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'''Gene Quintano''' (born 1946 as Eugene Francis Quintano Jr.) is an American screenwriter, actor, film producer and director. He's best known for writing sequels to the hit film ''[[Police Academy (film series)|Police Academy]]'' and directing the western ''[[Dollar for the Dead]]'' and action parody ''[[Loaded Weapon 1]]'', both starring [[Emilio Estevez]].
'''Gene Quintano''' (born 1946 as Eugene Francis Quintano Jr.) is an American screenwriter, actor, film producer and director. He's best known for writing sequels to the hit film ''[[Police Academy (film series)|Police Academy]]'' and directing the western ''[[Dollar for the Dead]]'' and action parody ''[[Loaded Weapon 1]]'', both starring [[Emilio Estevez]].
==Career==
==Career==
===3-D Films===
Quintano was a Xerox salesman who has his own office supply company and was interested in getting into filmmaking. He was partners in a publishing firm with Tony Anthony, a filmmaker who had made a number of spaghetti westerns. Looking for an angle they decided to make a film in 3-D, believing many younger film goers would not be familiar with it. It resulted in ''[[Comin' at Ya!]]''. Quintano and his partners worked for four years on the film, experimenting and testing the technology. They raised money to make the movie, shot it in Spain and Rome, and sold it to Filmways.<ref name="trio">TRIO TAKES 3-D FILM TO MARKETs
Quintano was a Xerox salesman who has his own office supply company and was interested in getting into filmmaking. He was partners in a publishing firm with Tony Anthony, a filmmaker who had made a number of spaghetti westerns. Looking for an angle they decided to make a film in 3-D, believing many younger film goers would not be familiar with it. It resulted in ''[[Comin' at Ya!]]''. Quintano and his partners worked for four years on the film, experimenting and testing the technology. They raised money to make the movie, shot it in Spain and Rome, and sold it to Filmways.<ref name="trio">TRIO TAKES 3-D FILM TO MARKETs
Caulfield, Deborah. Los Angeles Times 4 Apr 1981: b13. </ref>
Caulfield, Deborah. Los Angeles Times 4 Apr 1981: b13. </ref>
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Caulfield, Deborah. Los Angeles Times 6 Sep 1981: p22. </ref> This became ''[[Treasure of the Four Crowns]]'' (1983). Quintano helped provide the story and produced, as well as appearing in the cast. The movie was a box office disappointment.<ref>3-D FILM FLOPS: EFFECT AND CAUSE
Caulfield, Deborah. Los Angeles Times 6 Sep 1981: p22. </ref> This became ''[[Treasure of the Four Crowns]]'' (1983). Quintano helped provide the story and produced, as well as appearing in the cast. The movie was a box office disappointment.<ref>3-D FILM FLOPS: EFFECT AND CAUSE
Ryan, Desmond. Philadelphia Inquirer 30 Aug 1983: F.1. </ref>
Ryan, Desmond. Philadelphia Inquirer 30 Aug 1983: F.1. </ref>
===Screenwriter===
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''Treasure'' had been distributed by [[Cannon Films]], and Quintano wrote a series of films for that company, including the comedy ''[[Making the Grade (1984 film)|Making the Grade]]'' (1984) and the adventure films ''[[King Solomon's Mines (1985 film)|King Solomon's Mines]]'' (1985) and ''[[Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold]]'' (1986).<ref>MOVIE REVIEWS: AN 'F' FOR ANOTHER GROSS SCHOOL SAGA
Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times 18 May 1984: sd_c9. </ref>


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He wrote ''[[Police Academy 3: Back in Training]]'' (1986) and ''[[Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol]]'' (1987).<ref>PARTY OVER FOR THIN TEEN COMEDIES?: [Home Edition]
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''Treasure'' had been distributed by [[Cannon Films]], and Quintano wrote a series of films for that company, including the comedy ''[[Making the Grade (1984 film)|Making the Grade]]'' (1984) and the adventure films ''[[King Solomon's Mines (1985 film)|King Solomon's Mines]]'' (1985) and ''[[Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold]]'' (1986).
Friendly, David T. Los Angeles Times 16 Oct 1986: 1. </ref>

