Fred C. Caruso is an American film producer known for his work on such films as Network and Blue Velvet.[1]

Fred C. Caruso
Born
NationalityAmerican
OccupationFilm producer

His contributions as a producer for the film version of The Bonfire of the Vanities with director Brian De Palma were detailed in Julie Salamon's 1991 non-fiction book The Devil's Candy.[2]

Selected filmography

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He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

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Year Film Credit Notes
1971 Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? Associate producer
1974 Law and Disorder Associate producer
1975 The Happy Hooker
1976 Network Associate producer
1977 Andy Warhol's Bad Associate producer
1979 Winter Kills
The Wanderers Associate producer
1980 Union City Line producer
Uncredited
Dressed to Kill Associate producer
The First Deadly Sin Associate producer
1981 Blow Out Executive producer
1986 Blue Velvet
1988 The Presidio Co-producer
1989 Casualties of War Co-producer
We're No Angels Co-producer
1990 The Bonfire of the Vanities Co-producer
1993 Super Mario Bros. Co-producer
1994 Surviving the Game Co-producer
The Life and Times of Charlie Putz Executive producer
1995 Steal Big Steal Little
1997 Telling Lies in America Co-producer
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn Co-producer
2000 The Skulls Co-producer
2002 Deuces Wild
2004 The Eavesdropper Consulting producer
2010 Pizza with Bullets Executive producer
2012 9-Ball Executive producer
Destination Fame Executive producer Direct-to-video
2019 Wetlands
Production manager
Year Film Role
1969 Midnight Cowboy Assistant production manager
1970 The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart Production manager
Husbands Production supervisor
1971 Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? Production manager
1972 The Valachi Papers
The Godfather Unit production manager: Oaktree Productions
The Stoolie Production manager
1974 Claudine
Law and Disorder
1975 The Happy Hooker Production supervisor
1978 King of the Gypsies Executive in charge of production
1979 The Wanderers Unit production manager
1980 Dressed to Kill Production manager
The First Deadly Sin Unit production manager
1981 Blow Out Production manager
1982 Fighting Back Unit production manager
1984 Once Upon a Time in America Executive in charge of production
1985 Year of the Dragon Executive in charge of production
Unit production manager
1986 Raw Deal Production manager
Blue Velvet
1987 Beverly Hills Cop II Unit production manager
1988 The Presidio
1989 Casualties of War
1993 Super Mario Bros.
1994 Surviving the Game
2010 Pizza with Bullets Production manager
2015 The Painting: The Art of Slaying
As an actor
Year Film Role Notes
1986 Blue Velvet The Ear
Uncredited
Thanks
Year Film Role
2019 The Steed The producers wish to thank

Television

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Year Title Notes
1981 Today's F.B.I.
1998 The Rat Pack Television film
1999 Lansky Television film
2002 Point of Origin Television film
Production manager
Year Title Role Notes
1968 The Thanksgiving Visitor Production manager Television film
1973 The Man Without a Country Production supervisor Television film

References

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  1. ^ Fox, David J. (May 1, 1990). "'Vanities' Starts a Bronx Bonfire : Movies: The shooting of the Tom Wolfe novel is creating a stir. The borough president wants the film to carry a disclaimer". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ^ Salamon, Julie (1991). The Devil's Candy: The Anatomy Of A Hollywood Fiasco. Da Capo Press. p. 410. ISBN 9780786741830.
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