# Adam Fields > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Adam_Fields > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Adam_Fields.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Fields > Source revision: 1308487288 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American film producer}} {{Infobox person | name = Adam Fields | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = [New York City](/source/New_York_City), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)), U.S. | other_names = | occupation = Film, television producer | years_active = 1982–present | known_for = | employer = Adam Fields Productions | notable_works = }} '''Adam Fields''' is an American executive, entrepreneur, and film and television producer. During his career, he has produced movies for [Sony Pictures](/source/Sony_Pictures), [Miramax](/source/Miramax), [20th Century Fox](/source/20th_Century_Fox), [Universal](/source/Universal_Pictures), [Warner Bros.](/source/Warner_Bros.), [Relativity Media](/source/Relativity_Media), and [Broad Green Pictures](/source/Broad_Green_Pictures). He founded his own production company in 1984, producing movies including ''[Great Balls of Fire!](/source/Great_Balls_of_Fire!_(film))'', ''[Brokedown Palace](/source/Brokedown_Palace)'', ''[Johnny Be Good](/source/Johnny_Be_Good)'', ''[Donnie Darko](/source/Donnie_Darko)'', ''[Vision Quest](/source/Vision_Quest_(film))'', ''[Limitless](/source/Limitless_(film))'', ''[The Wedding Ringer](/source/The_Wedding_Ringer)'', and ''[Money Train](/source/Money_Train)''. Fields’ most notable contributions as an executive include ''[An American Werewolf in London](/source/An_American_Werewolf_in_London)'', ''[Sixteen Candles](/source/Sixteen_Candles)'' and ''[The Breakfast Club](/source/The_Breakfast_Club)''. He also produced ''[Bad Santa 2](/source/Bad_Santa_2)'', and ''[Sin City: A Dame to Kill For](/source/Sin_City%3A_A_Dame_to_Kill_For)''. Fields also executive produced the multi-platinum soundtracks for ''[Flashdance](/source/Flashdance)'' and ''[Endless Love](/source/Endless_Love_(1981_film))''. In 1990, Fields founded Preview Tech, a firm that partnered with national consumer electronic stores to air studio and network [trailers](/source/Trailer_(promotion)) on their in-store television monitors. Fields sold Preview Tech 18 months later in a multimillion-dollar deal. ==Early life== Fields was born in [New York City](/source/New_York_City) and attended the [University of California, Berkeley](/source/University_of_California%2C_Berkeley),{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0276178/bio|title=Adam Fields Biography|publisher=IMDb}} where he started his first film company running film festivals in the school auditoriums. ==Career== Fields began his career at [Creative Artists Agency](/source/Creative_Artists_Agency) as assistant to agent [Martin Baum](/source/Martin_Baum_(agent)).{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2016/08/mike-ovitz-ron-meyer-caa-book-powerhouse-winston-churchill-1201801429/|title=Ovitz, Meyer & CAA Treat Themselves To Churchill-Style Selective History Lesson In 'Powerhouse'|last=Cieply|first=Michael|date=August 10, 2016|publisher=Deadline Hollywood}} Later, he left CAA to join [PolyGram Pictures](/source/PolyGram_Filmed_Entertainment) and within a year became Executive Vice President of Production, overseeing development and production of their film slate. He supervised movies for PolyGram including ''[An American Werewolf in London](/source/An_American_Werewolf_in_London)'', ''[Six Weeks](/source/Six_Weeks)'', ''[Missing](/source/Missing_(1982_film))'', and ''[Endless Love](/source/Endless_Love_(1981_film))''. Fields