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He wrote ''[[Police Academy 3: Back in Training]]'' (1986) and ''[[Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol]]'' (1987).
===Director===
===Director===
Quintano turned director with a TV movie ''[[For Better or for Worse (1989 film)|For Better or for Worse]]'' (1989) aka ''Honeymoon Academy''.
Quintano turned director with a TV movie ''[[For Better or for Worse (1989 film)|For Better or for Worse]]'' (1989) aka ''Honeymoon Academy''.
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He was meant to write and direct a western for TNT, ''Scratch''. He sold a script to Cinergi called ''Beauty'' for $500,000 as a vehicle for [[Bruce Willis]]. He also wrote films for [[Jean Claude Van Damme]] (''Quest'') and [[John Candy]] (''Our Father'') and worked on a big screen adaptation of the comic ''[[Spy vs Spy]]''.<ref name="scratch">{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/1993/film/news/quintano-builds-from-scratch-108558/|magazine=Variety|date=9 July 1993|title=Quintano builds from ‘Scratch’}}</ref> None of these films were made.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Variety|url=https://variety.com/1993/film/news/quintano-to-script-spy-pic-115760/|date=11 November 1993|title=Quintano to script ‘Spy’ pic}}</ref>
He was meant to write and direct a western for TNT, ''Scratch''. He sold a script to Cinergi called ''Beauty'' for $500,000 as a vehicle for [[Bruce Willis]]. He also wrote films for [[Jean Claude Van Damme]] (''Quest'') and [[John Candy]] (''Our Father'') and worked on a big screen adaptation of the comic ''[[Spy vs Spy]]''.<ref name="scratch">{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/1993/film/news/quintano-builds-from-scratch-108558/|magazine=Variety|date=9 July 1993|title=Quintano builds from ‘Scratch’}}</ref> None of these films were made.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Variety|url=https://variety.com/1993/film/news/quintano-to-script-spy-pic-115760/|date=11 November 1993|title=Quintano to script ‘Spy’ pic}}</ref>


Quintano was a writer only on ''[[Operation Dumbo Drop]]'' (1995) and ''[[Sudden Death (1995 film)|Sudden Death]]'' (1995) (originally called ''Arena'')..
Quintano was a writer only on ''[[Operation Dumbo Drop]]'' (1995) and ''[[Sudden Death (1995 film)|Sudden Death]]'' (1995) (originally called ''Arena'').


He wrote and directed ''[[Dollar for the Dead]]'' (1998) and wrote ''[[The Long Kill]]'' (1999). Both were westerns.
He wrote and directed ''[[Dollar for the Dead]]'' (1998) and wrote ''[[The Long Kill]]'' (1999). Both were westerns.<ref>ESTEVEZ MOVIE MADE FOR CABLE TV PROVIDES A FISTFUL OF SERGIO LEONE: [FIVE STAR LIFT Edition]
Nye, Doug; Knight Ridder Newspapers. St. Louis Post - Dispatch; St. Louis, Mo. [St. Louis, Mo]10 Oct 1998: 37. </ref>


In 2001, Quintano wrote a kung-fu reimagining of ''[[The Three Musketeers]]'' for director [[Peter Hyams]]. ''[[The Musketeer]]'' was a critical and commercial failure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=musketeer.htm |title=The Musketeer (2001) - Weekend Box Office |publisher=Boxofficemojo.com |date=2001-09-07 |accessdate=2012-02-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/musketeer/ |title=The Musketeer |website=Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2012-02-12}}</ref>
In 2001, Quintano wrote a kung-fu reimagining of ''[[The Three Musketeers]]'' for director [[Peter Hyams]]. ''[[The Musketeer]]'' was a critical and commercial failure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=musketeer.htm |title=The Musketeer (2001) - Weekend Box Office |publisher=Boxofficemojo.com |date=2001-09-07 |accessdate=2012-02-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/musketeer/ |title=The Musketeer |website=Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2012-02-12}}</ref>

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Gene Quintano (born 1946 as Eugene Francis Quintano Jr.) is an American screenwriter, actor, film producer and director. He's best known for writing sequels to the hit film Police Academy and directing the western Dollar for the Dead and action parody Loaded Weapon 1, both starring Emilio Estevez.

