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Malpaso Productions

October 15, 2023

Malpaso Productions is Clint Eastwood's production company.[1] It was established in 1967 as The Malpaso Company by Eastwood's financial adviser Irving Leonard for the film Hang 'Em High, using profits from the Dollars Trilogy. Leonard served as President of the Malpaso Company until his death on December 13, 1969.

Malpaso Productions
TypePrivate
IndustryFilm
Founded1967
FounderIrving Leonard
Clint Eastwood
Headquarters
Burbank, California
,
United States
Key people
Clint Eastwood
Robert Lorenz
David Valdes
Fritz Manes
Robert Daley
Keith Dillin
ProductsMotion pictures
ServicesFilm production

Name origins Edit

The name is derived from Malpaso Creek (Spanish for "bad step", or "misstep"), located south of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. Eastwood had received U.S. Army basic training at nearby Fort Ord, where he remained as a lifeguard until discharged in 1953.[2] On December 24, 1967, Eastwood bought five parcels totaling 283 acres (115 ha) of land along Malpaso Creek from Charles Sawyer.[3] He later added more land until he owned 650 acres (260 ha). The land bordered the south bank of Malpaso Creek from the eastern side of Highway 1 to the coastal ridge. He sold it to Monterey County in 1995 for $3.08 million.[4][5] Near the coast, a trail and later a road ran from Carmel to Big Sur during the 1800s. The creek has very steep side slopes and there was only one crossing (a ford only 10 feet (3.0 m) above sea level) until the Malpaso Creek Bridge was built in 1935 as part of Highway 1.

Founding Edit

When Eastwood agreed to take the role of The Man with No Name in A Fistful of Dollars in 1964, his agent told him that it would be a "bad step" for his career. The Dollars Trilogy was surprisingly successful. After filming Where Eagles Dare in 1968, Eastwood grew irritated about the money he considered wasted during these big productions. He wanted more creative control over his films and decided to form his own production company. He thought the choice of "Malpaso" was appropriate.[6]

Irving Leonard, Eastwood's financial adviser, organized the company for Eastwood following the success of and using the earnings from the Dollars Trilogy.[7] The first feature they produced was the 1968 film Hang 'Em High. Leonard served as President of the Malpaso Company and associate producer of Eastwood's films from Hang 'Em High until his death in 1969.[8][9]

Eastwood is known for very tight shooting schedules, finishing his films on schedule and on budget, or earlier and under budget, typically in much less time than most production companies.[10]

Few film production companies such as Malpaso Productions have been involved with one studio for releasing its motion pictures. Warner Bros. Pictures has served as the distributor of many of Clint Eastwood's produced, directed and starred films, a relationship that has lasted for nearly half a century and resulted in more than 40 features.[11]

Filmography Edit

1960s Edit

Year Title Director Distributor Names Notes
1968 Hang 'Em High Ted Post United Artists The Malpaso Company co-production with Leonard Freeman Productions; first film
Coogan's Bluff Don Siegel Universal Pictures
1969 Paint Your Wagon Joshua Logan Paramount Pictures top production billing went to Alan Jay Lerner Productions

1970s Edit

Year Title Director Distributor Names Notes
1970 Two Mules for Sister Sara Don Siegel Universal Pictures The Malpaso Company co-production with Sanen Productions
1971 The Beguiled co-production with Jennings Lang Productions
Play Misty for Me Clint Eastwood
Dirty Harry Don Siegel Warner Bros. Pictures
1972 Joe Kidd John Sturges Universal Pictures
1973 High Plains Drifter Clint Eastwood
Breezy
Magnum Force Ted Post Warner Bros. Pictures
1974 Thunderbolt and Lightfoot Michael Cimino United Artists
1975 The Eiger Sanction Clint Eastwood Universal Pictures co-production with Zanuck/Brown Productions
1976 The Outlaw Josey Wales Warner Bros. Pictures
The Enforcer James Fargo
1977 The Gauntlet Clint Eastwood
1978 Every Which Way But Loose James Fargo
1979 Escape from Alcatraz Don Siegel Paramount Pictures

