# Tom Gorai
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{{short description|American film producer (born 1962)}}
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'''Tom Gorai''' (born December 1962) is an American [film producer](/source/film_producer), screenwriter, and director.
== Biography ==
Gorai was born in [Seattle](/source/Seattle), Washington.
A graduate of [Vassar College](/source/Vassar_College) with a degree in Philosophy and Film, Tom Gorai is a veteran of the film and television industry.
He produced ''[Arlington Road](/source/Arlington_Road)'' (1999) starring [Jeff Bridges](/source/Jeff_Bridges), [Tim Robbins](/source/Tim_Robbins) and [Joan Cusack](/source/Joan_Cusack), ''[Going All the Way](/source/Going_All_the_Way)'' featuring [Jeremy Davies](/source/Jeremy_Davies_(actor)) and [Ben Affleck](/source/Ben_Affleck),[{{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}}] and ''[Outsourced](/source/Outsourced_(film))'' with [Josh Hamilton](/source/Josh_Hamilton), [Larry Pine](/source/Larry_Pine) and [Ayesha Dharker](/source/Ayesha_Dharker), self-distributed by [ShadowCatcher Entertainment](/source/ShadowCatcher_Entertainment)[{{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}}] and ''American Pastime'' starring [Jon Gries](/source/Jon_Gries) and [Gary Cole](/source/Gary_Cole), distributed by Warner Home Video.[{{cite web |title=American Pastime (DVD) |website=Amazon.com |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NTPG7A |access-date=2024-04-30}}] He produced the "Bachelor Party Segment" for [Cameron Crowe](/source/Cameron_Crowe)'s ''[Jerry Maguire](/source/Jerry_Maguire)''.
Gorai has also worked with such musical artists as [Pearl Jam](/source/Pearl_Jam), [Nine Inch Nails](/source/Nine_Inch_Nails), [Alice in Chains](/source/Alice_in_Chains), [A Tribe Called Quest](/source/A_Tribe_Called_Quest) and [Screaming Trees](/source/Screaming_Trees).[{{cite web |title=Tom Gorai Discography |website=Discogs |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/1201405-Tom-Gorai |access-date=2024-04-30}}] In 1993, [Pearl Jam](/source/Pearl_Jam)'s "[Jeremy](/source/Jeremy_(song))" video, produced by Gorai and directed by [Mark Pellington](/source/Mark_Pellington), was awarded four [MTV Video Music Awards](/source/MTV_Video_Music_Awards), including Best Video of the Year.[{{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}}] He has also been nominated for an [Emmy](/source/Emmy) and a [Grammy](/source/Grammy).
Gorai has produced documentaries such as ''[Father's Daze](/source/Father's_Daze)'', for [PBS](/source/PBS), ''[Single Video Theory](/source/Single_Video_Theory)'', about the band Pearl Jam, and ''[American Mullet](/source/American_Mullet)'' for Chris Blackwell’s [Palm Pictures](/source/Palm_Pictures).
In 2002, he joined Seattle based [ShadowCatcher Entertainment](/source/ShadowCatcher_Entertainment).[{{cite web |title=About ShadowCatcher |date=2023-07-24 |url=https://www.shadowcatcherent.com/about |access-date=2024-04-30}}] He currently splits his time between New York, Los Angeles and Seattle.
==Music video filmography (producer)==
*"[I Left My Wallet in El Segundo](/source/I_Left_My_Wallet_in_El_Segundo)" - [A Tribe Called Quest](/source/A_Tribe_Called_Quest) (1990)
*"[Jeremy](/source/Jeremy_(song))" - [Pearl Jam](/source/Pearl_Jam) (1992)
*"[Rooster](/source/Rooster_(song))" - [Alice in Chains](/source/Alice_in_Chains) (1993)
*"[Midnight in Chelsea](/source/Midnight_in_Chelsea)" - [Jon Bon Jovi](/source/Jon_Bon_Jovi) (1997)[{{Cite web|url=http://www.mvdbase.com/tech.php?last=Gorai&first=Tom|title=mvdbase.com - Tom Gorai Videography}}]
*"[We're in This Together](/source/We're_in_This_Together_(Nine_Inch_Nails_song))" - [Nine Inch Nails](/source/Nine_Inch_Nails) (1999)
==Filmography (producer)==
*[Solvent](/source/Solvent_(film)) (2024) (executive producer)
*Hunting Bigfoot (2021)
*[Nostalgia](/source/Nostalgia_(2018_film)) (2018)[{{cite news |last=Verhoeven |first=Beatrice |date=January 22, 2017 |title=Bleecker Street Acquires Domestic Rights to Jon Hamm Drama 'Nostalgia' |work=[TheWrap](/source/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}}]
*Keep on Keepin' On (2014)
*American Pastime (2007)[{{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}}]
*[Outsourced](/source/Outsourced_(film)) (2006)[{{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}}]
*[I'm Only Looking – The Best of INXS](/source/I'm_Only_Looking_%E2%80%93_The_Best_of_INXS) (2004) (segment "[Beautiful Girl](/source/Beautiful_Girl_(INXS_song))")
*[New Best Friend](/source/New_Best_Friend) (2002) (consulting producer)
*[American Mullet](/source/American_Mullet) (2001) (executive producer)
*[No Maps for These Territories](/source/No_Maps_for_These_Territories) (2000) (executive producer)
*[Going All the Way](/source/Going_All_the_Way) (1997)[{{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}}]
*[Destination Anywhere](/source/Destination_Anywhere_(film)) (1997)
*[Pearl Jam: Single Video Theory](/source/Single_Video_Theory) (1998)
*[Arlington Road](/source/Arlington_Road) (1999)[{{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}}]
==References==
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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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Category:1962 births
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Category:Vassar College alumni
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