Neal H. Moritz Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a 2004 Black Reel Award for "S․W․A․T․"
• Won a Black Reel Award in 2004 for Best Film for "Out of Time․"
• Received a graduate degree from the Peter Stark motion picture producing program at USC
• Went to college at UCLA and graduated with a degree in economics
• The first feature film he produced was the 1992 crime drama "Juice․"
• Quote: "(On movie remakes) "Everybody's trying to remake everything and I think certain things are warranted and certain things aren't․ I guess you never know until you show it to an audience and they'll be the first ones to tell you․""
• Quote: "I love making movies and I love watching movies․ I look at each one of these movies as a complete life experience․"
• Quote: "(On his strategy for choosing movies to produce) "I just go with my gut․ I don't want to hear research․ I want to go with what I think works for me․""
• Created Original Film, a company that produces films, TV shows, commercials and music videos
• His production company's first self-financed feature was 1999's "Cruel Intentions․"