Mario Kassar

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Mario Kassar

Production 74 October 10, 1951

Beirut, Lebanon

Mario F. Kassar (Arabic: ماريو قصار; born October 10, 1951) is a Lebanese-American film producer and industry executive who produced the first three films of the Rambo series, Ter…

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

8.2 1991 Movie
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

6.2 2003 Movie
Terminator Salvation

Terminator Salvation

6.1 2009 Movie
First Blood

First Blood

7.5 1982 Movie
Total Recall

Total Recall

7.3 1990 Movie
Basic Instinct

Basic Instinct

6.9 1992 Movie
Rambo: First Blood Part II

Rambo: First Blood Part II

6.7 1985 Movie
Stargate

Stargate

7.0 1994 Movie
Rambo III

Rambo III

6.2 1988 Movie
Cliffhanger

Cliffhanger

6.5 1993 Movie
Lolita

Lolita

7.1 1997 Movie
Universal Soldier

Universal Soldier

6.3 1992 Movie

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Mario F. Kassar (Arabic: ماريو قصار; born October 10, 1951) is a Lebanese-American film producer and industry executive who produced the first three films of the Rambo series, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Total Recall, The Doors, Angel Heart, Jacob's Ladder, Rambling Rose, Basic Instinct, Universal Soldier, Chaplin, Showgirls, and Stargate, among other films. He founded the now-defunct Carolco Pictures with Andrew G. Vajna. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mario Kassar, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich

    Movie Self

  2. 2022
    American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

    Movie Self

  3. 2022
    In Search of Tomorrow

    Movie Himself

  4. 2019
    In Search of the Last Action Heroes

    Movie Self

  5. 2019
    Foxtrot Six

    Movie Executive Producer

  6. 2017
    T2: Reprogramming The Terminator

    Movie Self

  7. 2009
    Terminator Salvation

    Movie Executive Producer

  8. 2006
    Basic Instinct 2

    Movie Producer

  9. 2004
    East Meets West: "Red Heat" and the Kings of Carolco

    Movie Self

  10. 2003
    Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

    Movie Producer

  11. 2002
    I Spy

    Movie Producer

  12. 2002
    Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later

    Movie Self

  13. 2002
    We Get to Win This Time

    Movie Self

  14. 2002
    Guts and Glory

    Movie Self

  15. 1997
    Lolita

    Movie Producer

  16. 1995
    Cutthroat Island

    Movie Executive Producer

More credits
  1. 1995
    Showgirls

    Movie Executive Producer

  2. 1995
    Last of the Dogmen

    Movie Executive Producer

  3. 1994
    Stargate

    Movie Executive Producer

  4. 1993
    Heaven & Earth

    Movie Executive Producer

  5. 1993
    Cliffhanger

    Movie Executive Producer

  6. 1992
    Chaplin

    Movie Producer

  7. 1992
    Light Sleeper

    Movie Executive Producer

  8. 1992
    Universal Soldier

    Movie Executive Producer

  9. 1992
    Basic Instinct

    Movie Executive Producer

  10. 1992
    Iron Eagle III

    Movie Executive Producer

  11. 1991
    Rambling Rose

    Movie Executive Producer

  12. 1991
    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    Movie Executive Producer

  13. 1991
    The Doors

    Movie Executive Producer

  14. 1991
    L.A. Story

    Movie Executive Producer

  15. 1990
    Jacob's Ladder

    Movie Executive Producer

  16. 1990
    Narrow Margin

    Movie Executive Producer

  17. 1990
    Repossessed

    Movie Executive Producer

  18. 1990
    Air America

    Movie Executive Producer

  19. 1990
    Total Recall

    Movie Executive Producer

  20. 1990
    Mountains of the Moon

    Movie Executive Producer

  21. 1989
    Johnny Handsome

    Movie Executive Producer

  22. 1989
    DeepStar Six

    Movie Executive Producer

  23. 1988
    Red Heat

    Movie Executive Producer

  24. 1988
    Rambo III

    Movie Executive Producer