Bonni Lee
- Additional Crew
- Producer
Bonni Lee began her film career as a script reader before becoming an
executive at MGM/UA where she worked on "Strange Brew", starring SCTV's
Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis. While at MGM/UA she also developed and
oversaw the black comedy, "The Utterly Montrous Mind-Roasting Summer of
O.C. and Stiggs", directed by Robert Altman and based on an issue of
National Lampoon.
Lee was hired as Vice-President in the feature division at Warner Bros. where she brought Tim Burton to the studio to direct his first film, "Pee Wee's Big Adventure". She introduced Burton to writer Sam Hamm and suggested the two collaborate on "Batman", which eventually grossed over $400M worldwide. Lee also worked with Burton on "Beetlejuice" for Geffen Pictures and Warner Bros. After working on "The Accidental Tourist", "Lethal Weapon" and "In Country", Lee left the studio to become President of Robert Redford's two production companies, Wildwood Entertainment and North Fork Prods., which produced Erroll Morris' feature directing debut, "The Dark Wind", the Leonard Peltier documentary "Incident at Oglala" and "A River Runs Through It", directed by Redford.
David Geffen hired Lee as President of Geffen Pictures, where she oversaw "M. Butterfly", directed by David Cronenberg and "Interview with the Vampire" and "Micheal Collins", both directed by Neil Jordan. Under Geffen Pictures, Lee produced MTV's first feature film, "Joe's Apartment". When David Geffen created Dreamworks SKG with Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg, Lee had a production deal at the studio for her company, "Mighty Hula Pictures". Lee moved to the east coast while raising her children and has since returned to L.A. where she develops television and feature films. The films Lee has developed and overseen have grossed over $1B worldwide.
Lee was hired as Vice-President in the feature division at Warner Bros. where she brought Tim Burton to the studio to direct his first film, "Pee Wee's Big Adventure". She introduced Burton to writer Sam Hamm and suggested the two collaborate on "Batman", which eventually grossed over $400M worldwide. Lee also worked with Burton on "Beetlejuice" for Geffen Pictures and Warner Bros. After working on "The Accidental Tourist", "Lethal Weapon" and "In Country", Lee left the studio to become President of Robert Redford's two production companies, Wildwood Entertainment and North Fork Prods., which produced Erroll Morris' feature directing debut, "The Dark Wind", the Leonard Peltier documentary "Incident at Oglala" and "A River Runs Through It", directed by Redford.
David Geffen hired Lee as President of Geffen Pictures, where she oversaw "M. Butterfly", directed by David Cronenberg and "Interview with the Vampire" and "Micheal Collins", both directed by Neil Jordan. Under Geffen Pictures, Lee produced MTV's first feature film, "Joe's Apartment". When David Geffen created Dreamworks SKG with Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg, Lee had a production deal at the studio for her company, "Mighty Hula Pictures". Lee moved to the east coast while raising her children and has since returned to L.A. where she develops television and feature films. The films Lee has developed and overseen have grossed over $1B worldwide.