Career

3-D Films

Quintano was a Xerox salesman who has his own office supply company and was interested in getting into filmmaking. He was partners in a publishing firm with Tony Anthony, a filmmaker who had made a number of spaghetti westerns. Looking for an angle they decided to make a film in 3-D, believing many younger film goers would not be familiar with it. It resulted in Comin' at Ya!. Quintano and his partners worked for four years on the film, experimenting and testing the technology. They raised money to make the movie, shot it in Spain and Rome, and sold it to Filmways.[1]

Quintano was a writer and producer on the film. He also starred in the film "mostly as a matter of economics."[2] The movie was a surprise success at the box office, leading to a brief revival of 3-D movies.[3]

Quintano wanted to follow it with Topkapi type film about people stealing an item on an island.[4] This became Treasure of the Four Crowns (1983). Quintano helped provide the story and produced, as well as appearing in the cast. The movie was a box office disappointment.[5]

Screenwriter

Treasure had been distributed by Cannon Films, and Quintano wrote a series of films for that company, including the comedy Making the Grade (1984) and the adventure films King Solomon's Mines (1985) and Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986).[6]

He wrote Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) and Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987).[7]

Director

Quintano turned director with a TV movie For Better or for Worse (1989) aka Honeymoon Academy.

He followed it with Why Me? (1990) and Loaded Weapon 1 (1993). He did an uncredited rewrite on Cop and a Half (1993).

He was meant to write and direct a western for TNT, Scratch. He sold a script to Cinergi called Beauty for $500,000 as a vehicle for Bruce Willis. He also wrote films for Jean Claude Van Damme (Quest) and John Candy (Our Father) and worked on a big screen adaptation of the comic Spy vs Spy.[8] None of these films were made.[9]

Quintano was a writer only on Operation Dumbo Drop (1995) and Sudden Death (1995) (originally called Arena).

He wrote and directed Dollar for the Dead (1998) and wrote The Long Kill (1999). Both were westerns.[10]

In 2001, Quintano wrote a kung-fu reimagining of The Three Musketeers for director Peter Hyams. The Musketeer was a critical and commercial failure.[11][12]

He wrote a TV movie Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister (2002).

His last credit was on the family feature Funky Monkey, which ended up being released straight-to-video, despite its $30 million budget.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ TRIO TAKES 3-D FILM TO MARKETs Caulfield, Deborah. Los Angeles Times 4 Apr 1981: b13.
  2. ^ Movies' Next Dimension: Look Out, 3-D is 'Comin' at Ya!' 3-D 'Comin' at Ya!' By Christian Williams. The Washington Post 14 Aug 1981: C1.
  3. ^ 'COMIN' AT YA' A SURPRISE HIT: FOLLOW-UPS Caulfield, Deborah. Los Angeles Times 6 Sep 1981: p22.
  4. ^ 'COMIN' AT YA' A SURPRISE HIT: FOLLOW-UPS Caulfield, Deborah. Los Angeles Times 6 Sep 1981: p22.
  5. ^ 3-D FILM FLOPS: EFFECT AND CAUSE Ryan, Desmond. Philadelphia Inquirer 30 Aug 1983: F.1.
  6. ^ MOVIE REVIEWS: AN 'F' FOR ANOTHER GROSS SCHOOL SAGA Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times 18 May 1984: sd_c9.
  7. ^ PARTY OVER FOR THIN TEEN COMEDIES?: [Home Edition] Friendly, David T. Los Angeles Times 16 Oct 1986: 1.
  8. ^ "Quintano builds from 'Scratch'". Variety. 9 July 1993.
  9. ^ "Quintano to script 'Spy' pic". Variety. 11 November 1993.
  10. ^ ESTEVEZ MOVIE MADE FOR CABLE TV PROVIDES A FISTFUL OF SERGIO LEONE: [FIVE STAR LIFT Edition] Nye, Doug; Knight Ridder Newspapers. St. Louis Post - Dispatch; St. Louis, Mo. [St. Louis, Mo]10 Oct 1998: 37.
  11. ^ "The Musketeer (2001) - Weekend Box Office". Boxofficemojo.com. 2001-09-07. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  12. ^ "The Musketeer". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2012-02-12.

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