Hunt Lowry


Biography

The film business has a way of drawing in even the most unsuspecting individuals. Such was the case with Hunt Lowry, who innocently came to L.A. to visit his brother and ended up not only staying, but becoming a high-profile movie producer. The Oklahoma native fell in love with the movie business on that first visit, and it was an affair that lasted for many years. Lowry's first job was ...

Biography

The film business has a way of drawing in even the most unsuspecting individuals. Such was the case with Hunt Lowry, who innocently came to L.A. to visit his brother and ended up not only staying, but becoming a high-profile movie producer. The Oklahoma native fell in love with the movie business on that first visit, and it was an affair that lasted for many years. Lowry's first job was as a humble production assistant on Ron Howard's directorial debut, the larcenous road trip comedy "Grand Theft Auto" (1977). He didn't stay at that low level for long; three years later, he associate produced the classic 1980 disaster movie spoof "Airplane!," which boosted him into the producer ranks. Lowry's first effort as a full producer was with the sprawling rock-and-roll farce "Get Crazy" (1983), after which he helped bring to life a steady stream of film projects. These include such notable titles as Michael Mann's 1992 big-budget adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper's Native American novel "The Last of the Mohicans" and the beloved cult movie "Donnie Darko" (2001), starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a teenager struggling with adolescence, evil rabbits, and impending catastrophe. Throughout his career, Lowry avoided specializing in any particular genre of film, preferring to develop many different types of properties.

Filmography

 

Assistant Direction (Feature Film)

Revenge (1990)
1st Assistant Director

Producer (Feature Film)

Pure Country 2: The Gift (2011)
Executive Producer
Shorts (2009)
Executive Producer
You Wish (2009)
Producer
Duma (2005)
Producer
A Cinderella Story (2004)
Producer
Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie (2003)
Producer
What a Girl Wants (2003)
Producer
Grind (2003)
Producer
A Walk to Remember (2002)
Producer
Welcome to Collinwood (2002)
Executive Producer
White Oleander (2002)
Producer
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
Producer
Donnie Darko (2001)
Executive Producer
Disney's The Kid (2000)
Producer
A Time to Kill (1996)
Producer
First Knight (1995)
Producer
Striking Distance (1993)
Producer
My Life (1993)
Producer
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Producer
Career Opportunities (1991)
Producer
Only The Lonely (1991)
Producer
Revenge (1990)
Producer
Wildfire (1988)
Co-Producer
Baja Oklahoma (1988)
Executive Producer
Wild Horses (1985)
Producer
Surviving (1985)
Producer
His Mistress (1984)
Producer
Top Secret! (1984)
Producer
Get Crazy (1983)
Producer
Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn (1982)
Executive Producer
Airplane! (1980)
Associate Producer
Humanoids From The Deep (1980)
Producer

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

Grand Theft Auto (1977)
Production Assistant

Film Production - Unit (Feature Film)

First Knight (1995)
Unit Production Manager
My Life (1993)
Unit Production Manager
Baja Oklahoma (1988)
Unit Production Manager

Producer (TV Mini-Series)

Hounded (2001)
Executive Producer
Dream West (1986)
Producer

Film Production - Unit (TV Mini-Series)

Dream West (1986)
Unit Production Manager

Life Events

Bibliography