{{short description|American film producer (born 1962)}} {{use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{use American English|date=April 2024}} '''Tom Gorai''' (born December 1962) is an American film producer, screenwriter, and director.
== Biography == Gorai was born in Seattle, Washington.
A graduate of Vassar College with a degree in Philosophy and Film, Tom Gorai is a veteran of the film and television industry.
He produced ''Arlington Road'' (1999) starring Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins and Joan Cusack, ''Going All the Way'' featuring Jeremy Davies and Ben Affleck,<ref name="Pellington 2022 f609">{{cite web |last=Pellington |first=Mark |title=Going Back to the Source |website=Talkhouse |date=2022-11-15 |url=https://www.talkhouse.com/going-back-to-the-source/ |access-date=2024-04-30}}</ref> and ''Outsourced'' with Josh Hamilton, Larry Pine and Ayesha Dharker, self-distributed by ShadowCatcher Entertainment<ref name="Arnold 2007">{{Cite web |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/entertainment/movies/article/local-indie-film-ready-to-roll-em-1250850.php |title=Local indie film ready to roll 'em |last=Arnold |first=William |date=September 27, 2007 |website=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref> and ''American Pastime'' starring Jon Gries and Gary Cole, distributed by Warner Home Video.<ref name="Amazon.com: American Pastime (DVD)">{{cite web |title=American Pastime (DVD) |website=Amazon.com |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NTPG7A |access-date=2024-04-30}}</ref> He produced the "Bachelor Party Segment" for Cameron Crowe's ''Jerry Maguire''.
Gorai has also worked with such musical artists as Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, Alice in Chains, A Tribe Called Quest and Screaming Trees.<ref name="Discogs c168">{{cite web |title=Tom Gorai Discography |website=Discogs |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/1201405-Tom-Gorai |access-date=2024-04-30}}</ref> In 1993, Pearl Jam's "Jeremy" video, produced by Gorai and directed by Mark Pellington, was awarded four MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Video of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1993/mtvvmas.htm|title=Rock On The Net: 1993 MTV Video Music Awards|website=www.rockonthenet.com}}</ref> He has also been nominated for an Emmy and a Grammy.
Gorai has produced documentaries such as ''Father's Daze'', for PBS, ''Single Video Theory'', about the band Pearl Jam, and ''American Mullet'' for Chris Blackwell’s Palm Pictures.
In 2002, he joined Seattle based ShadowCatcher Entertainment.<ref name="ShadowCatcher 2023 n034">{{cite web |title=About ShadowCatcher |date=2023-07-24 |url=https://www.shadowcatcherent.com/about |access-date=2024-04-30}}</ref> He currently splits his time between New York, Los Angeles and Seattle.
==Music video filmography (producer)== <!-- this is an incomplete list, help! --> *"I Left My Wallet in El Segundo" - A Tribe Called Quest (1990) *"Jeremy" - Pearl Jam (1992) *"Rooster" - Alice in Chains (1993) *"Midnight in Chelsea" - Jon Bon Jovi (1997)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mvdbase.com/tech.php?last=Gorai&first=Tom|title=mvdbase.com - Tom Gorai Videography<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref> *"We're in This Together" - Nine Inch Nails (1999)
==Filmography (producer)== *Solvent (2024) (executive producer) *Hunting Bigfoot (2021) *Nostalgia (2018)<ref>{{cite news |last=Verhoeven |first=Beatrice |date=January 22, 2017 |title=Bleecker Street Acquires Domestic Rights to Jon Hamm Drama 'Nostalgia' |work=TheWrap |url=https://www.thewrap.com/bleecker-street-acquires-domestic-rights-jon-hamm-drama-nostalgia/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021165625/https://www.thewrap.com/bleecker-street-acquires-domestic-rights-jon-hamm-drama-nostalgia/ |archive-date=October 21, 2023}}</ref> *Keep on Keepin' On (2014) *American Pastime (2007)<ref name="Street 2017">{{cite web |last=Street |first=Mike |title=Historical allegory played on a baseball diamond |website=The Asian Reporter Newspaper |date=2017-04-20 |url=http://www.asianreporter.com/test-server/articles/films/american_pastime.html |access-date=2024-04-30}}</ref> *Outsourced (2006)<ref name="Adalian 2007 o126">{{cite web |last=Adalian |first=Josef |title=‘Outsourced’ works at NBC |website=Variety |date=2007-10-08 |url=https://variety.com/2007/scene/features/outsourced-works-at-nbc-1117973592/ |access-date=2024-04-30}}</ref> *I'm Only Looking – The Best of INXS (2004) (segment "Beautiful Girl") *New Best Friend (2002) (consulting producer) *American Mullet (2001) (executive producer) *No Maps for These Territories (2000) (executive producer) *Going All the Way (1997)<ref name="Zee 2022">{{cite web |last=Zee |first=Michaela |title=Oscilloscope Laboratories to Debut 4K Re-Edit of ‘Going All the Way,’ Starring Ben Affleck (EXCLUSIVE) |website=Yahoo Movies Canada |date=2022-10-25 |url=https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/movies/oscilloscope-laboratories-debut-4k-edit-190000110.htmlm |access-date=2024-04-30}}</ref> *Destination Anywhere (1997) *Pearl Jam: Single Video Theory (1998) *Arlington Road (1999)<ref name="Hindes 1997">{{cite web |last=Hindes |first=Andrew |title=Joan Cusack in ‘Road’ talks |website=Variety |date=1997-12-11 |url=https://variety.com/1997/film/news/joan-cusack-in-road-talks-111753380/ |access-date=2024-04-30}}</ref> <!-- Need to add awards category -->
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== External links == *{{IMDb name|0329753}} * [http://www.shadowcatcherent.com/ ShadowCatcher Entertainment] * [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NTPG7A The American Pastime at Amazon.com] * [http://www.outsourcedthemovie.com Outsourced The Movie]
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