1980s Edit

1990s Edit

2000s Edit

Year Title Director Distributor Names Notes
2000 Space Cowboys Clint Eastwood Warner Bros. Pictures Malpaso Productions co-production with Mad Chance Productions, Village Roadshow Pictures and Clipsal Films
2002 Blood Work
2003 Mystic River co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures and NPV Entertainment
2004 Million Dollar Baby co-production with Lakeshore Entertainment
2006 Flags of Our Fathers Paramount Pictures/Warner Bros. Pictures co-production with DreamWorks Pictures and Amblin Entertainment
Letters from Iwo Jima Warner Bros. Pictures co-production with DreamWorks Pictures and Amblin Entertainment
2007 Rails & Ties Alison Eastwood
2008 Changeling Clint Eastwood Universal Pictures co-production with Relativity Media and Imagine Entertainment
Gran Torino Warner Bros. Pictures co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures
2009 Invictus co-production with Spyglass Entertainment

2010s Edit

Year Title Director Distributor Names Notes
2010 Hereafter Clint Eastwood Warner Bros. Pictures Malpaso Productions co-production with Amblin Entertainment and The Kennedy/Marshall Company
2011 J. Edgar co-production with Imagine Entertainment and Wintergreen Productions
2012 Trouble with the Curve Robert Lorenz
2014 Jersey Boys Clint Eastwood co-production with RatPac-Dune Entertainment and GK Films
American Sniper co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Mad Chance Productions and 22nd & Indiana Pictures
2016 Sully co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Flashlight Films, The Kennedy/Marshall Company and Orange Corp
2018 The 15:17 to Paris co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures and Access Entertainment
The Mule co-production with Imperative Entertainment and Bron Creative
2019 Richard Jewell co-production with Appian Way Productions, Misher Films and 75 Year Plan Productions

2020s Edit

Year Title Director Distributor Names Notes
2021 Cry Macho Clint Eastwood Warner Bros. Pictures Malpaso Productions
TBA Juror #2 co-production with Dichotomy and Gotham Group

References Edit

  1. ^ "Clint Eastwood". Variety.
  2. ^ "Military People". www.militaryhub.com. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  3. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 23, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  4. ^ Pitnick, Richard (January 29, 1998). "Eastwood's Odello donation helped the movie mogul and the county". Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  5. ^ "Rancho Cañada Village" (PDF). Carmel Pine Cone. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  6. ^ . The Biography Channel. Archived from the original on February 16, 2009. Retrieved June 11, 2008.
  7. ^ McGilligan, Patrick (1999). Clint: The Life and Legend. London: HarperCollins. p. 162. ISBN 0-00-638354-8.
  8. ^ Smith, Paul (January 1, 1993). Clint Eastwood. Taylor & Francis. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-85728-158-3. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
  9. ^ American Film Institute (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1961-1970. University of California Press. pp. 450–. ISBN 978-0-520-20970-1. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
  10. ^ Edward Buscombe (1999). The Oxford History of World Cinema. Oxford University Press. pp. 472–473.
  11. ^ "Happy Birthday Clint Eastwood". Retrieved June 2, 2020.

