Production
Mario Kassar
Born 1951-10-10
Beirut, Lebanon
Department: Production
Biography
Mario F. Kassar (Arabic: ماريو قصار; born October 10, 1951) is a Lebanese-American film producer and industry executive who produced the first three films of the Rambo series, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Total Recall, The Doors, Angel Heart, Jacob's Ladder, Rambling Rose, Basic Instinct, Universal Soldier, Chaplin, Showgirls, and Stargate, among other films. He founded the now-defunct Carolco Pictures with Andrew G. Vajna. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mario Kassar, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991
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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2003
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Terminator Salvation
2009
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First Blood
1982
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Total Recall
1990
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Basic Instinct
1992
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Rambo: First Blood Part II
1985
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Stargate
1994
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Rambo III
1988
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Cliffhanger
1993
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (58 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich | Self | Movie | 2025 |
 | American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective | Self | Movie | 2022 |
 | In Search of Tomorrow | Himself | Movie | 2022 |
 | In Search of the Last Action Heroes | Self | Movie | 2019 |
 | Foxtrot Six | Executive Producer | Movie | 2019 |
| Foxtrot Six | Producer | Movie | 2019 |
 | T2: Reprogramming The Terminator | Self | Movie | 2017 |
 | Terminator Salvation | Executive Producer | Movie | 2009 |
 | Basic Instinct 2 | Producer | Movie | 2006 |
 | East Meets West: "Red Heat" and the Kings of Carolco | Self | Movie | 2004 |
 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | Producer | Movie | 2003 |
 | I Spy | Producer | Movie | 2002 |
 | We Get to Win This Time | Self | Movie | 2002 |
 | Guts and Glory | Self | Movie | 2002 |
 | Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later | Self | Movie | 2002 |
 | Lolita | Producer | Movie | 1997 |
 | Cutthroat Island | Executive Producer | Movie | 1995 |
 | Showgirls | Executive Producer | Movie | 1995 |
 | Last of the Dogmen | Executive Producer | Movie | 1995 |
 | Stargate | Executive Producer | Movie | 1994 |
 | Heaven & Earth | Executive Producer | Movie | 1993 |
 | Cliffhanger | Executive Producer | Movie | 1993 |
| Cliffhanger | Presenter | Movie | 1993 |
 | Chaplin | Producer | Movie | 1992 |
 | Light Sleeper | Executive Producer | Movie | 1992 |
 | Universal Soldier | Executive Producer | Movie | 1992 |
 | Basic Instinct | Executive Producer | Movie | 1992 |
| Basic Instinct | Presenter | Movie | 1992 |
 | Iron Eagle III | Executive Producer | Movie | 1992 |
 | Rambling Rose | Executive Producer | Movie | 1991 |
 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Executive Producer | Movie | 1991 |
 | The Doors | Executive Producer | Movie | 1991 |
 | L.A. Story | Executive Producer | Movie | 1991 |
 | Jacob's Ladder | Executive Producer | Movie | 1990 |
 | Narrow Margin | Executive Producer | Movie | 1990 |
 | Repossessed | Executive Producer | Movie | 1990 |
 | Air America | Executive Producer | Movie | 1990 |
 | Total Recall | Executive Producer | Movie | 1990 |
| Total Recall | Presenter | Movie | 1990 |
 | Mountains of the Moon | Executive Producer | Movie | 1990 |
 | Johnny Handsome | Executive Producer | Movie | 1989 |
 | DeepStar Six | Executive Producer | Movie | 1989 |
| DeepStar Six | Presenter | Movie | 1989 |
 | Red Heat | Executive Producer | Movie | 1988 |
 | Rambo III | Executive Producer | Movie | 1988 |
 | Extreme Prejudice | Executive Producer | Movie | 1987 |
 | Angel Heart | Executive Producer | Movie | 1987 |
 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | Executive Producer | Movie | 1985 |
 | First Blood | Executive Producer | Movie | 1982 |
| First Blood | Presenter | Movie | 1982 |
 | Superstition | Executive Producer | Movie | 1982 |
 | The Amateur | Executive Producer | Movie | 1981 |
 | Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1981 |
 | Escape to Victory | Co-Producer | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Changeling | Executive Producer | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Silent Partner | Presenter | Movie | 1978 |
| Audition | Producer | Movie | — | |
| The Gunfighter | Executive Producer | Movie | — |