Production
Elie Samaha
EN cinema · 73 credits
Born
10 May 1955 (age 71)
Birthplace
Beirut, Lebanon
Also known as Eli Samaha · إيلي سماحة
Elie Samaha (Arabic: إيلي سماحة) is a film producer in Los Angeles, with production credits beginning with The Immortals in 1995. He has produced over 83 works, primarily films along with some video games. He produced The Boondock Saints (1999), Battlefield Earth (2000), Driven (2001), 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001), Heist (2001), The Pledge (2001), Spartan (2004), Back on the Strip (2023), among many others. Samaha built his reputation in Hollywood first as the owner of Celebrity Cleaners and then with his nightclub on Sunset Strip, the Roxbury. Parlaying the Hollywood friendships he formed through his clubs, Samaha was given a distribution deal with Warner Bros. Pictures in 1998. Description above from the Wikipedia article Elie Samaha, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
Perfectly Imperfect
Executive Producer
Kill 'em All 2
Executive Producer
Back on the Strip
Producer
Pandas
Executive Producer
Breaking Brooklyn
Producer
Columbus Day
Executive Producer
Impulse
Executive Producer
Rescue Dawn
Executive Producer
7-10 Split
Executive Producer
The Anna Nicole Smith Story
Executive Producer
The Flock
Producer
I Could Never Be Your Woman
Executive Producer
Game of Life
Executive Producer
Tristan & Isolde
Producer
A Sound of Thunder
Executive Producer
Into the Sun
Producer
The Whole Ten Yards
Producer
Laws of Attraction
Executive Producer
Spartan
Producer
Out of Reach
Producer
The In-Laws
Producer
The Foreigner
Producer
Alex & Emma
Producer
Half Past Dead
Producer
FearDotCom
Executive Producer
Avenging Angelo
Producer
Plan B
Executive Producer
Zig Zag
Producer
City by the Sea
Producer
Angel Eyes
Producer
The Pledge
Producer
Heist
Producer
Driven
Producer
Green Dragon
Producer
Mercy
Producer
Battlefield Earth
Producer
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
Executive Producer
Desperate But Not Serious
Executive Producer
Animal Factory
Producer
Auggie Rose
Executive Producer
The Whole Nine Yards
Executive Producer
The Art of War
Executive Producer
Get Carter
Producer
No Code of Conduct
Producer
The Boondock Saints
Producer
Storm Catcher
Executive Producer
Woman Wanted
Executive Producer
The Confession
Producer
The White River Kid
Producer
The Big Kahuna
Producer
If... Dog... Rabbit
Producer
A Murder of Crows
Producer
Entropy
Producer
This Is My Father
Executive Producer
The Third Miracle
Producer
20 Dates
as The Producer (voice), Executive Producer
Break Up
Producer
Sweepers
Producer
Monument Ave.
Producer
Scarred City
Producer
Free Money
Executive Producer
Shadrach
Executive Producer
The Maker
Executive Producer
American Perfekt
Executive Producer
Top of the World
Producer
Danger Zone
Producer
Natural Enemy
Executive Producer
Hollow Point
Executive Producer
The Immortals
Producer, Story