Welcome to The Bachelor


	THE FILMMAKERS LLOYD SEGAN (Producer) is a native New Yorker and graduate of Allegheny College, New York University and Whittier School of Law. Recently Segan has produced the controversial Boondock Saints, starring Willem Dafoe, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in spring 1999. Due in theatres in 2000 is Eric Shaeffer’s Wirey Spindell, which bowed at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Segan’s other producing credits include Judgment Night, Blown Away, and Crossworlds. Segan is currently in pre-production with the New Line horror film Bones, starring Snoop Dog, as well as “The Jimi Hendrix Story” for Showtime. BING HOWENSTEIN (Producer) grew up in Detroit, Michigan and attended Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, majoring in International Business. He began working as a production assistant, making car commercials in Detroit, which eventually led him out to the West Coast. Howenstein wrote and produced the critically acclaimed dark comedy short film, The Bicyclist, which toured sixteen film festivals from Chicago to Seattle, winning many awards. The Bicyclist garnered the prestigious Cine Golden Eagle Award, a government sponsored honor bestowed in Washington, D.C. recognizing achievement in American Filmmaking. He is executive producing the CBS telefilm, “Miracle on the 17th Green,” starring Robert Urich, Meredith Baxter and Ernie Hudson. Howenstein is presently President of George Street Pictures. GARY SINYOR (Director) Recently helmed, co-wrote, and produced the uproarious British comedy Stiff Upper Lips, starring Peter Ustinov, Prunella Scales, Sam West, and Georgina Cates. This parody of Merchant-Ivory type films also cleverly references such film classics as Chariots of Fire, Room With A View, and even The Shining. Stiff Upper Lips was released in the U.S. in 1999. Sinyor’s first feature film was the critically-acclaimed cult hit Leon The Pig Farmer, developed from his short film The Unkindest Cut. He followed up with writing, directing, and co-producing Solitaire for 2, starring Amanda Pays and Mark Frankel. For British TV, Sinyor adapted the popular U.S. television series “Mad About You” and wrote a six-part comedy series entitled “One For the Road.” Born in Manchester, England, Sinyor studied at Cambridge University and at the National Film and Television School. He now resides in both London and Los Angeles with his family. CHRIS O’DONNELL (Executive Producer) made his motion picture debut with a critically acclaimed performance as Jessica Lange’s rebellious son in Paul Brickman’s Men Don’t Leave, and followed with a memorable cameo in Jon Avnet’s Academy Award-nominated Fried Green Tomatoes. In 1993, O’Donnell was nominated for a Golden Globe and won the Chicago Film Critics Award for his starring role in Martin Brest’s Scent of a Woman. He then starred in The Three Musketeers, for which he was named the NATO/ShoWest Male Star of Tomorrow in 1994. O’Donnnell adopted an Irish accent to star in the romantic comedy Circle of Friends, and won over audiences worldwide with his stand-out performance as ‘Robin’ in Batman Forever. Other film credits include The Chamber, Love and War, Batman & Robin, Blue Sky, School Ties, and Mad Love. O’Donnell was seen recently in the Robert Altman’s Cookie’s Fortune, a murder mystery set in a small Southern town with an ensemble cast including Glenn Close, Julianne Moore, Liv Tyler, and Charles Dutton. Born in Winnetka, Illinois, O’Donnell attended Boston College. Next up O’Donnell will produce and star in Y2K for Warner Bros. The Bachelor marks O’Donnell’s debut in a producing role. STEVE COHEN (Writer) was born in Metropolis, Illinois (population 7,200), and grew up in Rochester, New York. He studied English and History at Columbia University, then returned to Columbia for Graduate School, receiving a Masters in Filmmaking. Upon moving to Los Angeles, Cohen served briefly as a studio executive before returning to writing and directing. Cohen is working on Metropolis, a comic but poignant documentary on the American dream. He lives in New York City. SIMON ARCHER (Director of Photography) previously worked with The Bachelor director, Gary Sinyor on the hilarious British comedy Stiff Upper Lips. Other film credits include Jack Bond’s It