Sean Daniel

Sean Daniel

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Sean Daniel has produced The Mummy, The Mummy Returns and Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. He is currently in production on The Wolfman starring Benecio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins for The Stuber Company and Universal Studios. In 1992 he formed Alphaville Productions with partner Jim Jacks. In addition to The Mummy series they produced such films as Richard Linklater's acclaimed Dazed and Confused, the renowned western Tombstone starring Kurt Russell, The Scorpion King, Nora Ephron's comedy Michael starring John Travolta, A Simple Plan directed by Sam Raimi, the Coen Brothers' Intolerable Cruelty, the Chris Rock/Weitz brothers comedy Down To Earth, Jerry Zucker's Rat Race, John Woo's first American film Hard Target, William Friedkin's The Hunted starring Tommy Lee Jones and Benecio Del Toro, The Jackal starring Richard Gere and Bruce Willis and The Gift starring Cate Blanchett and Hilary Swank, also directed by Raimi.

For cable television Daniel produced the TNT Original Film Freedom Song directed by Phil Robinson and starring Danny Glover, HBO's Everyday People and the USA Network's four-hour miniseries Attila.

Before becoming a producer Sean Daniel was an executive at Universal Studios serving as President of Production from 1984-1989. During his time there he supervised such films as National Lampoon's Animal House, Coal Miner's Daughter, The Blues Brothers, Fast Times At Ridgemont High, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Field of Dreams, Do The Right Thing, Missing, Fletch, Brazil and Gorillas in the Mist.

He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film from the California Institute of the Arts in 1973. In addition Daniel has been a participant in the debate about media and culture, appearing on The McLaughlin Group, NPR' s Which Way LA and in the New York and Los Angeles Times as well as The Huffington Post.

Blog Entries by Sean Daniel

Misusing "Animal House"

Posted June 28, 2007 | 03:05 PM (EST)


It has happened again and it has to end. The use of the term "Animal House" to represent foul political behavior or historical events gone very badly has got to be stopped. This time the misuse is by the usually very wise Robert Borosage in his recent post on...

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In the spirit of the Daily Show Check out The Borowitzreport

Posted June 17, 2005 | 10:07 AM (EST)


For breaking news that no one else seems to have - such as:
SADDAM REQUESTS JACKSON'S JURY, 6/17
CHENEY OFFERS TO TRANSFER DETAINEES TO HIS UNDEGROUND LAIR, 6/16
ANGRY CHIRAC AGREES WITH BUSH THAT THE FRENCH SUCK, 6/15

Go to www.Borowitzreport.com

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Are intellectual property rights being "flushed down the toilet"?

Posted June 12, 2005 | 12:23 PM (EST)


Drudge provides a link to a story this morning that recording artists, songwriters and the music industry should jump on. Effective action by the RIAA could yield a whole revenue stream based on the revelation that "Christina Aguilera music used as torture at Gitmo". (For clarity at the outset...

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Thinking About this Weekend

Posted May 28, 2005 | 01:33 PM (EST)


Someone tried to pull our "support our troops" ribbon off our car. It is our second one - the first faded after a years' exposure to the Los Angeles elements. What I'm about to say is unsourced but the car was taken on a road trip to the bay area...

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Who Said Movies Don't Matter?

Posted May 24, 2005 | 11:09 AM (EST)


The best interests of the Republic, the power of filmed entertainment and the ability of the Democrats to fight a better battle in the future all came together Monday evening in Washington DC. Sen. John McCain, under pressure to get to the premiere of his bio-pic Faith of My...

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