Chris Bender (film producer)

Chris Bender (born 1971) is an American film producer whose beginnings were through developing and co-producing American Pie film series based on his and writer Adam Herz' own high school experiences.[1] In November 1998, he established the management and production company, Benderspink, with partner J.C. Spink, a fellow alumnus of Bucknell University. Benderspink had a successful first look deal with New Line Cinema[2] for over 15 years and a first look deal with Universal Cable Productions and prior to that, CBS Studios.[3]

Chris Bender
Born1971 (age 48–49)
New Jersey, United States
OccupationFilm Producer

In 2016, Bender and Spink split[4] up to pursue forming their own companies. J.C. Spink died in 2017 and was celebrated at a memorial service attended by industry friends and family.[5]

Chris Bender founded Good Fear Content[6] in 2016 with Jake Weiner. The company produces clutter-busting media across theatrical, TV and emerging digital platforms with a focus on nurturing and establishing new voices aspiring to be generation-defining talent. Under the company’s banner, Bender’s most recent release was as producer on David Robert Mitchell’s Under the Silver Lake with Oscar nominee Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough, and Topher Grace. The film was screened in competition in Cannes and was released by A24 (company) domestically in April 2019. In 2020, Amazon Studios is releasing My Spy. The film is directed by Pete Segal with Dave Bautista and Kristen Schaal starring. That project will be followed by Mulan (2020 film), a live-action version of the classic adventure of a young Chinese maiden who disguises herself as a warrior in order to save her father. Set for release by Disney in July, the film is directed by Niki Caro and stars Yifei Liu, Jet Li, Gong Li, and Donnie Yen.

Other projects produced by Bender include the hit comedy We're the Millers[7], starring Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis; Horrible Bosses 2, starring Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, and Charlie Day; and Vacation starring Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, and Chris Hemsworth, all for New Line.

Bender has produced or developed projects that have grown into six franchises in various genres: "Final Destination", “American Pie”, “The Ring”, “Cats & Dogs”, “The Butterfly Effect”, and “The Hangover” series. Eight of his movies have opened to number one, and Bender was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for A History of Violence".[8]


Filmography

Producer
Year Title Role Notes
1999 American Pie co-producer
2000 Final Destination associate producer
2001 Cats & Dogs executive producer
American Pie 2 co-producer
2002 Cheats producer
2003 American Wedding producer
Blind Horizon co-executive producer
2004 The Butterfly Effect producer
2005 The Ring Two co-executive producer
Monster-in-Law producer
A History of Violence producer
Red Eye producer
Just Friends producer
2006–09 Kyle XY executive producer Television series
2006 The Butterfly Effect 2 producer Direct to video
2008 The Ruins producer
2009 The Hangover executive producer
2010 Leap Year producer
2011 I Am Number Four executive producer
Arthur producer
The Hangover Part II executive producer
2013 The Incredible Burt Wonderstone producer
The Hangover Part III executive producer
We're the Millers producer
2014 Zombeavers producer
2015 Vacation producer
2016 Criminal producer
Tracktown executive producer
2017 Rings executive producer
2018 Under the Silver Lake producer
2019 Polaroid producer
2020 My Spy producer
Mulan producer
TBA The Culling producer
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References
  1. Vulture - American Pie
  2. HR - Benderspink and New Line
  3. HR Benderspink and UCP
  4. HR - Bender and Spink Split
  5. HR - J.C. Spink Memorial
  6. HR - Good Fear Content
  7. We're the Millers
  8. Produced By Conference Bio
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