Peter McCarthy (film producer)

Peter McCarthy
Born1950 or 1951
Chicago, Illinois
Occupations
Years active1984–2014

Peter McCarthy is an American film producer, screenwriter, director, and editor. He is best known as a producer on the film Repo Man.[1]

Originally from Chicago, McCarthy moved to Los Angeles to attend film school at UCLA.[2] There, he met Alex Cox and Jonathan Wacks, with whom he went on to make Repo Man.[1] McCarthy and Wacks established a production company in Venice Beach and created the film as their first feature release. He continued producing films in the 1980s, including Sid and Nancy, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, and Tapeheads.[3][4] McCarthy directed his first film, Floundering, in 1994.[5]

  1. ^ a b Kleinman, Jake (March 12, 2024). "The Oral History of 'Repo Man,' the Greatest Indie Sci-Fi Movie Ever Made". Inverse. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "Creating a Buzz". Chicago Tribune. March 30, 1989. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  3. ^ Ebert, Roger (October 21, 1988). "Tapeheads". rogerebert.com/. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  4. ^ "Peter McCarthy". AFI|Catalog. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  5. ^ Kamerman, Rachel (October 27, 2011). "Making Things Happen (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Producing)". International Documentary Association. Retrieved May 23, 2024.