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name: "Michael Peyser"
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roles: ["Producer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T14:43:33.101310+00:00"
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# Michael Peyser

Producer.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer

## Biography

Michael Peyser is a film producer and former studio executive. His credits include producer on *Speed 2: Cruise Control* (1997), *Hackers* (1995) and *The Warrior's Way* (2010), executive producer on *Matilda* (1996) and *U2 3D* (2007), and earlier roles as associate producer and production manager on several Woody Allen films including *Zelig* (1983), *Broadway Danny Rose* (1984) and *The Purple Rose of Cairo* (1985).

He began his career as a production assistant on *Hair* (1979) and worked as unit production manager on *Manhattan* (1979). Peyser was a founding senior vice-president of Hollywood Pictures at The Walt Disney Studios and later a tenured professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, where he taught producing and digital media.

*Sources: imdb.com, catalog.afi.com, sonyclassics.com, worldbuilding.institute.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Speed 2: Cruise Control* (1997), Fi1m 36, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/speed-2-cruise-control.md)

## Also known for

- *Matilda* (1996), Executive Producer
- *Manhattan* (1979), Unit Manager — [page](https://film.one/film/manhattan.md)
- *Hackers* (1995), Producer
- *The Purple Rose of Cairo* (1985), Production Manager, Associate Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-purple-rose-of-cairo.md)
- *Zelig* (1983), Associate Producer, Production Manager — [page](https://film.one/film/zelig.md)
- *The Warrior's Way* (2010), Producer
- *Desperately Seeking Susan* (1985), Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
- *F/X* (1986), Executive Producer

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