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Malpaso Productions news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Malpaso Productions is Clint Eastwood s production company 1 It was established in 1967 as The Malpaso Company by Eastwood s financial adviser Irving Leonard for the film Hang Em High using profits from the Dollars Trilogy Leonard served as President of the Malpaso Company until his death on December 13 1969 Malpaso ProductionsTypePrivateIndustryFilmFounded1967FounderIrving LeonardClint EastwoodHeadquartersBurbank California United StatesKey peopleClint EastwoodRobert LorenzDavid ValdesFritz ManesRobert DaleyKeith DillinProductsMotion picturesServicesFilm production Contents 1 Name origins 2 Founding 3 Filmography 3 1 1960s 3 2 1970s 3 3 1980s 3 4 1990s 3 5 2000s 3 6 2010s 3 7 2020s 4 ReferencesName origins EditThe name is derived from Malpaso Creek Spanish for bad step or misstep located south of Carmel by the Sea California Eastwood had received U S Army basic training at nearby Fort Ord where he remained as a lifeguard until discharged in 1953 2 On December 24 1967 Eastwood bought five parcels totaling 283 acres 115 ha of land along Malpaso Creek from Charles Sawyer 3 He later added more land until he owned 650 acres 260 ha The land bordered the south bank of Malpaso Creek from the eastern side of Highway 1 to the coastal ridge He sold it to Monterey County in 1995 for 3 08 million 4 5 Near the coast a trail and later a road ran from Carmel to Big Sur during the 1800s The creek has very steep side slopes and there was only one crossing a ford only 10 feet 3 0 m above sea level until the Malpaso Creek Bridge was built in 1935 as part of Highway 1 Founding EditWhen Eastwood agreed to take the role of The Man with No Name in A Fistful of Dollars in 1964 his agent told him that it would be a bad step for his career The Dollars Trilogy was surprisingly successful After filming Where Eagles Dare in 1968 Eastwood grew irritated about the money he considered wasted during these big productions He wanted more creative control over his films and decided to form his own production company He thought the choice of Malpaso was appropriate 6 Irving Leonard Eastwood s financial adviser organized the company for Eastwood following the success of and using the earnings from the Dollars Trilogy 7 The first feature they produced was the 1968 film Hang Em High Leonard served as President of the Malpaso Company and associate producer of Eastwood s films from Hang Em High until his death in 1969 8 9 Eastwood is known for very tight shooting schedules finishing his films on schedule and on budget or earlier and under budget typically in much less time than most production companies 10 Few film production companies such as Malpaso Productions have been involved with one studio for releasing its motion pictures Warner Bros Pictures has served as the distributor of many of Clint Eastwood s produced directed and starred films a relationship that has lasted for nearly half a century and resulted in more than 40 features 11 Filmography Edit1960s Edit Year Title Director Distributor Names Notes1968 Hang Em High Ted Post United Artists The Malpaso Company co production with Leonard Freeman Productions first filmCoogan s Bluff Don Siegel Universal Pictures1969 Paint Your Wagon Joshua Logan Paramount Pictures top production billing went to Alan Jay Lerner Productions1970s Edit Year Title Director Distributor Names Notes1970 Two Mules for Sister Sara Don Siegel Universal Pictures The Malpaso Company co production with Sanen Productions1971 The Beguiled co production with Jennings Lang ProductionsPlay Misty for Me Clint EastwoodDirty Harry Don Siegel Warner Bros Pictures1972 Joe Kidd John Sturges Universal Pictures1973 High Plains Drifter Clint EastwoodBreezyMagnum Force Ted Post Warner Bros Pictures1974 Thunderbolt and Lightfoot Michael Cimino United Artists1975 The Eiger Sanction Clint Eastwood Universal Pictures co production with Zanuck Brown Productions1976 The Outlaw Josey Wales Warner Bros PicturesThe Enforcer James Fargo1977 The Gauntlet Clint Eastwood1978 Every Which Way But Loose James Fargo1979 Escape from Alcatraz Don Siegel Paramount Pictures1980s Edit Year Title Director Distributor Names Notes1980 Any Which Way You Can Buddy Van Horn Warner Bros Pictures The Malpaso Company1982 Firefox