Anton Furst
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Biography
Gained initial attention for his work on "The Company of Wolves" (1985), Neil Jordan's revisionist version of "Little Red Riding Hood," before designing Stanley Kubrick's Viet Nam opus "Full Metal Jacket" (1987). Furst won an Oscar for creating the baroque, comic-book Gotham City and stylish Batmobile of "Batman" (1989), and in 1991 designed New York's celebrity-owned, movie-themed restaurant, Planet Hollywood. The film community was shocked by Furst's untimely death, apparently the result of a suicidal leap which abruptly ended a brilliant career.
Filmography
Production Designer (Feature Film)
Life Events
1968
Began career as an assistant to Oscar-winning designer Tony Masters on Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey"
1978
Became creative director of the London-based special effects company Holoco which contributed effects to "Superman" (1978), "Alien", "Moonraker" (both 1979), "The Empire Strikes Back", "Flash Gordon" (both 1980) and "Outland" (1981)
1981
First credit as production designer, "An Unsuitable Job for a Woman"
1984
Returned to production design with "The Company of Wolves" (1985)
1988
Moved to New York
1990
Worked as production designer on first US assignment, "Awakenings"
1990
Moved to Los Angeles; established the Furst Company at Columbia Pictures with partner Corinne Mann and art director Nigel Phelps
1991
Designed $15 million Planet Hollywood restaurant (co-owned by Slyvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis) in New York
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