Eleonore Adlon

Producer

Biography

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Married German director Percy Adlon at age nineteen, produced his TV film "The Guardian and His Poet" in 1978 and has since either produced or written all of her husband's major films ("Celeste" 1981, "Sugarbaby" 1985, "Bagdad Cafe" 1987 and "Rosalie Goes Shopping" 1989)....

Filmography

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Hawaiian Gardens (2001)

Rosalie Goes Shopping (1989)

Bagdad Cafe (1987)

Mahler on the Couch (2010)

Hawaiian Gardens (2001)

Eat Your Heart Out (1997)

Photos & Videos

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Crimson Kimono, The (1959) -- (Movie Clip) Down Here In Little Tokyo

Crimson Kimono, The (1959) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Sugar Torch Nudie Dolls

Family & Companions

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Percy Adlon

Husband

Has collaborated on several films with wife.

Biography

Married German director Percy Adlon at age nineteen, produced his TV film "The Guardian and His Poet" in 1978 and has since either produced or written all of her husband's major films ("Celeste" 1981, "Sugarbaby" 1985, "Bagdad Cafe" 1987 and "Rosalie Goes Shopping" 1989).

Filmography

Writer (Feature Film)

Hawaiian Gardens (2001)

Rosalie Goes Shopping (1989)

Bagdad Cafe (1987)

Producer (Feature Film)

Mahler on the Couch (2010)

Hawaiian Gardens (2001)

Eat Your Heart Out (1997)

Younger & Younger (1993)

Salmonberries (1991)

Rosalie Goes Shopping (1989)

Bagdad Cafe (1987)

Sugarbaby (1985)

The Swing (1983)

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

Bagdad Cafe (1987)

Sugarbaby (1985)

Production Manager

Post Production (Feature Film)

Post-Production Manager

Life Events

1978

Formed production company Pelemele Film GmbH with husband Percy

1978

Produced first teleplay through GmbH, "The Guardian and His Poet" (directed by Percy Adlon)

1981

Produced first feature, "Celeste"

1987

Wrote first feature, "Bagdad Cafe" (also produced, directed by Percy Adlon)

Photo Collections

Star Wars - Lobby Card Set

Star Wars - Lobby Card Set

The Fly (1958) - Lobby Cards

The Fly (1958) - Lobby Cards

The Crimson Kimono - Movie Poster

Here is the American one-sheet movie poster for Columbia's The Crimson Kimono (1959), directed by Samuel Fuller. One-sheets measured 27x41 inches, and were the poster style most commonly used in theaters.

Videos

Crimson Kimono, The (1959) -- (Movie Clip) Down Here In Little Tokyo Writer-director Sam Fuller working on one side of L-A’s Little Tokyo then the other, first James Shigeta as Kojaku interviews nuns outside the old Maryknoll School, then partner Bancroft (Glenn Corbett) shows witness Christine (Victoria Shaw) the layout from the old (then-new-ish) Parker Center LAPD headquarters, in The Crimson Kimono, 1959.

Crimson Kimono, The (1959) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Sugar Torch Nudie Dolls Credits then the shocker opening, which writer-producer-director Sam Fuller called one of the toughest he ever shot, with hidden cameras on location around Main St. & 6th in downtown L-A, Gloria Pall the featured act, in The Crimson Kimono, 1959, starring Victoria Shaw, James Shigeta and Glenn Corbett.

Licence To Kill (1989) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Let's Go Fishing Joining the action opening in the Florida keys, Bond (Timothy Dalton), suited for the interrupted wedding of his CIA pal Felix (David Hedison), first meets the jettisoned faithless girlfriend (Talisa Soto) of fleeing drug kingpin Sanchez (Robert Davi), then rejoins the chase, in Licence To Kill, 1989, Grand L. Bush and Olympic hero Rafer Johnson in the DEA outfits, Priscilla Barnes the bride, Tina Turner with the theme song.

Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) -- (Movie Clip) Open, A Long Time Ago Opening in which we meet only C3PO (Anthony Daniels) and R2-D2 (Kenny Baker, voice by Ben Burtt et al), following the famous prologue, from George Lucas’ 1977 landmark, re-titled upon release of the first sequel, Star Wars: A New Hope, starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher.

Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) -- (Movie Clip) The Dark Side Of The Force Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and his salvage robots (Anthony Daniels as C3PO, Kenny Baker as R2-D2) have been rescued from nasty Sand People by Old Ben Kenobi (Alec Guinness), the “crazy old hermit” he thought the might be target of an odd message (recorded by Princess Leia, Carrie Fisher, about whom Luke knows nothing), in George Lucas’ Star Wars: A New Hope, 1977.

Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) -- (Movie Clip) Can You Speak Bocce? Carrying a message from secret rebel leader Princess Leia, the vagabond droids (Anthony Daniels as C3PO, Kenny Baker as R2-D2) meet space salvage dealers Owen and Beru (Phil Brown, Shelagh Fraser) and their nephew Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), early in George Lucas’ Star Wars: A New Hope, 1977.

Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) -- (Movie Clip) Disturbance In The Force Probably underestimating her foe’s depravity, Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) causes Tarkin (Peter Cushing) to unleash the death star, which rattles Obi-Wan (Alec Guinness), on board the Millenium Falcon with Luke Skywalker (Mark Hammill) and Han Solo (Harrison Ford), in George Lucas’ Star Wars: A New Hope, 1977.

Alone In The Dark (1982) -- (Movie Clip) I Want That! Word has not yet gotten around this nameless idyllic town (actually Ridgewood, N.J.) about the big escape at the asylum, especially to the mailman, stalked by resourceful escapees Erland van Lidth, Jack Palance and Martin Landau, in Alone In The Dark, 1982, directed by Jack Sholder.

Alone In The Dark (1982) -- (Movie Clip) I'll Have The Usual Outlandish enough opening from director Jack Sholder (now a professor at Western Carolina University), has Martin Landau dropping in at a diner, meeting the proprietor (Dorothy James) and a customer (Robert Pastner), then Donald Pleasence, before some resolution, in the cult-horror favorite Alone In The Dark, 1982.

Alone In The Dark (1982) -- (Movie Clip) That's The Bleeder? Dr. Potter (Dwight Schultz) is the new doctor at the institute run by Dr. Bain (Donald Pleasence), meeting orderly Ray (Brent Jennings), then the convict-inmates of the 3rd floor, Ronald (Erland van Lidth), “Preacher” (Martin Landau) and Hawkes (Jack Palance), in Alone In The Dark, 1982.

Real Life (1979) -- (Movie Clip) Etinauer 226-XL Director and star Albert Brooks (as "himself," a comedian turned documentary film-maker) talks about the special gear chosen for his scientific observation of the Yeager family in Real Life, 1979.

Real Life (1979) -- (Movie Clip) It's Not Degrading! Director and star Albert Brooks assures doctors Cleary and Hill (J.A. Preston and Matthew Tobin) about his documentary as they arrive to meet the Yeagers (Charles Grodin, Frances Lee McCain et al) in Real Life, 1979.

Decline Of Western Civilization, The (1981) Original Trailer Heavy overtones in the original trailer for director Penelope Spheeris’ widely noted documentary on the L-A punk scene, The Decline Of Western Civilization, 1980.

Sunshine Boys, The - (Original Trailer) A feuding comedy team reunites for a television comeback in Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys (1975) with an Academy Award®-winning performance by George Burns.

Corvette Summer - (Original Trailer) Mark Hamill followed Star Wars playing a high school student in search of his stolen car in Corvette Summer (1978).

Family

Saskia Adlon

Daughter

Born 1961.

Felix Adlon

Son

Born 1967.

Companions

Percy Adlon

Husband

Has collaborated on several films with wife.

Bibliography

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