LARRY ESTES producer

Larry began his corporate career acquiring videodisc rights for release on RCA's SelectaVision VideoDisc system. In 1984 he became senior vice president of feature film acquisitions at RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video. From 1987-93 he developed and operated an arm of Columbia TriStar Home Video's acquisition program, specializing in quality independent film development and financing. His films at CTHV includes Steven Soderbergh's sex, lies and videotape, Patrick Sheane Duncan's 84 Charlie Mopic, Allison Anders' Gas Food Lodging, Carl Franklin's One False Move (co-starring and co-written by Billy Bob Thornton), John Sayles' City of Hope and Passion Fish, Don Boyd's Twenty-One (starring Patsy Kensit), Neal Jimenez and Michael Steinberg's The Waterdance, Sam Irvin's Guilty As Charged, Leo Rossi and James Lemmo's We're Talkin' Serious Money, Mike Binder's Crossing The Bridge, Bill Lustig's Relentless, Robert Downey's Too Much Sun, Adam Rifkin's The Dark Backward, Marc Rocco's Where The Day Takes You, Bob Goldthwait's Shakes The Clown, John Turturro's Mac, The Lovy Brothers' Circuitry Man, Kurt Voss' Genuine Risk, Carl Colpaert's Delusion, Stacy Cochran's My New Gun, Philip Haas' The Music of Chance, Keva Rosenfeld's Twenty Bucks (produced by Karen Murphy) and Anthony Drazan's Zebrahead. He was responsible for overseeing over 60 movies during his time with CTHV.

In 1992, Larry accepted the IFP/West "Findie" award and was named one of the 100 most influential people in the entertainment business by both Entertainment Weekly and Premiere magazine.

Before joining ShadowCatcher Entertainment in 1998, he produced Coldblooded and Santa Fe, and six science-fiction films for Showtime networks, including Out There, Amanda And The Alien, and Menno's Mind. After joining ShadowCatcher, he produced Smoke Signals and The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human and was an executive producer of The Book of Stars and Getting to Know You.