Jennie Lew Tugend

Jennie Lew Tugend has produced some of the industry's most memorable franchises: The Free Willy trilogy, Lethal Weapon 1,2,3, and HBO's Tales from the Crypt. As former Co-President of Kadokawa Pictures USA, Tugend was a producer on One Missed Call, a WB release and two episodes of Showtime's "Master of Horror". Producing credits include Local Boys starring Mark Harmon and Star Kid, which received an Award of Excellence by the Film Advisory Board; and for MGM, the romantic comedy, Return to Me starring David Duchovny and Minnie Driver; Radio Flyer for Columbia Pictures and Scrooged for Paramount Pictures starring Bill Murray, and was instrumental in the development and production of The Goonies and The Lost Boys. Tugend and her partners are developing the feature film adaptations of: NY Times best selling novel, "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet" with Oscar and Emmy nominated director Bing Liu; Japanese manga "MPD Psycho"; and Award winning anime, "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time