---
name: "Lawrence G. Paull"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lawrence-g-paull"
fi1m_id: "lawrence-g-paull"
imdb_id: "nm0667223"
tmdb_id: 596
wikidata_id: "Q2161762"
roles: ["Production designer"]
born: "13 April 1938"
died: "10 November 2019"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-04T23:42:38.384093+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Lawrence G. Paull

## Identity

Lawrence G. Paull

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lawrence-g-paull
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lawrence-g-paull
- **IMDb ID:** nm0667223
- **TMDB ID:** 596
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2161762
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_G._Paull, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2161762, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0667223/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/596

Production designer. Born 13 April 1938 in Chicago. Died 10 November 2019.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Born:** 13 April 1938, Chicago
- **Died:** 10 November 2019
- **Active:** 1971–1994
- **Frequently works with:** [Robert Zemeckis](https://film.one/person/robert-zemeckis.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 80 (1), 1980s 85 (3), 1990s 70 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 72 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Science Fiction 3, Action 2, Adventure 2, Thriller 2, Western 2
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $746m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_G._Paull, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2161762, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0667223/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/596

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Back to the Future*](https://film.one/film/back-to-the-future.md) (92)
- **Tubi:** [*Romancing the Stone*](https://film.one/film/romancing-the-stone.md) (77)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*City Slickers*](https://film.one/film/city-slickers.md) (76)

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## Biography

Lawrence G. Paull was an American production designer and art director. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, on 13 April 1938 and died in La Jolla, California, on 10 November 2019. He received a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of Arizona and began working in film in the 1970s as an art director before moving into production design.

Paull is known for his work on *Blade Runner* (1982), for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Art Direction and won a BAFTA Film Award for Best Production Design/Art Direction. He also served as production designer on *Back to the Future* (1985), *Romancing the Stone* (1984) and *City Slickers* (1991), among other films. His credits extend to *Predator 2* (1990), *Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult* (1994) and *Escape from L.A.* (1996). He was active in film from the 1970s until around 2000 and later contributed to production design education at institutions including the American Film Institute.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, thewrap.com, hollywoodreporter.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *City Slickers* (1991), Fi1m 76, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/city-slickers.md)
- *Predator 2* (1990), Fi1m 63, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/predator-2.md)
- *Back to the Future* (1985), Fi1m 92, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/back-to-the-future.md)
- *Romancing the Stone* (1984), Fi1m 77, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/romancing-the-stone.md)
- *Blade Runner* (1982), Fi1m 85, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/blade-runner.md)
- *The Hired Hand* (1971), Fi1m 80, Art Direction, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hired-hand.md)

## Complete filmography (46)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Murder in the Mirror* (2000), Production Design
- *Hard Time* (1998), Production Design
- *Escape from L.A.* (1996), Production Design
- *Sgt. Bilko* (1996), Production Design
- *Man of the House* (1995), Production Design
- *Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult* (1994), Production Design
- *Another Stakeout* (1993), Production Design
- *Born Yesterday* (1993), Production Design
- *Unlawful Entry* (1992), Production Design
- *Memoirs of an Invisible Man* (1992), Production Design
- *City Slickers* (1991), Production Design — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/city-slickers.md)
- *Predator 2* (1990), Production Design — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/predator-2.md)
- *The Last of the Finest* (1990), Production Design
- *License to Drive* (1988), Production Design
- *Cross My Heart* (1987), Production Design
- *Project X* (1987), Production Design
- *American Flyers* (1985), Production Design
- *Back to the Future* (1985), Production Design — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/back-to-the-future.md)
- *Romancing the Stone* (1984), Production Design — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/romancing-the-stone.md)
- *Doctor Detroit* (1983), Production Design
- *Blade Runner* (1982), Production Design — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/blade-runner.md)
- *Rehearsal for Murder* (1982), Production Design
- *Friendly Fire* (1980), as Art Direction
- *How to Beat the High Cost of Living* (1980), Production Design
- *FM* (1978), Production Design
- *Blue Collar* (1978), Production Design
- *The Storyteller* (1977), as Art Direction
- *Tail Gunner Joe* (1977), as Art Direction
- *Sherlock Holmes in New York* (1976), as Art Direction
- *The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings* (1976), Production Design
- *W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings* (1975), as Art Direction
- *The Nickel Ride* (1975), as Art Direction
- *Terror on the 40th Floor* (1974), as Art Direction
- *The Stranger Who Looks Like Me* (1974), as Art Direction
- *The Last American Hero* (1973), as Art Direction
- *They Only Kill Their Masters* (1972), as Art Direction
- *Heat of Anger* (1972), as Art Direction
- *Second Chance* (1972), as Art Direction
- *She Waits* (1972), as Art Direction
- *Star Spangled Girl* (1971), Production Design
- *Chandler* (1971), as Art Direction
- *Murder Once Removed* (1971), as Art Direction
- *A Tattered Web* (1971), as Art Direction
- *The Hired Hand* (1971), as Art Direction · Production Design — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hired-hand.md)
- *Bury Me an Angel* (1971), as Art Direction
- *Little Fauss and Big Halsy* (1970), as Art Direction

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1983: Best Production Design (nominated), for *Blade Runner*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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