Doug McHenry

Birth : 1952-01-01, Richmond, California, U.S.

History

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Doug McHenry is an American film director and producer. He graduated from Stanford University in 1973 with a degree in Economics, and from Harvard University with a degree in law and business administration. He worked for film producer Peter Guber at Casablanca Records before starting his own production company "Elephant Walk Entertainment" with partner George Jackson. He directed Jason's Lyric starring Jada Pinkett Smith, Allen Payne, and Forest Whitaker. His production company has produced many prominent films, including New Jack City, Jason's Lyric, A Thin Line Between Love and Hate and the series of House Party films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Doug McHenry, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Profile

Movies

Borrowed Moments

Director

Melissa and Ben Brenner have been simply going through the motions as a married couple, until the day Ben's world is turned upside down when he serendipitously meets the woman of his dreams, and they both are forced to face their future.

Keep the Faith, Baby

Director

Harry J. Lennix stars as trailblazing and controversial African-American congressman and Civil Rights activist Adam Clayton Powell Jr., who started out as a preacher in Harlem and then went on to deal with such issues as the integration of schools in the 1940s and '50s. Vanessa Williams portrays his second wife, jazz singer Hazel Scott.

Kingdom Come

Director

When her husband keels over from a stroke, Raynelle Slocumb calls the entire clan together to remember their dearly departed. Family tensions reach a comedic boil as the wildly dysfunctional Slocumbs squabble and fight their way to the funeral.

Mr. Murder

Executive Producer

A group of scientists are trying to produce the perfect soldier by cloning. The day the clone is born, Marty Stillwater, a mystery novel writer, feels that something strange is going on inside his body and mind. Seven years later, Marty discovers that his double has his same physical appearance but has the personality of a murderer.

Body Count

Producer

A group of thieves attempt to rob an art gallery, but when plans backfire and one of the men winds up dead, the group head down south, running afoul of the law. Along the way, they meet up with a seductive con artist with ideas of her own.

Jason's Lyric

Director

The story of a young man who must confront his own fears about love as well as his relationships with family and friends.

House Party 2

Producer

Kid'N'Play leave their neighborhood and enter the world of adulthood and higher education. Play attempts to get rich quick in the music business while Kid faces the challenges of college.

House Party 2

Director

Kid'N'Play leave their neighborhood and enter the world of adulthood and higher education. Play attempts to get rich quick in the music business while Kid faces the challenges of college.

New Jack City

Music Supervisor

A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.

New Jack City

Producer

A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.

Stalingrad

Producer

The WWII pivotal battle of Stalingrad is shown through the eyes of the soldiers and officers on both sides of the war.

Krush Groove

Producer

Russell Walker is a young, successful manager of rap performers, handling acts for the Krush Groove label, including Run-DMC and The Fat Boys. When Run-D.M.C. has a hit record and Russell needs more money to press more copies, he borrows it from a street hustler and soon regrets his decision.

New Jack City 2

Producer

A sequel to the classic 1991 neo-noir crime film about a powerful drug lord whose gang is infiltrated by an undercover cop.