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name: "Robert Shaye"
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roles: ["Producer"]
born: "3 March 1939"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 86
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-17T20:12:19.578824+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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# Robert Shaye

Producer. Born 3 March 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 3 March 1939, Detroit, Michigan, USA
- **Active:** 1984–2003
- **Also known as:** Bob Shaye, L.E. Moko, Robert Kenneth Shaye
- **Average Fi1m score:** 86, as producer, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 83 (1), 2000s 88 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 88 to 83 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 3, Adventure 3, Fantasy 3, Horror 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,974m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1314250, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0790144/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13663

## Biography

Robert Shaye is an American film producer, director and actor. He founded New Line Cinema in 1967, initially distributing films to colleges before expanding into production and distribution. He produced *A Nightmare on Elm Street* (1984) and several of its sequels.

Shaye served as executive producer on *The Lord of the Rings* trilogy (2001–2003). He has also directed *Book of Love* (1991) and *The Last Mimzy* (2007), and appeared in small roles in films including the original *A Nightmare on Elm Street*. He trained at the University of Michigan and Columbia Law School, and is the brother of actress Lin Shaye.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King* (2003), Fi1m 88, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king.md)
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers* (2002), Fi1m 85, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers.md)
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* (2001), Fi1m 90, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring.md)
- *A Nightmare on Elm Street* (1984), Fi1m 83, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/a-nightmare-on-elm-street.md)

## Also known for

- *The Golden Compass* (2007), Executive Producer
- *The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones* (2013), Executive Producer
- *A Nightmare on Elm Street* (2010), Executive Producer
- *Freddy vs. Jason* (2003), Executive Producer
- *Hairspray* (2007), Executive Producer
- *A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge* (1985), Producer
- *A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors* (1987), Producer
- *Frequency* (2000), Executive Producer

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