executive produced the soundtrack album and single for ''[Endless Love](/source/Endless_Love_(1981_film))''. He later went on to supervise the multi-platinum soundtrack for the film ''[Flashdance](/source/Flashdance)'', which contributed to the film's box office success. ===Universal Pictures=== Fields partnered with studio chief [Ned Tanen](/source/Ned_Tanen) at [Universal Pictures](/source/Universal_Pictures) to oversee the development and production of John Hughes’ directorial debut, ''[Sixteen Candles](/source/Sixteen_Candles)'' and ''[The Breakfast Club](/source/The_Breakfast_Club)''. ===Independent endeavors & entrepreneurship=== In 1984, Fields created Adam Fields Productions and worked with [Madonna](/source/Madonna_(entertainer)), [Uma Thurman](/source/Uma_Thurman), [Dennis Quaid](/source/Dennis_Quaid) and [Winona Ryder](/source/Winona_Ryder) to produce films, including ''[Vision Quest](/source/Vision_Quest_(film))'', ''[Johnny Be Good](/source/Johnny_Be_Good)'', and ''[Great Balls of Fire!](/source/Great_Balls_of_Fire!_(film))''{{cite magazine|last=Palmer|first=Robert|date=June 1989|title=Simmer Down, Son|pages=27–33|magazine=[American Film](/source/American_Film_(magazine))}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.perfect10.com/article/adamfields|date=2001|title=Magnetic Fields|magazine=Perfect 10|pages=89–91|author=}} In 1990, Fields started the film marketing company Preview Tech.{{cite magazine|last=Schlax|first=Julie|date=1991|title=Movie marketing match|magazine=Forbes}} The firm built a network where studio trailers and network previews were simultaneously displayed on all the television monitors in consumer electronic stores across the country. Fields sold Preview Tech 18 months later, turning a small startup investment into a multimillion-dollar acquisition target by New York investment-banking firm of [Veronis, Suhler & Associates](/source/Veronis%2C_Suhler_%26_Associates). After Preview Tech, he teamed with [Jon Peters](/source/Jon_Peters) to develop ''[Rosewood](/source/Rosewood_(film))'', ''[My Fellow Americans](/source/My_Fellow_Americans)'', ''[Ali](/source/Ali_(2001_film))'' and he executive produced ''[Money Train](/source/Money_Train).'' In 1997, Fields re-established his own production company at [20th Century Fox](/source/20th_Century_Fox), where he produced ''[Ravenous](/source/Ravenous_(1999_film))'', starring [Guy Pearce](/source/Guy_Pearce) and [David Arquette](/source/David_Arquette). Fields then produced and co-wrote ''[Brokedown Palace](/source/Brokedown_Palace)'', starring [Claire Danes](/source/Claire_Danes), [Kate Beckinsale](/source/Kate_Beckinsale), and [Bill Pullman](/source/Bill_Pullman). The film was based upon his own original story. His next film was the independent cult smash hit film ''[Donnie Darko](/source/Donnie_Darko)'', starring [Drew Barrymore](/source/Drew_Barrymore), [Jake Gyllenhaal](/source/Jake_Gyllenhaal), [Noah Wyle](/source/Noah_Wyle), [Patrick Swayze](/source/Patrick_Swayze), and [Katherine Ross](/source/Katharine_Ross). In 2002, Adam Fields moved his production company to New Line Cinema.{{Cite web|last1=Harris|first1=Cathy Dunkley, Dana|last2=Dunkley|first2=Cathy|last3=Harris|first3=Dana|date=2002-10-11|title=Producer Fields, New Line team|url=https://variety.com/2002/film/markets-festivals/producer-fields-new-line-team-1117874182/|access-date=2021-10-13|website=Variety|language=en-US}} He then executive produced ''[Limitless](/source/Limitless_(film))'', starring [Bradley Cooper](/source/Bradley_Cooper) and [Robert De Niro](/source/Robert_De_Niro), ''[Safe Haven](/source/Safe_Haven_(film))'' starring [Julianne Hough](/source/Julianne_Hough) and [Josh Duhamel](/source/Josh_Duhamel), and ''[21 & Over](/source/21_%26_Over_(film))'' with [Miles Teller](/source/Miles_Teller). He also produced ''[Drive Angry](/source/Drive_Angry)'' for Summit Entertainment, starring [Nicolas Cage](/source/Nicolas_Cage) and [Amber Heard](/source/Amber_Heard). ===Miramax=== In 2010, Fields joined [Miramax](/source/Miramax){{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/megan-ellison-annapurna-pictures-american-hustle-orion-pictures-disruptors-news-1202092534/|title=How Megan Ellison Turned Annapurna Into A Powerful Mini-Major — Deadline Disruptors|last=Busch|first=Anita|date=May 20, 2017|publisher=Deadline Hollywood}} as Head of New Content, and executive produced the 2014 release ''[Sin City: A Dame to Kill For](/source/Sin_City%3A_A_Dame_to_Kill_For)''. He also launched Robert Rodriguez's film [''From Dusk Till Dawn''](/source/From_Dusk_till_Dawn) into a TV [series](/source/From_Dusk_till_Dawn%3A_The_Series), which premiered in 2014 and has run 3 seasons to date. ===Sony Pictures=== Fields left Miramax in 2014 to join [Sony Pictures](/source/Sony_Pictures) as a producer and special consultant, where he produced the hit comedy ''[The Wedding Ringer](/source/The_Wedding_Ringer)'' starring [Kevin Hart](/source/Kevin_Hart) and [Josh Gad](/source/Josh_Gad).{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/28/movies/sonys-the-wedding-ringer-with-kevin-hart-has-a-tortuous-path.html|title=Life and Near Death of a Miramax Script|last=Cieply|first=Michael|date=December 24, 2014|work=The New York Times}} He was executive producer on ''[Bad Santa 2](/source/Bad_Santa_2)'' for [Broad Green Pictures](/source/Broad_Green_Pictures), starring [Billy Bob Thornton](/source/Billy_Bob_Thornton), released in November 2016. ==Current enterprises== Fields is involved in a number of projects currently in production, such as a film adaptation of [Rob Liefeld](/source/Rob_Liefeld)'s comic, ''[Shrink](/source/Shrink_(webcomic))'',{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/shrink-sony-deadpool-creator-rob-liefeld-doug-belgrad-adam-fields-1202550176/|title='Shrink,' Based On 'Deadpool' Creator Rob Liefeld's Comic, Resurrected At Sony For Potential Feature Franchise|last=Busch|first=Anita|date=February 6, 2019|work=Deadline}}{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/shrink-movie-works-sony-rob-liefeld-1183612|title=Sony Options 'Shrink' From 'Deadpool' Creator Rob Liefeld|last=Couch|first=Aaron|date=February 6, 2019|work=Hollywood Reporter}}{{cite news|url=https://geektyrant.com/news/sony-pictures-moving-forward-rob-liefelds-superhero-psychiatrist-film-shrink|title=Sony Pictures Moving Forward Rob Liefeld's Superhero Psychiatrist Film SHRINK|last=Fisher|first=Jessica|date=February 6, 2019|work=geektyrant}}{{cite news|url=https://cosmicbook.news/sony-rob-liefeld-shrink|title=ROB LIEFELD'S 'SHRINK' PICKED UP BY SONY|last=McGloin|first=Matt|date=February 6, 2019|work=Cosmic Book News}} a reboot of [Look Who's Talking](/source/Look_Who's_Talking),{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/look-whos-talking-reboot-jeremy-garelick-adam-fields-bruce-willis-kirstie-alley-john-travolta-screen-gems-1202643156/|title=Screen Gems Taking Baby Steps On 'Look Who's Talking' Reboot With Jeremy Garelick & Adam Fields|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=July 8, 2019|work=Deadline}}{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/yanic-truesdale-gilmore-girls-look-whos-talking-1203261801/|title=Film News Roundup: 'Look Who's Talking' Reboot in the Works at Sony|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=July 8, 2019|work=Variety}} and a remake of [Bunny Lake is Missing](/source/Bunny_Lake_is_Missing).