---
name: "Michael Phillips"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-phillips"
fi1m_id: "michael-phillips"
imdb_id: "nm0680635"
tmdb_id: 12433
wikidata_id: "Q4354599"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "29 June 1943"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 87
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-17T15:36:15.119538+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."
---

# Michael Phillips

## Identity

Michael Phillips

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-phillips
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michael-phillips
- **IMDb ID:** nm0680635
- **TMDB ID:** 12433
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4354599
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Phillips_(producer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4354599, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0680635/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12433

Producer. Born 29 June 1943 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 29 June 1943, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1973–1977
- **Frequently works with:** [Julia Phillips](https://film.one/person/julia-phillips.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 1 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 87, as producer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 87 to 87 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Crime 2, Comedy 1, Science Fiction 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $495m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Phillips_(producer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4354599, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0680635/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12433

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Close Encounters of the Third Kind*](https://film.one/film/close-encounters-of-the-third-kind.md) (85)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Michael Phillips is an American film producer. Born on 29 June 1943 in Brooklyn and raised on Long Island, he graduated with a B.A. in history from Dartmouth College and a J.D. from New York University School of Law. He was admitted to the New York Bar in 1969 and worked as a securities analyst on Wall Street before moving to California in 1971.

With his then-wife Julia Phillips and producer Tony Bill, he financed the screenplay for *The Sting* (1973), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture; the couple were the first husband-and-wife team to receive the award. They subsequently produced *Taxi Driver* (1976) and *Close Encounters of the Third Kind* (1977). Phillips later produced *The Flamingo Kid* (1984) and served as executive producer on several films including *Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead* (1991) and *Mimic* (1997). He has been married to writer Juliana Maio since 1987.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Close Encounters of the Third Kind* (1977), Fi1m 85, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/close-encounters-of-the-third-kind.md)
- *Taxi Driver* (1976), Fi1m 92, as Political Rally Attendee (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/taxi-driver.md)
- *The Sting* (1973), Fi1m 85, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sting.md)

## Complete filmography (18)

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

- *Earth Abides* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead* (2024), Executive Producer
- *The Last Mimzy* (2007), Producer
- *Impostor* (2001), Executive Producer
- *Mimic* (1997), Executive Producer
- *The Companion* (1994), Producer
- *Jane's House* (1994), Executive Producer
- *Mom and Dad Save the World* (1992), Producer
- *Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead* (1991), Executive Producer
- *The Flamingo Kid* (1984), Producer
- *Cannery Row* (1982), Producer
- *Heartbeeps* (1981), Producer
- *Skyward* (1980), Location Manager
- *Close Encounters of the Third Kind* (1977), Producer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/close-encounters-of-the-third-kind.md)
- *The Big Bus* (1976), Executive Producer
- *Taxi Driver* (1976), as Political Rally Attendee (uncredited) · Producer — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/taxi-driver.md)
- *The Sting* (1973), Producer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sting.md)
- *Steelyard Blues* (1973), Producer

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 1977: Best Picture (nominated), for *Taxi Driver*
- 1974: Best Picture (won), for *The Sting*

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

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