Associated British Cinemas (the forerunner of EMI) as an assistant manager in exhibition. Two years later, Gibson began a ten- year association with the commercial distribution firm of Pearl & Dean. He also worked in various capacities (assistant director, production manager, etc.) on feature films produced in Asia, Africa and throughout Europe. By 1975, Gibson had moved to Los Angeles and worked as a producer for Sandy Howard Productions and spent one year as head of production at Astral Bellevue Pathe in Canada. Returning to the US, Gibson joined Hemdale Film Corporation in 1982 as head of production, eventually becoming its president. Among the films on which he served as either producer or executive producer are James Cameron's "The Terminator" (1984), Oliver Stone's "Salvador" and "Platoon" (both 1986), Tim Hunter's "River's Edge" (1987) and Kenneth Loach's "Hidden Agenda" (1990).

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Highest-Rated Movies

91% 73% Miracle Mile Watchlist 90% 85% Salvador Watchlist 90% 88% Hoosiers Watchlist 90% 89% The Terminator Watchlist 89% 93% Platoon Watchlist 88% 75% River's Edge Watchlist 87% 78% At Close Range Watchlist 80% 29% Bright Angel Watchlist 80% 55% Staying Together Watchlist 71% 80% The Return of the Living Dead Watchlist

Filmography

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Across the Moon 14% 1994 Executive Producer Don't Tell Her It's Me 60% 1990 Executive Producer Bright Angel 80% 29% 1990 Executive Producer Vampire's Kiss 64% 54% 1989 Producer Out Cold 31% 1989 Executive Producer Staying Together 80% 55% 1989 Executive Producer Blood Red 28% 1989 Executive Producer War Party 0% 76% 1989 Producer Criminal Law 30% 27% 1988 Executive Producer Love at Stake 37% 1988 Executive Producer Miracle Mile 91% 73% 1988 Producer Shag 65% 88% 1988 Executive Producer The Boost 40% 50% 1988 Executive Producer Hotel Colonial 1987 Executive Producer River's Edge 88% 75% 1987 Executive Producer Best Seller 71% 53% 1987 Executive Producer Scenes From the Goldmine 1987 Executive Producer Salvador 90% 85% 1986 Executive Producer Platoon 89% 93% 1986 Executive Producer Hoosiers 90% 88% 1986 Executive Producer At Close Range 87% 78% 1986 Executive Producer The Return of the Living Dead 71% 80% 1985 Executive Producer The Terminator 90% 89% 1984 Executive Producer A Breed Apart 34% 1984 Producer Savage Harvest 1980 Executive Producer
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