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After a brief career as a securities analyst, joined with then-wife Julia Phillips and actor Tony Bill in producing a string of box office and critical successes including "Steelyard Blues" and the Oscar-winning "The Sting" (both 1973). With Julia Phillips he also produced Martin Scorsese's "Taxi Driver" (1976) and Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977) and solo produced the 1981 comedy "Heartbeeps", the delightful coming-of-age-in-the-60s comedy/drama, "The Flamingo Kid" (1984) and "Mom and Dad Save the World" (1992)....
Full Bio , Awards & Milestones

Filmography

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Pandaemonium - ( Executive Producer / 2001 / Released / )
Mimic - ( Executive Producer / 1997 / Released / REP Distribution )
Man of the Year - ( Special Thanks(- very special thanks) / 1996 / Released / )
The Companion - ( Executive Producer / 1995 / Released / )
Boxing Helena - ( Thanks / 1993 / Released / BV Films )
Mom and Dad Save the World - ( Producer / 1992 / Released / )
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead - ( Executive Producer / 1991 / Released / Village Roadshow Pictures Worldwide )
Eyes of An Angel - ( Producer / 1991 / Released / )
Eyes of An Angel - ( Executive Producer / 1991 / Released / )
The Flamingo Kid - ( Producer / 1984 / Released / )
Cannery Row - ( Producer / 1982 / Released / )
Heartbeeps - ( Producer / 1981 / Released / )
Close Encounters of the Third Kind - ( Producer / 1977 / Released / )
Taxi Driver - ( Producer / 1976 / Released / )
The Big Bus - ( Executive Producer / 1976 / Released / )
Steelyard Blues - ( Producer / 1973 / Released / )
The Sting - ( Producer / 1973 / Released / )
TV Credits
Hollywood Home Movies ( 2004 / Released ): Actor
The Golden Globes: Hollywood's Dirty Little Secret ( 2003 / Released ): Actor
Trailer Park ( 1996 / Released ): Director
Jane's House ( 1994 / Released ): Executive Producer
The Companion ( 1994 / Released ): Executive Producer
The Flamingo Kid ( 1989 / Released ): Executive Producer
Full Biography (Back to top)

After a brief career as a securities analyst, joined with then-wife Julia Phillips and actor Tony Bill in producing a string of box office and critical successes including "Steelyard Blues" and the Oscar-winning "The Sting" (both 1973). With Julia Phillips he also produced Martin Scorsese's "Taxi Driver" (1976) and Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977) and solo produced the 1981 comedy "Heartbeeps", the delightful coming-of-age-in-the-60s comedy/drama, "The Flamingo Kid" (1984) and "Mom and Dad Save the World" (1992).

Profession(s):
producer, securities analyst
Sometimes Credited As:
Michael S Phillips
Michael Steven Phillips
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Family
daughter:Kate Elizabeth Phillips (born c. 1974)
daughter:Natasha Phillips (mother, Juliana Maio)
wife:Julia Phillips (divorced)
wife:Juliana Maio

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Education
Dartmouth College Hanover, New Hampshire AB 1965
School of Law, New York University New York, New York JD 1968
Awards (Back to top)
Producers Guild of America Hall of Fame Award "The Sting" 1997
Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or "Taxi Driver" 1976
Oscar Best Picture "The Sting" 1973

Milestones (Back to top)
1984 Had critical success as producer of Garry Marshall's nostalgia-laden "The Flamingo Kid"
1982 Solo producing credit on "Cannery Row"
1977 Served as a producer on Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"
1976 Co-produced Martin Scorsese's acclaimed "Taxi Driver"
1973 Co-produced first feature, "Steelyard Blues"
1973 Had box-office success with the Oscar-winning "The Sting"
1970 Formed Bill/Phillips production company with then-wife Julia Phillips and actor Tony Bill
1968 - 1970 Worked as a securities analyst in NYC

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