Michael Baumgarten
Nacimiento : , Key West, Florida, USA
Historia
A native of Key West, filmmaker Michael Baumgarten attended high school and film production classes in Orlando, Florida. His first professional year in the biz was spent doing production assistant gigs on commercials, indie film projects, an MTV Spring Break special, and the studio movies "Oscar," "Honey I Blew Up The Kid," and "Problem Child 2." Michael later moved to Los Angeles in 1995 where he did assistant director gigs, worked as an executive assistant for a Century City film finance company, and then held assistant to the producer positions on movies such as "Wedding Bell Blues" and "Kiss Toledo Goodbye." Michael also devoted over 3 years to the theatrical distribution company Legacy Releasing where he served as the Director of Acquisitions. After a decade of experience under his belt, Michael started writing and producing with the comedy/drama feature film "Roomies." Michael followed that up with 3 seasons of segment producing the hit show "MTV Taildaters" and moonlighted as a line producer on award-winning films such as "Exodus Fall." Michael also wrote and produced the award-winning feature "Smitty."
As a screenwriter and director, Michael has directed 6 features from his screenplays and is best known for writing and directing the award winning anti-bullying comedy/drama "The Martial Arts Kid" and the award-winning action-comedy "Paying Mr. McGetty." Michael also wrote the screenplay for LionsGate's sci-fi/family film "The Adventure of A.R.I.: My Robot Friend" (2020) and he has ready-to-produce screenplays available that include the teen crime drama "Suburban Gangstas," the sequel "The Martial Arts Kid 2: Payback," the buddy comedy "Man Campers," the female in danger drama "Cyber Star," the teen romantic comedy "My Social Media Nightmare," and the action-packed vampire trilogy "Blood Walkers."
Writer
Un adolescente reúne el coraje para ayudar a un robot amigable conocido como A.R.I. secuestrado por un despiadado director de laboratorio que trabaja para una poderosa corporación que busca convertirlo en un arma peligrosa para gobernar el mundo.
Producer
3 brothers are reunited after their grandfather suffers a heart attack. The Granger men, Jace, Caden and Dalton promise their dying grandfather that they will work together to save the family's failing business, Granger Aeronautics. The we brothers also find themselves banding together to find out who really killed their mother and subsequently, free their father, Sheppard who is serving a 30 year prison sentence for her murder. Family secrets, business mismanagement, intrigue and a little romance help to make this a great story.
Director
FATHER and FATHER is a fast-paced, character-driven comedy about two priests forced to go on the run after they hear a confession from a wounded Mob Boss. Besides saving their own skin, the Fathers task themselves with not only saving the Boss' life, but his soul as well. In return, the Boss pledges to provide truth, penance and state's evidence.
Director
fter a night of drinking and gambling, Tyrell (R. Marcos Taylor) is awakened by an angry call from his girlfriend, Meena (Anita Clay) and finds himself in bed with a strange woman, Cecelia (Alissa Schneider) -- a local mob boss' daughter. Once the local mob boss finds out, he hires Shota (Wilson) -- a relentless hitman. To make matters worse, the reward on Tyrell's head has dozens of others looking for him, too. Adding to Tyrell's troubles, the worst thing of all... Meena, the love of his life, is put in harm's way. Tyrell must make a stand by taking on the mob, taking on Shota, and finding the money to pay their landlord -- Mr. McGetty -- before the day ends.
Writer
Un adolescente problemático es enviado a vivir con sus tíos a Cocoa Beach para enderezar su vida. Una vez allí descubre que sus tíos son unos importantes maestros de artes marciales y aprenderá valores desconocidos para él.
Director
Un adolescente problemático es enviado a vivir con sus tíos a Cocoa Beach para enderezar su vida. Una vez allí descubre que sus tíos son unos importantes maestros de artes marciales y aprenderá valores desconocidos para él.
Line Producer
A family adopts a runt of a dachshund from a shelter. Only time will tell if little "Shelly" and her new family are up for the challenges of entering the nation's greatest wiener dog race, Wienerschnitzel's "Wiener Dog Nationals."
Producer
Before leaving for college, a recently dumped goth girl's life changes forever when she falls in love with a smart and professional college grad who is staying in the family's guest house.
Writer
Before leaving for college, a recently dumped goth girl's life changes forever when she falls in love with a smart and professional college grad who is staying in the family's guest house.
Director
Before leaving for college, a recently dumped goth girl's life changes forever when she falls in love with a smart and professional college grad who is staying in the family's guest house.
Writer
El joven Ben Barret (Brandon Tyler Russell) ha sido arrestado una vez más y su sacrificada madre (Mira Sorvino) ya está más que harta de sus gamberradas. El muchacho tiene que escoger entre el centro de menores o pasar el verano en la granja de su gruñón abuelo Jack (Peter Fonda). Tal y como llega a la granja, Ben ya planea la fuga, por lo que su abuelo decide ir a la perrera y escoger un amigo para él: Smitty, un encantador chucho abandonado. Pero la relación entre Ben y Smitty dista mucho de ser amistad a primera vista... El muchacho no soporta que el perro le vigile a todas horas. Finalmente, Smitty acabará enseñando a Ben lo que significan los valores como la amistad, la familia y la responsabilidad. A partir de ahora cuando las cosas se pongan difíciles, Ben sabe que siempre podrá contar con una pata amiga. (FILMAFFINITY)
Producer
El joven Ben Barret (Brandon Tyler Russell) ha sido arrestado una vez más y su sacrificada madre (Mira Sorvino) ya está más que harta de sus gamberradas. El muchacho tiene que escoger entre el centro de menores o pasar el verano en la granja de su gruñón abuelo Jack (Peter Fonda). Tal y como llega a la granja, Ben ya planea la fuga, por lo que su abuelo decide ir a la perrera y escoger un amigo para él: Smitty, un encantador chucho abandonado. Pero la relación entre Ben y Smitty dista mucho de ser amistad a primera vista... El muchacho no soporta que el perro le vigile a todas horas. Finalmente, Smitty acabará enseñando a Ben lo que significan los valores como la amistad, la familia y la responsabilidad. A partir de ahora cuando las cosas se pongan difíciles, Ben sabe que siempre podrá contar con una pata amiga. (FILMAFFINITY)
Writer
When a young boy becomes lost on a deadly mountain, he soon finds himself battling mother nature and an evil monster in order to get home to his mom.
Director
When a young boy becomes lost on a deadly mountain, he soon finds himself battling mother nature and an evil monster in order to get home to his mom.
Director
A pretty eighteen year-old puts herself and her family in danger when she leads a double life as an erotic web cam model.
Production Manager
Meet Bud Howard, an endearing yet unemployed lazy slacker who lives with his mother Mary Jane and younger sister Divine in a quiet neighborhood in Baldwin Hills, California....
Producer
Después de su última novia se acostó con su ex compañera de piso, Reno Rizzolla se traslada a Los Ángeles con su nueva novia ... y el caos se produce cuando la deuda de la casa le obliga a tener nuevos compañeros de cuarto.
Screenplay
Después de su última novia se acostó con su ex compañera de piso, Reno Rizzolla se traslada a Los Ángeles con su nueva novia ... y el caos se produce cuando la deuda de la casa le obliga a tener nuevos compañeros de cuarto.
Writer
Después de su última novia se acostó con su ex compañera de piso, Reno Rizzolla se traslada a Los Ángeles con su nueva novia ... y el caos se produce cuando la deuda de la casa le obliga a tener nuevos compañeros de cuarto.
