Elie Samaha

Elie Samaha

Known for
Production
Born
May 10, 1955 (age 71)
Birthplace
Beirut, Lebanon

Biography

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

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Perfectly Imperfect poster

Perfectly Imperfect

Movie · Executive Producer

2024
Kill 'em All 2 poster

Kill 'em All 2

Movie · Executive Producer

2023
Back on the Strip poster

Back on the Strip

Movie · Producer

2018
Pandas poster

Pandas

Movie · Executive Producer

2018
Breaking Brooklyn poster

Breaking Brooklyn

Movie · Producer

2008
Columbus Day poster

Columbus Day

Movie · Executive Producer

2008
Impulse poster

Impulse

Movie · Executive Producer

2007
Rescue Dawn poster

Rescue Dawn

Movie · Executive Producer

2007
7-10 Split poster

7-10 Split

Movie · Executive Producer

2007
The Anna Nicole Smith Story poster

The Anna Nicole Smith Story

Movie · Executive Producer

2007
The Flock poster

The Flock

Movie · Producer

2007
I Could Never Be Your Woman poster

I Could Never Be Your Woman

Movie · Executive Producer

2007
Game of Life poster

Game of Life

Movie · Executive Producer

2006
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj poster

Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj

Movie · Producer

2006
Tristan & Isolde poster

Tristan & Isolde

Movie · Producer

2005
A Sound of Thunder poster

A Sound of Thunder

Movie · Executive Producer

2005
Into the Sun poster

Into the Sun

Movie · Producer

2004
The Whole Ten Yards poster

The Whole Ten Yards

Movie · Producer

2004
Laws of Attraction poster

Laws of Attraction

Movie · Executive Producer

2004
Spartan poster

Spartan

Movie · Producer

2004
Out of Reach poster

Out of Reach

Movie · Producer

2003
The In-Laws poster

The In-Laws

Movie · Producer

2003
The Foreigner poster

The Foreigner

Movie · Producer

2003
Alex & Emma poster

Alex & Emma

Movie · Producer

2002
Half Past Dead poster

Half Past Dead

Movie · Producer

2002
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever poster

Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever

Movie · Producer

2002
FearDotCom poster

FearDotCom

Movie · Executive Producer

2002
Avenging Angelo poster

Avenging Angelo

Movie · Producer

2002
Plan B poster

Plan B

Movie · Executive Producer

2002
Zig Zag poster

Zig Zag

Movie · Producer

2002
City by the Sea poster

City by the Sea

Movie · Producer

2001
Angel Eyes poster

Angel Eyes

Movie · Producer

2001
The Pledge poster

The Pledge

Movie · Producer

2001
3000 Miles to Graceland poster

3000 Miles to Graceland

Movie · Producer

2001
The Caveman's Valentine poster

The Caveman's Valentine

Movie · Producer

2001
Heist poster

Heist

Movie · Producer

2001
Driven poster

Driven

Movie · Producer

2001
Green Dragon poster

Green Dragon

Movie · Producer

2000
Mercy poster

Mercy

Movie · Producer

2000
Battlefield Earth poster

Battlefield Earth

Movie · Producer

2000
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her poster

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

Movie · Executive Producer

2000
Desperate But Not Serious poster

Desperate But Not Serious

Movie · Executive Producer

2000
Animal Factory poster

Animal Factory

Movie · Producer

2000
Auggie Rose poster

Auggie Rose

Movie · Executive Producer

2000
The Whole Nine Yards poster

The Whole Nine Yards

Movie · Executive Producer

2000
The Art of War poster

The Art of War

Movie · Executive Producer

2000
Get Carter poster

Get Carter

Movie · Producer

1999
No Code of Conduct poster

No Code of Conduct

Movie · Producer

1999
The Boondock Saints poster

The Boondock Saints

Movie · Producer

1999
Storm Catcher poster

Storm Catcher

Movie · Executive Producer

1999
Woman Wanted poster

Woman Wanted

Movie · Executive Producer

1999
The Confession poster

The Confession

Movie · Producer

1999
The White River Kid poster

The White River Kid

Movie · Producer

1999
The Big Kahuna poster

The Big Kahuna

Movie · Producer

1999
If... Dog... Rabbit poster

If... Dog... Rabbit

Movie · Producer

1999
A Murder of Crows poster

A Murder of Crows

Movie · Producer

1999
Entropy poster

Entropy

Movie · Producer

1999
This Is My Father poster

This Is My Father

Movie · Executive Producer

1999
The Third Miracle poster

The Third Miracle

Movie · Producer

1998
20 Dates poster

20 Dates

Movie · Executive Producer

1998
Break Up poster

Break Up

Movie · Producer

1998
Sweepers poster

Sweepers

Movie · Producer

1998
Monument Ave. poster

Monument Ave.

Movie · Producer

1998
Scarred City poster

Scarred City

Movie · Producer

1998
Free Money poster

Free Money

Movie · Executive Producer

1998
Shadrach poster

Shadrach

Movie · Executive Producer

1997
The Maker poster

The Maker

Movie · Executive Producer

1997
American Perfekt poster

American Perfekt

Movie · Executive Producer

1997
Top of the World poster

Top of the World

Movie · Producer

1996
Danger Zone poster

Danger Zone

Movie · Producer

1996
Natural Enemy poster

Natural Enemy

Movie · Executive Producer

1996
Hollow Point poster

Hollow Point

Movie · Executive Producer

1995
The Immortals poster

The Immortals

Movie · Producer