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name: "R.J. Louis"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/r-j-louis"
roles: ["Producer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T14:30:29.527943+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."
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# R.J. Louis

Producer.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer

## Biography

R.J. Louis is an American film producer and production manager. He began working in production roles in the 1970s, including as location coordinator on *Sleeper* (1973) and in various unit production manager and production coordinator positions on films such as *Messiah of Evil* (1975) and *The Idolmaker* (1980).

Louis served as executive producer on *The Karate Kid* (1984), *The Karate Kid Part II* (1986) and *The Next Karate Kid* (1994). He produced *Mac and Me* (1988), a project he developed with ties to McDonald's marketing and Ronald McDonald House Charities. His later credits include co-producer on *Vegas Vacation* (1997) and *Ocean's Eleven* (2001), and executive producer on *Soldier* (1998).

*Sources: imdb.com, catalog.afi.com, thrillist.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Mac and Me* (1988), Fi1m 30, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/mac-and-me.md)

## Also known for

- *Ocean's Eleven* (2001), Co-Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-eleven.md)
- *The Karate Kid* (1984), Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-karate-kid.md)
- *The Karate Kid Part II* (1986), Executive Producer
- *The Specialist* (1994), Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager
- *The Next Karate Kid* (1994), Executive Producer
- *Soldier* (1998), Executive Producer
- *Sleeper* (1973), Location Coordinator
- *Vegas Vacation* (1997), Co-Producer

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