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James Glickenhaus

American film producer

James Glickenhaus

Summary

American film producer

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nameJames Glickenhaus
image24 Hours of Le Mans 2023-06-11 James Glickenhaus.jpg
captionGlickenhaus giving an interview at Le Mans
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birth_placeNew York City, New York, US
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yearsactive1975–present

James Glickenhaus (born July 24, 1950) is an American filmmaker, financier, and automotive entrepreneur. He directed, wrote, and produced a number of action films during the 1980s and 1990s, including The Exterminator (1980), The Soldier (1982), Shakedown (1988), and the Jackie Chan vehicle The Protector (1985). He co-founded the production and distribution company Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment.

Since retiring from filmmaking, Glickenhaus has been active in the finance sector and the automotive industry. He is the co-founder of the auto manufacturer Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus and the general partner of Glickenhaus & Co., a family partnership originally started by his father.

Glickenhaus's automobiles

Cars that Glickenhaus owns

Glickenhaus is an avid collector of former racing vehicles, especially Ferraris. The cars that Glickenhaus owns in his garage include:

  • 2010 SCG P 4/5 Competizione
  • 2006 Ferrari P 4/5 by Pininfarina
  • 1988 Ferrari 328 GTB
  • 1981 Circa Piper P4 DP003
  • 1970 Reworked Modulo by Pininfarina
  • 1967 Ford GT40 MKIV
  • 1967 Dino Berlinetta Competizione
  • 1967 Baja Boot
  • 1967 Ford Mk IV J6
  • 1967 Ferrari 412 P 0854
  • 1966 Lola T-70 Sl 71-32
  • 1957 Chevrolet Belair Convertible
  • 1947 Ferrari 159 Spyder Corsa
  • 1932 Stutz DV-32
  • 1931 Duesenberg J446 His coachbuilt 2006 Ferrari P 4/5 by Pininfarina, listed above, has been extensively covered by national publications like Car and Driver.

Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus

url-status=dead}}</ref> The race-oriented 003 takes design cues from Formula One racecars, designed to race with the [[Nürburgring 24 Hours]] in mind. The 004 is another, toned-down supercar, more fit for driving on the street. The Boot is built for racing at the [[Baja 1000]]. The 006 is the car that takes design cues from the cars of the early to mid-20th century. The 007 is Glickenhaus's entry for [[Le Mans Hypercar]].

Film career

Glickenhaus called his first feature film, The Astrologer (1975), "a learning experience". For his next film, the vigilante film The Exterminator (1980), he decided to concentrate more on action and less on dialogue. It became a commercial success and Glickenhaus was asked by Avco-Embassy to deliver a more mainstream action film as his next project. This became the spy-thriller The Soldier (1982), starring Ken Wahl and Klaus Kinski. In a 2012 interview, Glickenhaus explained that his film career could have turned out very differently, had he decided to move to Hollywood after the success of The Exterminator:"I was contacted a lot by studios. But I think I was afraid of the control of the studios. I had the ability to make films independently. I enjoyed doing it that way. Another part of it was I loved New York. I loved living in New York. I had a lot of friends there. And I knew if I really wanted to be a Hollywood director I would have had to move to LA and spend a lot of time socializing to make contacts. You know, for want of a better word, networking. And I wasn’t interested in doing that."Glickenhaus made The Protector (1985) for Golden Harvest, one of several attempts by Jackie Chan to break out in the American market, on the condition that Glickenhaus "had total creative control and final cut of the movie". The version that was released internationally is the Glickenhaus version. Jackie Chan edited a different version for the Hong Kong and Japanese market.

In an interview from 2012 about his film career, he explained his reasons for retiring from the business: "What happened at the end was that the studios had taken over everything. And it was very difficult as an independent to compete with them. They could spend so much money that the stars you had access to as an independent were asking a mega amount of money. They knew you had no choice. It became harder and harder and harder."

Filmography

  • The Astrologer (1975) (director)
  • The Exterminator (1980) (director, writer)
  • The Soldier (1982) (director, writer, producer)
  • The Protector (1985) (director, writer)
  • Maniac Cop (1988) (executive producer)
  • Shakedown (1988) (director, writer)
  • Basket Case 2 (1990) (executive producer)
  • Frankenhooker (1990) (producer)
  • McBain (1991) (director, writer)
  • Basket Case 3: The Progeny (1992) (executive producer)
  • Slaughter of the Innocents (1993) (director, writer)
  • Ring of Steel (1994) (executive producer)
  • Tough and Deadly (1995) (executive producer)
  • Timemaster (1995) (director, writer)
  • Bad Biology (2008) (actor)
  • The Art Thief (2015) (actor)

References

References

  1. "Home".
  2. "Collection".
  3. "SCG Story and About -".
  4. "SCG 003".
  5. "SCG 004".
  6. "SCG Boot".
  7. "SCG 006".
  8. "SCG 007".
  9. "James Glickenhaus interview".
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