Clint EastwoodHonkytonk Man1983 Sudden Impact1984 Tightrope Richard Tuggle uncredited scenes directed by Clint EastwoodCity Heat Richard Benjamin1985 Pale Rider Clint Eastwood1986 Heartbreak RidgeRatboy Sondra Locke1988 The Dead Pool Buddy Van Horn Malpaso ProductionsBird Clint Eastwood The Malpaso CompanyThelonious Monk Straight No Chaser Charlotte Zwerin Malpaso Productions1989 Pink Cadillac Buddy Van Horn1990s Edit Year Title Director Distributor Names Notes1990 White Hunter Black Heart Clint Eastwood Warner Bros Pictures Malpaso ProductionsThe Rookie1992 Unforgiven1993 A Perfect World co production with Mark Johnson Productions1995 The Bridges of Madison County co production with Amblin EntertainmentThe Stars Fell on Henrietta James Keach1997 Absolute Power Clint Eastwood Sony Pictures Releasing co production with Columbia Pictures and Castle Rock EntertainmentMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Warner Bros Pictures co production with Silver Pictures1999 True Crime co production with The Zanuck Company2000s Edit Year Title Director Distributor Names Notes2000 Space Cowboys Clint Eastwood Warner Bros Pictures Malpaso Productions co production with Mad Chance Productions Village Roadshow Pictures and Clipsal Films2002 Blood Work2003 Mystic River co production with Village Roadshow Pictures and NPV Entertainment2004 Million Dollar Baby co production with Lakeshore Entertainment2006 Flags of Our Fathers Paramount Pictures Warner Bros Pictures co production with DreamWorks Pictures and Amblin EntertainmentLetters from Iwo Jima Warner Bros Pictures co production with DreamWorks Pictures and Amblin Entertainment2007 Rails amp Ties Alison Eastwood2008 Changeling Clint Eastwood Universal Pictures co production with Relativity Media and Imagine EntertainmentGran Torino Warner Bros Pictures co production with Village Roadshow Pictures2009 Invictus co production with Spyglass Entertainment2010s Edit Year Title Director Distributor Names Notes2010 Hereafter Clint Eastwood Warner Bros Pictures Malpaso Productions co production with Amblin Entertainment and The Kennedy Marshall Company2011 J Edgar co production with Imagine Entertainment and Wintergreen Productions2012 Trouble with the Curve Robert Lorenz2014 Jersey Boys Clint Eastwood co production with RatPac Dune Entertainment and GK FilmsAmerican Sniper co production with Village Roadshow Pictures RatPac Dune Entertainment Mad Chance Productions and 22nd amp Indiana Pictures2016 Sully co production with Village Roadshow Pictures RatPac Dune Entertainment Flashlight Films The Kennedy Marshall Company and Orange Corp2018 The 15 17 to Paris co production with Village Roadshow Pictures and Access EntertainmentThe Mule co production with Imperative Entertainment and Bron Creative2019 Richard Jewell co production with Appian Way Productions Misher Films and 75 Year Plan Productions2020s Edit Year Title Director Distributor Names Notes2021 Cry Macho Clint Eastwood Warner Bros Pictures Malpaso ProductionsTBA Juror 2 co production with Dichotomy and Gotham GroupReferences Edit Clint Eastwood Variety Military People www militaryhub com Retrieved June 1 2018 Mutual Water Company Subscription Agreement Victorine Ranch Mutual Water Company PDF Archived from the original PDF on December 23 2016 Retrieved June 1 2018 Pitnick Richard January 29 1998 Eastwood s Odello donation helped the movie mogul and the county Retrieved October 25 2016 Rancho Canada Village PDF Carmel Pine Cone Retrieved December 7 2016 Clint Eastwood The Biography Channel Archived from the original on February 16 2009 Retrieved June 11 2008 McGilligan Patrick 1999 Clint The Life and Legend London HarperCollins p 162 ISBN 0 00 638354 8 Smith Paul January 1 1993 Clint Eastwood Taylor amp Francis p 50 ISBN 978 1 85728 158 3 Retrieved January 13 2011 American Film Institute 1997 The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States Feature Films 1961 1970 University of California Press pp 450 ISBN 978 0 520 20970 1 Retrieved January 13 2011 Edward Buscombe 1999 The Oxford History of World Cinema Oxford University Press pp 472 473 Happy Birthday Clint Eastwood Retrieved June 2 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Malpaso Productions amp oldid 1163233222, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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