Luca Bercovici
Luca Bercovici
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A third-generation filmmaker, Luca Bercovici was born in New York and
raised in such far-flung places as London, Rome, New York and
California. Mr. Bercovici attended College of the Redwoods, Santa Monica
College and Loyola Marymount University. In 1979, Mr.
Bercovici spent six months in Japan, working on the miniseries,
Shogun (1980), as Dialogue Director,
specifically working with Japanese actress,
Yôko Shimada (Golden Globe Winner, Emmy
Nominee). Upon returning to the United States, he launched an acting
career and has starred in many feature films including
American Flyers (1985), (starring
Kevin Costner, directed by
John Badham),
Clean and Sober (1988) (starring
Michael Keaton, directed by
Glenn Gordon Caron ),
Pasifik Tepeleri (1990) (also
starring Michael Keaton and
Melanie Griffith, directed by
John Schlesinger ),
K2 (1991) (starring
Michael Biehn, directed
Franc Roddam),
Düşme noktası (1994) (starring
Wesley Snipes, directed by
John Badham ),
The Big Squeeze (1996) with
Lara Flynn Boyle ,
Flatland (2002), a series produced
in Shanghai, starring Dennis Hopper , and
recently, Stag Night (2008), starring
Vinessa Shaw and
Kip Pardue. Mr. Bercovici began his
professional writing career in 1982, developing new series concepts for
MGM, culminating in a pilot script for CBS and MGM, "The Storytellers".
He has also written for 'Aaron Spelling Productions [us]', Trimark,
Warner Bros., Tapestry Films and many others. In 1984, Bercovici
co-wrote a feature film script "New Deal" which was subsequently
purchased by 20th Century Fox. Also that year, Bercovici made his
directorial debut with the hugely successful film
Ghoulies (1984) , which he also
co-wrote.
_Ghoulies (1985_ was the top
grossing independent film in 1985 and has spawned three sequels. In
1988, Bercovici directed his second feature, a musical comedy about a
vampire, Rockula (1990)
, which he also co-wrote. In 1993, Luca Bercovici directed his third
film, Dark Tide (1994) for
'Trimark Pictures [us]' and
'Tapestry Films [us]', an action
thriller starring Chris Sarandon
, Richard Tyson and
Brigitte Bako (#1 R.O.I, Showest 1994). In
1994, Bercovici made his fourth feature, directing a horror-comedy,
which he scripted, entitled
The Granny (1995) , starring
Stella Stevens and
Shannon Whirry for Tapestry Films and
'WarnerVision Films (production)' .
The Chain (1996), an action drama
starring Gary Busey, is Luca Bercovici's
fifth feature film. The Chain sold exceptionally well at AFM and was
picked up by 'Home Box Office (HBO) [us] (Distributor)' for a World
Premiere. In addition to directing, Bercovici also co-wrote the script.
In 1996, Bercovici directed his sixth film,
Convict 762 (1997) for EGM
International. In 1997, Mr. Bercovici directed his seventh feature,
BitterSweet (1999) which
starred James Russo ,
Angie Everhart ,
Brian Wimmer and
Eric Roberts. Bercovici's eighth
feature, Luck of the Draw (2000)
stars William Forsythe ,
Dennis Hopper,
Eric Roberts,
Ice-T &
Michael Madsen. In addition,
Bercovici has recently finished writing a four-hour miniseries about an
infamous WWII-era broadcaster, and has completed two documentaries and
several music videos.
Before forming 'BlueDanube Films [hu]' with Gábor Váradi, Mr. Bercovici was Head of Production for 'Raleigh Film Budapest [hu]' for two years. In 2012, Mr. Bercovici served as Production Supervisor on the latest "Die Hard" installment, Zor Ölüm 5: Ölmek İçin Güzel Bir Gün (2013). Mr. Bercovici served as producer for two episodes for the second season of the hit S. Korean TV, Iris (2009), and along with Gábor Váradi, produced the entire second season of the critically acclaimed HBO series, Terápia (2012). In 2014, Mr. Bercovici served as co-producer on Fallen (2016).
Before forming 'BlueDanube Films [hu]' with Gábor Váradi, Mr. Bercovici was Head of Production for 'Raleigh Film Budapest [hu]' for two years. In 2012, Mr. Bercovici served as Production Supervisor on the latest "Die Hard" installment, Zor Ölüm 5: Ölmek İçin Güzel Bir Gün (2013). Mr. Bercovici served as producer for two episodes for the second season of the hit S. Korean TV, Iris (2009), and along with Gábor Váradi, produced the entire second season of the critically acclaimed HBO series, Terápia (2012). In 2014, Mr. Bercovici served as co-producer on Fallen (2016).
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