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Walter F. Parkes

Walter F. Parkes

Production • Bakersfield, California, USA • Born April 15, 1951

Walter F. Parkes (born April 15, 1951) is an American producer, screenwriter, and media executive. The producer of more than 50 films, including the Men in Black series and Minority Report, he is the co-founder and co-chairman of Dreamscape Immersive. Parkes and his wife and business partner, producer Laurie MacDonald, helped to build DreamWorks, with Parkes the head of its motion picture division, and the two later moved to Amblin Entertainment, where Parkes served as president. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards, receiving his first nomination as the director/ producer of the 1975 documentary The California Reich; his second for co-writing the original screenplay for WarGames; and his third as a producer of Awakenings. Parkes and MacDonald created the Parkes + Macdonald production company (P+M, P+M Image Nation) in 2010, collaborating on the productions of a number of films, including films that Amblin has released. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter F. Parkes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

48
Films

Filmography (48)

Deep Cover

Deep Cover

2025 • Action, Comedy • 1h 39m
67
Producer
She Rides Shotgun

She Rides Shotgun

2025 • Action, Thriller • 2h
69
Executive Producer
Gladiator II

Gladiator II

2024 • Action, Adventure • 2h 28m
65
Executive Producer
The Trial of the Chicago 7

The Trial of the Chicago 7

2020 • Drama, History • 2h 10m
77
Executive Producer
Men in Black: International

Men in Black: International

2019 • Science Fiction, Action • 1h 55m
56
Producer
Rings

Rings

2017 • Horror • 1h 42m
45
Producer
The Circle

The Circle

2017 • Science Fiction, Thriller • 1h 50m
54
Producer
Tulip Fever

Tulip Fever

2017 • Drama, Romance • 1h 47m
62
Executive Producer
Keeping Up with the Joneses

Keeping Up with the Joneses

2016 • Action, Comedy • 1h 45m
59
Producer
Men in Black 3

Men in Black 3

2012 • Science Fiction, Action • 1h 46m
68
Producer
Flight

Flight

2012 • Drama • 2h 18m
73
Producer
Dinner for Schmucks

Dinner for Schmucks

2010 • Comedy • 1h 54m
59
Producer
The Uninvited

The Uninvited

2009 • Horror • 1h 27m
63
Producer
WarGames: The Dead Code

WarGames: The Dead Code

2008 • Science Fiction, Thriller • 1h 36m
45
Characters
The Burning Plain

The Burning Plain

2008 • Crime, Drama • 1h 51m
67
Producer
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

2007 • Horror, Drama • 1h 56m
73
Producer
The Lookout

The Lookout

2007 • Thriller, Crime • 1h 39m
69
Producer
The Ring Two

The Ring Two

2005 • Horror, Thriller • 1h 50m
54
Producer
The Island

The Island

2005 • Science Fiction, Action • 2h 16m
68
Producer
The Legend of Zorro

The Legend of Zorro

2005 • Action, Adventure • 2h 9m
60
Producer
Just Like Heaven

Just Like Heaven

2005 • Comedy, Drama • 1h 35m
67
Producer
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

2004 • Adventure, Comedy • 1h 48m
68
Producer
The Terminal

The Terminal

2004 • Comedy, Drama • 2h 8m
74
Producer
Catch Me If You Can

Catch Me If You Can

2002 • Crime, Drama • 2h 21m
81
Producer
Minority Report

Minority Report

2002 • Science Fiction, Action • 2h 25m
76
Producer
Men in Black II

Men in Black II

2002 • Science Fiction, Action • 1h 28m
62
Producer
The Ring

The Ring

2002 • Horror, Mystery • 1h 55m
71
Producer
The Tuxedo

The Tuxedo

2002 • Science Fiction, Action • 1h 38m
54
Executive Producer
Road to Perdition

Road to Perdition

2002 • Thriller, Crime • 1h 57m
76
Executive Producer
The Time Machine

The Time Machine

2002 • Science Fiction, Action • 1h 36m
60
Producer
A.I. Artificial Intelligence

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

2001 • Science Fiction, Adventure • 2h 26m
72
Executive Producer
Gladiator

Gladiator

2000 • Action, Adventure • 2h 35m
85
Executive Producer
The Mask of Zorro

The Mask of Zorro

1998 • Action, Adventure • 2h 16m
68
Executive Producer
Deep Impact

Deep Impact

1998 • Science Fiction, Action • 2h 1m
63
Executive Producer
Small Soldiers

Small Soldiers

1998 • Science Fiction, Action • 1h 50m
63
Executive Producer
Men in Black

Men in Black

1997 • Science Fiction, Action • 1h 38m
73
Producer
Amistad

Amistad

1997 • Mystery, Drama • 2h 35m
73
Executive Producer
The Peacemaker

The Peacemaker

1997 • Action, Thriller • 2h 4m
60
Producer
Twister

Twister

1996 • Action, Adventure • 1h 53m
66
Executive Producer
How to Make an American Quilt

How to Make an American Quilt

1995 • Drama, Romance • 1h 56m
63
Executive Producer
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

1995 • Comedy, Drama • 1h 48m
68
Executive Producer
Little Giants

Little Giants

1994 • Comedy, Family • 1h 47m
64
Executive Producer
Sneakers

Sneakers

1992 • Comedy, Crime • 2h 5m
71
Screenplay
Producer
Awakenings

Awakenings

1990 • Drama • 2h
78
Producer
True Believer

True Believer

1989 • Crime, Drama • 1h 45m
67
Producer
Project X

Project X

1987 • Comedy, Drama • 1h 48m
62
Producer
Volunteers

Volunteers

1985 • Comedy • 1h 47m
55
Producer
WarGames

WarGames

1983 • Science Fiction, Thriller • 1h 54m
71
Screenplay

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