Debra Hill (November 10, 1950 – March 7, 2005) was an American film producer and screenwriter, best known for producing various works of John Carpenter.She also co-wrote three of his movies: Halloween, The Fog, and Escape from L.A. They also wrote and produced Halloween II together, which Carpenter didn't direct.
(After being honored by Women in Film in 2003) "I hope some day there won't be a need for Women in Film. That it will be People in Film. That it will be equal pay, equal rights and equal job opportunities for everybody."
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Fact
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Started as a production assistant on adventure documentaries, and progressed through script supervisor, assistant director and second unit director to writer-producer.
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Was an avid environmentalist.
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Was member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 1989.
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Was honored by Women in Film in 2003.
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Was a member of both the Producers Guild of America and the executive committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' producers branch.
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One of Hollywood's best-known and popular female producers.
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Worked with director John Carpenter on many of his early films, and was even serving as producer on the remake of his film The Fog (1980).
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
World Trade Center
2006
producer
The Fog
2005
producer
Crazy in Alabama
1999
producer
Chow Bella
1998
executive producer
Escape from L.A.
1996
producer
Rebel Highway
1994
TV Series producer - 9 episodes
Reform School Girl
1994
TV Movie producer
Cool and the Crazy
1994
TV Movie producer
Dragstrip Girl
1994
TV Movie producer
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1994
TV Movie producer
Girls in Prison
1994
TV Movie producer
Motorcycle Gang
1994
TV Movie producer
Confessions of a Sorority Girl
1994
TV Movie producer
Roadracers
1994
TV Movie producer
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
1993
TV Movie producer
The Fisher King
1991
producer
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
1990
TV Movie producer
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1990
TV Series executive producer - 1 episode
Gross Anatomy
1989
producer
Adventures in Babysitting
1989
TV Short executive producer
The Lottery
1989
Short producer
Heartbreak Hotel
1988
producer
Big Top Pee-wee
1988
producer
Adventures in Babysitting
1987
producer
Head Office
1985
producer
Clue
1985
producer
The Dead Zone
1983
producer
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
1982
producer
Halloween II
1981
producer
Escape from New York
1981
producer
The Fog
1980
producer
Halloween
1978
producer
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Halloween Awakening: The Legacy of Michael Myers
2012
character
Halloween: Resurgence
2012
based upon characters created by
Halloween: The Boogeyman Is Coming
2012
Short characters
October 31st
2010
Short original screenplay
Halloween
2007
1978 screenplay
The Fog
2005
1980 screenplay
Michael Vs. Jason
2004
Short characters
Halloween: Resurrection
2002
characters
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
1998
characters
Escape from L.A.
1996
written by
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
1995
characters
Rebel Highway
TV Series written by - 1 episode, 1994 writer - 1 episode, 1994
Confessions of a Sorority Girl
1994
TV Movie written by
Halloween 5
1989
characters
Halloween II
1981
written by
The Fog
1980
written by
Halloween
1978
screenplay
Untitled Halloween Sequel
characters announced
Halloween: Harvest of Souls 1985
2013
original story
The Escape Agenda
2012
Short characters
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
2002
Video documentary short archival material
Hanging on a Star
1978
script supervisor
Goodbye, Franklin High
1978
script supervisor
Hi-Riders
1978
script supervisor
Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas
1977
TV Movie script supervisor
Charge of the Model T's
1977
production assistant
Bare Knuckles
1977
script supervisor
Satan's Cheerleaders
1977
script supervisor
Assault on Precinct 13
1976
script supervisor
Goodbye, Norma Jean
1976
script supervisor
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
TV Series script supervisor
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dream On
1993
TV Series 1 episode
Monsters
1990
TV Series 1 episode
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Escape from New York
1981
Computer (voice, uncredited)
The Fog
1980
Extra (uncredited)
Assistant Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Charge of the Model T's
1977
second assistant director
Camera Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
'Halloween': A Cut Above the Rest
2003
TV Movie documentary still photographer
Editorial Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Assault on Precinct 13
1976
assistant editor
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Halloween Existence
2012
Short dedicated to the memory of
The Shadow of October
2012
Short dedicatee
Myers (Rise of the Boogeyman)
2011
Short special thanks
Escape from New Jersey
2010
special thanks
A.W.O.L
2006
Short dedicatee
The Fog
2005
in loving memory of
Return to 'Escape from New York'
2003
Video documentary short special thanks
'Halloween': A Cut Above the Rest
2003
TV Movie documentary special thanks
The Replacement Killers
1998
special thanks
China Lake
1983
Short the producers wish to express their appreciation to
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
2014
Documentary
Herself - Interviewee
Big John
2006
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006
Documentary
Herself
Snake Plissken: Man of Honor
2005
Video documentary short
Herself
John Carpenter: Fear Is Just the Beginning... The Man and His Movies
$850,000