Couldn’t Happen Here, starring The Pet Shop Boys. He has lent his talents to countless music videos with artists such as Oasis (Brit Award Best Video), Blur, Mick Jagger, Simply Red, Celine Dion, Kylie Minogue, Peter Gabriel, Sting, Bjork, INXS, AC/DC, and many others. Archer has also shot numerous commercials for clients including Honda, Burger King, Nissan, and The Discovery Channel. Born in London, Archer began his film career as a camera assistant and still photographer on Peter Greenaway’s The Draughtsman’s Contract before attending the National Film and Television School in the United Kingdom. STEVE HOLLOCKER (Co-Producer) Born in Chicago, his first producing credit came as Associate Producer on Crossworlds, starring Josh Charles. Hollocker moved to Los Angeles, where he worked as a P.A. on such films as Point Break, Unlawful Entry, and The Getaway before meeting up with producer Lloyd Segan. Hollocker is currently Vice President of the Lloyd Segan Company. CRAIG STEARNS (Production Designer) has lent his design talents to such films as ‘Til There Was You, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, In The Army Now, The Mask (British Academy Award nomination for Best Production Design), Indian Summer, Crossing the Bridge, Showdown in Little Tokyo, Mom and Dad Save the World, Scissors, The Blob, Dead Heat, Date with an Angel, Torchlight, Tuff Turf, Children of the Corn, One Dark Night, as well as films for television including the two Stephen King miniseries “The Shining” and “Storm of the Century.” TERRY DRESBACH (Costume Designer) has lent her talents to Very Bad Things, Palmetto, Breakdown, Never Talk to Strangers, Mommy Market, Takedown, and John Dahl’s Rounders, Unforgettable, The Last Seduction, Kill Me Again, and Red Rock West. Raised in Berkeley, Dresbach studied Art Direction and Illustration at the Academy of Arts College in San Francisco. ROBERT REITANO (Editor) has lent his expertise to such films as Nora Ephron’s Mixed Nuts, Sleepless in Seattle and This is My Life, Anthony Stark’s Into My Heart, Glen Gordon Caron’s Picture Perfect, Brian Gibson’s The Juror, and shared credit on Robert Benton’s Billy Bathgate, and Herbert Ross’ True Colors and My Blue Heaven. Born and still residing in New York City, Reitano garnered a Masters Degree in Film Studies from Columbia University and won an Emmy for his labor of love on “Holocaust.” VALERIE MCCAFFREY (Casting Director) has cast such films as American History X, Dark City, Most Wanted, Money Talks, B.A.P.S., Mother Night, The Island of Dr. Moreau, Now and Then, Babe, We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story, Hard Target, The Babe, An American Tail: Fieval Goes West, Problem Child & Problem Child 2, and Viper. Born in Fresno, McCaffrey’s work was also seen in the releases Detroit Rock City, Drop Dead Gorgeous, and The Legend of the Pianist on the Ocean. LISA BEASLEY (Extras Casting Director) has been Extras Casting Director on such films as Mom’s Up on the Roof, Buddy, One Fine Day, Gone Fishin’, Multiplicity, Nixon, The Tie That Binds, A Walk in the Clouds, Bushwhacked, A League of Their Own, Rookie of the Year, Major League, Amazing Grace and Chuck, and Be The Man, and handled crowd promotion on BASEketball, Snake Eyes, The Sixth Man, Angels In The Outfield, Major League II, and D2: The Mighty Ducks Return. She has also worked as Art Department Coordinator on The Slums of Beverly Hills and Pascagoula. As Crowd Promotion Producer on Strange Days, Beasley orchestrated a highly intricate scene involving 10,000 extras depicting a millennium rave party in the streets of Los Angeles. For television Beasley has lent her talents to the miniseries “The Judds,” “Love Can Build a Bridge” and “Dream West,” the series “Tales From The Crypt” and “Crime Story,” and her first casting gig, the movie of the week “Wild Horses.” Born in Southern California and raised in Marin County, Beasley attended the College of Marin majoring in Theatre Arts with classmates Robin Williams and Kathleen Quinlan. She began working in the hotel tourism industry, for which she eventually relocated to Los Angeles, where she made a career change to the entertainment business. Her first job in the film industry was as assistant to actress Marsha Mason. Main \| The Production \| Notes \| Battle of the Brides \|