{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/bunny-lake-is-missing-remake-movie-screen-gems-1202549794/|title=Otto Preminger's Crime Thriller 'Bunny Lake Is Missing' Remake In Works At Screen Gems With Adam Fields |last=N'Duka|first=Amanda|date=February 20, 2019|work=Deadline}} ==Filmography== ''He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.'' ===Film=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0276178/|title=Adam Fields|publisher=IMDb}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/adam-fields-57313314/|title=Adam Fields|date=8 February 2015 |publisher=Hollywood.com}} |- | 1985 || ''[Vision Quest](/source/Vision_Quest_(film))'' || Executive producer |- | 1986 || ''[The Whoopee Boys](/source/The_Whoopee_Boys)'' || |- |rowspan=2| 1988 || ''[Johnny Be Good](/source/Johnny_Be_Good)'' || |- | ''[Journey to the Center of the Earth](/source/Journey_to_the_Center_of_the_Earth_(1989_film))'' || Executive producer |- | 1989 || ''[Great Balls of Fire](/source/Great_Balls_of_Fire!_(film))!'' || |- | 1995 || ''[Money Train](/source/Money_Train)'' || Executive producer |- |rowspan=2| 1999 || ''[Ravenous](/source/Ravenous_(1999_film))'' || |- | ''[Brokedown Palace](/source/Brokedown_Palace)'' || |- | 2001 || ''[Donnie Darko](/source/Donnie_Darko)'' || |- | 2009 || ''[S. Darko](/source/S._Darko)'' || |- | 2011 || ''[Drive Angry](/source/Drive_Angry)'' || |- |rowspan=2| 2013 || ''[Safe Haven](/source/Safe_Haven_(film))'' || Co-producer |- | ''[21 & Over](/source/21_%26_Over_(film))'' || Co-producer |- | 2014 || ''[Sin City: A Dame to Kill For](/source/Sin_City%3A_A_Dame_to_Kill_For)'' || Executive producer |- | 2015 || ''[The Wedding Ringer](/source/The_Wedding_Ringer)'' || |- |rowspan=2| 2016 || ''[Bad Santa 2](/source/Bad_Santa_2)'' || Executive producer |- | ''[Masterminds](/source/Masterminds_(2016_film))'' || Executive producer |} ;Music department {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role |- | 1981 ||''[Endless Love](/source/Endless_Love_(1981_film))'' ||rowspan=3| Music supervisor |- | 1983 || ''[Flashdance](/source/Flashdance)'' |- | 1985 || ''[Vision Quest](/source/Vision_Quest_(film))'' |} ;Production manager {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes |- | 1984 ||''[Sixteen Candles](/source/Sixteen_Candles)'' ||rowspan=3| Executive in charge of production || Uncredited |- | 1985 || ''[The Breakfast Club](/source/The_Breakfast_Club)'' || |- | 2011 ||''[Limitless](/source/Limitless_(film))'' || |} ;As writer {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film |- | 1999 || ''[Brokedown Palace](/source/Brokedown_Palace)'' |} ;As soundtrack executive producer {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film |- | 1981 || ''[An American Werewolf in London](/source/An_American_Werewolf_in_London)'' |- |rowspan=2| 1982 ||''[Six Weeks](/source/Six_Weeks)'' |- | ''[Missing](/source/Missing_(1982_film))'' |- | 2001 || ''[Ali](/source/Ali_(2001_film))'' |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name|0276178|Adam Fields}} *[https://adamfieldsproductions.com/ Official Website] {{DEFAULTSORT:Fields, Adam}} Category:Film producers from New York (state) Category:American film studio executives Category:Living people Category:Businesspeople from New York City Category:University of California, Berkeley alumni Category:Year of birth missing (living people) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Adam Fields](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Fields) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Fields?action=history)). 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