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      David Permut

      David Permut

      Highest Rated: 100% Give 'Em Hell, Harry! (1975)

      Lowest Rated: 10% Trapped in Paradise (1994)

      Birthday: Mar 23, 1954

      Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

      When his peers were concerning themselves with grade-point-averages and whether they should work during the summer or back-pack through Europe, David A. Permut had quit college and was already working producing motion pictures. Starting with such projects as "Give 'Em Hell Harry" (1975) starring James Whitmore as Harry S Truman and the "Richard Pryor -- Live in Concert" (1979), Permut has gone on to produce or executive producer more than 20 motion pictures and several TV projects as well, ranging from studio efforts such as the big screen version of "Dragnet" in 1987, to the edgy independent "Three of Hearts" (1993), in which a man and a woman are in love with the same woman. Permut came to the attention of Hollywood powers in 1975 when he taped a performance of Whitmore in "Give 'Em Hell, Harry" for a production cost of $320,000, transferred the result to film, released it nationwide, and grossed $11 million. "Richard Pryor Live" grossed $32 million domestically on an investment of less than $1 million. Permut formed his own projection company in 1979, and signed his first studio deal in 1979 with Columbia, under the tutelage of Ray Stark, although it was not until 1982 that he saw his first feature film released -- "Fighting Back" by Paramount. "Dragnet" was his first box office success, although it was followed with the less successful "The Marrying Man," which writer Neil Simon disavowed. In 1992, Permut produced Alan J. Pakula's sputtering "Consenting Adults," about wife swapping and murder, and the abysmal Martin Short-Kurt Russell match-up, "Captain Ron." It was in 1993 that Permut moved away from studio fare to "Three of Hearts," although he was back with Paramount in 1993 for "The Temp," which has been described by critics as "Eve Harrington with a psychotic streak." After the equally forgettable "Trapped in Paradise" and "Surviving the Game" (both 1994), Permut produced "Eddie" (1996), in which Whoopi Goldberg becomes a pro basketball coach. In 1997 came a prestige project, "Face/Off," directed by John Woo and starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage in a futuristic tale of identity and terrorists. Permut's work in TV has been sporadic, and seems to gear towards heart-felt projects which are too "small" or "special" to find a home in movie theatres. His first TV effort -- as executive producer -- was "Love Leads the Way" for The Disney Channel, which told the story of the first blind person part of the experiment with seeing eye dogs. He first produced for a broadcast network in 1987 with "Mistress" (CBS), and in 1991 produced "A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story" for that network, which starred Mario Van Peebles as a football player sidelined with a neuromuscular disease and how he inspires a boy with the same affliction. Permut took the plunge into series TV in 1997, when it was announced that The WB had bought "Ruby," a sitcom starring Whoopi Goldberg doing the voice of a diva puppet. With his "Dragnet" considered one of the first of the "modern era" big-budget updates of favorite TV series, Permut's development slate in the late 90s consisted of similar potential TV series-to-film projects, including "F Troop," "The Love Boat," "Beanie & Cecil" for live action, and "Green Acres."

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      David Permut at arrivals for The Creative Impact Awards at the 30th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Film Awards Gala, Parker Palm Springs, Palm Springs, CA January 4, 2019. Photo By: Priscilla Grant/Everett Collection

      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      84% 84% Rustin Executive Producer - 2023
      100% No Score Yet The Fabulous Allan Carr Executive Producer - 2017
      67% 50% The Polka King Producer - 2017
      77% 61% Punching Henry Producer - 2016
      84% 91% Hacksaw Ridge Producer $67.0M 2016
      No Score Yet 68% The Color of Rain Executive Producer - 2014
      76% 67% Match Producer $30.5K 2014
      33% 52% Struck by Lightning Producer - 2012
      67% 52% Youth in Revolt Producer $15.3M 2009
      90% 87% The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story Executive Producer $54.9K 2009
      73% 86% Prayers for Bobby Executive Producer - 2009
      58% 71% Charlie Bartlett Producer $4.0M 2007
      No Score Yet 35% Farce of the Penguins Producer - 2007
      62% 32% The Last Shot Producer $463.7K 2004
      43% 77% Eddie Griffin: Dysfunktional Family Producer $2.2M 2003
      12% 50% Double Take Producer $29.8M 2001
      93% 82% Face/Off Producer $112.3M 1997
      16% 36% Eddie Producer $31.4M 1996
      10% 42% Trapped in Paradise Executive Producer $5.8M 1994
      32% 48% Surviving the Game Producer $7.7M 1994
      32% 19% The Temp Producer $6.0M 1993
      29% 31% Consenting Adults Producer $21.6M 1992
      26% 52% Captain Ron Producer $22.5M 1992
      No Score Yet No Score Yet A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story Producer - 1991
      10% 45% The Marrying Man Producer $12.4M 1991
      75% 86% 29th Street Producer $1.8M 1991
      50% 41% Dragnet Producer $56.0M 1987
      20% 44% Fighting Back Producer - 1982
      100% 82% Give 'Em Hell, Harry! Producer - 1975

      TV

      Credit
      81% 93% Lawmen: Bass Reeves Executive Producer 2023