Lynda Obst

Lynda Rosen Obst (born April 14, 1950) is an American feature film producer and author.[1]

Lynda Obst
Born
Lynda Rosen

(1950-04-14) April 14, 1950
New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma materPomona College
Columbia University
Occupationfilm producer, author
OrganizationLynda Obst Productions
Spouse(s)David Obst
RelativesRick Rosen

Career

Obst is a graduate of Pomona College in Claremont, California and then studied Philosophy in the graduate program at Columbia University.[2] Later she worked as an editor at The New York Times before moving to Los Angeles with her then-husband David Obst. Starting at The Geffen Film Company as a d-girl, her first major project was developing the scripts that would eventually become Flashdance.

Obst partnered with Debra Hill in 1986. The partnership would go on to produce Adventures in Babysitting, Heartbreak Hotel and The Fisher King, among other projects. Following The Fisher King (1991), Obst and Hill parted ways; she became an in-studio producer going on to produce such notable films as Sleepless in Seattle, One Fine Day, Someone Like You, Contact and The Siege.

In 1989, Obst founded the production company Lynda Obst Productions under license of Columbia Pictures, but moved it to 20th Century Fox in 1993.

In 2009, Obst completed principal photography as producer on the Ricky Gervais–Matthew Robinson co-writing and directing debut, The Invention of Lying (originally titled "This Side of the Truth"), starring Ricky Gervais and Jennifer Garner. The film was released in October 2009. She was also the producer of Gurinder Chadha's Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, released by Nickelodeon in 2008. In 2014, Obst collaborated with director Christopher Nolan to co-produce Interstellar, a science-fiction drama starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway. This marked the first time her production company, Lynda Obst Productions, was credited for a production.

Obst is the author of the memoir Hello, He Lied (1996), which details her experiences in the modern studio system. She was one of the central figures in the battle over the Richard Preston article Crisis in the Hot Zone. Rick Rosen, one of the founders of the Endeavor talent agency, is Obst's younger brother.

Lynda Obst Productions
Lynda Obst Productions
IndustryFilm
HeadquartersCulver City, Los Angeles, California, United States
Key people
Lynda Obst
OwnerLynda Obst
Websitelyndaobstproductions.com

Lynda Obst Productions is an American film and television production company founded by Lynda Obst. She formed the company in 1989 and moved it to Columbia Pictures.[3] In 1993, her company moved to 20th Century Fox.[4] While Obst has producer credits for films from the 1980s to present, Interstellar was the first to display her company banner.[5]

Film and television

Filmography

All films, she was producer unless otherwise noted.

Film
Year Film Credit
1983FlashdanceAssociate producer
1987Adventures in Babysitting
1988Heartbreak Hotel
1991The Fisher King
1992This Is My Life
1993Sleepless in SeattleExecutive producer
1994Bad GirlsExecutive producer
1996One Fine Day
1997ContactExecutive producer
1998Hope Floats
The Siege
2001Someone like You
2002Abandon
2003How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
2008Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
2009The Invention of Lying
2014Interstellar
Thanks
Year Film Notes
1995Pie in the SkyThanks
2003I Love Your WorkSpecial thanks
2009A Single ManThe producers wish to thank
2019Above SuspicionSpecial thanks

Television
Year Title Credit Notes Other notes Ref.
1989Adventures in BabysittingExecutive producerTelevision pilot
1999The '60sExecutive producer
2002Hello, He Lied & Other Truths from the Hollywood TrenchesExecutive producerDocumentaryUncredited
2012−14The Soul ManExecutive producer
2014−15HelixExecutive producer
2010−15Hot in ClevelandExecutive producer
2015−16Good Girls RevoltExecutive producer[7]
2019The Hot Zone
As writer
Year Title Notes Other notes
2002Hello, He Lied & Other Truths from the Hollywood TrenchesDocumentaryUncredited

Publications
  • The Sixties (Random House: New York, NY, 1978. ISBN 978-0394732398)
  • Dirty Dreams: A Novel (New Amer Library Trade: New York, NY, 1990. ISBN 0-453-00731-7)
  • Hello, He Lied (Little, Brown & Company: New York, NY, 1996. ISBN 0-316-62211-7)
  • Sleepless in Hollywood: Tales from the New Abnormal in the Movie Business (Simon & Schuster: New York, NY, 2013. ISBN 978-1476727745)
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References
  1. Lynda Obst, tcm.com, retrieved 8 February 2014
  2. About us, Lynda Obst Productions, retrieved 8 February 2014
  3. Hindes, Andrew (January 12, 1999). "Par's Obst tackle". Variety. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  4. Eller, Claudia (January 5, 1993). "Obst moving shingle from Sony to Fox lot". Variety. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  5. Fleming, Mike (August 13, 2013). "Christopher Nolan Starts 'Interstellar'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  6. Spangler, Todd (October 24, 2016). "Spin Promotes Amazon's 'Good Girls Revolt' With One-Time Revival of Print Mag (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  7. Young, Sage. "How Historically Accurate Is 'Good Girls Revolt'? The Amazon Series Stays True To The Era". Retrieved 2016-10-30.
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