Martin Gerald "Matty" Simmons (October 3, 1926 – April 29, 2020) was an American film and television producer, newspaper reporter for the New York World-Telegram...
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is a made-for-TV spin-off film directed by Nick Marck and written by Matty Simmons. After a workplace accident involving a chimpanzee, Eddie Johnson is...
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producer Matty Simmons, and stars Chevy Chase, Anthony Michael Hall, Dana Barron, and Randy Quaid. It also included an introduction with Chase, Simmons, and...
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full-color monthly published by HM Communications, Inc., a subsidiary of Matty Simmons' Twenty First Century Communications, Inc. The cover of the initial...
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Retrieved 2012-08-30. Simmons, Matty (10 April 2012). Fat, Drunk, and Stupid: The Inside Story Behind the Making of Animal House - Matty Simmons - Google Books...
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the authority of the dean of the fictional Faber College. Produced by Matty Simmons of National Lampoon and Ivan Reitman for Universal Pictures, it was...
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Matty Simmons took over as the magazine's editor-in-chief. He fired the entire editorial staff, and appointed his two sons, Michael and Andy Simmons,...
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Formed in 1950 by Frank X. McNamara, Ralph Schneider (1909–1964), Matty Simmons, and Alfred S. Bloomingdale, it was the first independent payment card...
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magazine also has a thriving art department. They get financing from Matty Simmons. All of the writers work hard to be funny and meet deadlines. Work is...
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House initially did well in the ratings. However, executive producers Matty Simmons and Ivan Reitman's constant fights with ABC over content led the network...
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officially cancelled, while others he decidedly dropped himself. In 1979, Matty Simmons hired Hughes and Tod Carroll to write the script of the third Jaws film...
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originally pitched the second Jaws sequel as a spoof named Jaws 3, People 0. Matty Simmons, fresh off the success of National Lampoon's Animal House, was brought...
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'59," into National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation in 1989. Producer Matty Simmons initially told Dana Barron she would be returning to the role of Audrey...
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player Matty Simmons, American film and television producer, and newspaper reporter Matty Smith (born 1987), English rugby league player Matty Templeton...
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directing credit appear as Alan Smithee. National Lampoon producer Matty Simmons claims to have paid $250,000 to remove the National Lampoon name from...
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Party Ezra 2017 Brigsby Bear Greg Pope 2018 A Futile and Stupid Gesture Matty Simmons Family Dan Life of the Party Daniel "Dan" Miles Under the Eiffel Tower...
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Ramis. That experience led Reitman to pitch National Lampoon publisher Matty Simmons on a movie inspired by his satirical publication. 'I was a big fan of...
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1974;[citation needed] it was produced by Ivan Reitman. Lampoon owner Matty Simmons was offered a TV show on NBC at this time, but declined the offer. In...
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by Kauai police. The National Lampoon published a tribute to him by Matty Simmons, as well as a cartoon showing a sign reading "Doug Kenney Slipped Here"...
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Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2 Official DVD cover Genre Comedy Written by Matty Simmons Directed by Nick Marck Starring Randy Quaid Miriam Flynn Dana Barron...
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the bumper of a car. Upon hearing "Holiday Road", Ramis and producer Matty Simmons were surprised with how accurately the song addressed the movie's subject...
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in the mid-1970s, and included his head shot in pizza boxes. After Matty Simmons saw his photo, Furst was cast as Kent "Flounder" Dorfman in National...
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After 13 episodes, publisher Matty Simmons asked O'Donoghue to return to the magazine. A week later, O'Donoghue and Simmons argued over what was later revealed...
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poster Directed by Michael Miller Written by John Hughes Produced by Matty Simmons Starring Gerrit Graham Fred McCarren Miriam Flynn Stephen Furst Shelley...
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Doyle-Murray, later became SNL regulars. In fact, National Lampoon publisher Matty Simmons had earlier been approached by NBC "to work on its planned Saturday...
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Keepnews, Peter (June 1, 2012). "Food Fight! 'Fat, Drunk, and Stupid,' by Matty Simmons". The New York Times. "Crazy Like A Fox". Los Angeles Times, June 2...
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Worker James Widdoes - Construction Worker Alice Playten Lee Wilkof Michael Simmons Sarah Durkee Film portal List of National Lampoon films Disco Beaver from...
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Simmons is an English patronymic surname. Notable people with the surname include: Edward Simmons (painter) (1852–1931), American Impressionist painter...
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Directed by Arthur Hiller Screenplay by Matty Simmons William Dozier Sal Catalano Shakes Mutlin Story by Matty Simmons Starring Jon Bon Jovi Estella Warren...
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1970s heyday. According to a 2017 Vanity Fair article: Laikin retained Matty Simmons, National Lampoon’s founding publisher, to develop projects from the...
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