---
name: "Steve Starkey"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/steve-starkey"
fi1m_id: "steve-starkey"
imdb_id: "nm0823330"
tmdb_id: 30
wikidata_id: "Q2347318"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "1 January 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-10-05T11:27:33.667453+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."
---

# Steve Starkey

## Identity

Steve Starkey

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/steve-starkey
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** steve-starkey
- **IMDb ID:** nm0823330
- **TMDB ID:** 30
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2347318
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Starkey, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2347318, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0823330/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30

Producer. Born 1 January 2000 in USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 1 January 2000, USA
- **Active:** 1988–2016
- **Frequently works with:** [Robert Zemeckis](https://film.one/person/robert-zemeckis.md), [Jack Rapke](https://film.one/person/jack-rapke.md), [Tom Hanks](https://film.one/person/tom-hanks.md), [Robin Wright](https://film.one/person/robin-wright.md), [William Broyles Jr.](https://film.one/person/william-broyles-jr.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as producer, over 10 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 82 (2), 1990s 73 (3), 2000s 63 (4), 2010s 57 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 62 across 10 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Comedy 4, Fantasy 4, Adventure 3, Animation 3, Family 2
- **Screen time:** 20 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3,166m across 10 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Starkey, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2347318, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0823330/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Forrest Gump*](https://film.one/film/forrest-gump.md) (66), [*What Lies Beneath*](https://film.one/film/what-lies-beneath.md) (63)
- **Peacock:** [*Death Becomes Her*](https://film.one/film/death-becomes-her.md) (76)
- **Disney+:** [*A Christmas Carol*](https://film.one/film/a-christmas-carol.md) (50)

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

## Biography

Steve Starkey is an American film producer and second unit director. He began his career in the editorial department, serving as assistant film editor on *The Empire Strikes Back* (1980) and *Return of the Jedi* (1983).

Starkey has had a long association with director Robert Zemeckis. He worked as associate producer on *Who Framed Roger Rabbit* (1988), *Back to the Future Part II* (1989) and *Back to the Future Part III* (1990). He later produced numerous Zemeckis films, including *Death Becomes Her* (1992), *Forrest Gump* (1994), *Contact* (1997), *Cast Away* (2000), *The Polar Express* (2004), *Beowulf* (2007), *A Christmas Carol* (2009) and *Flight* (2012). He also served as second unit director on many of these projects. Starkey shared the Academy Award for Best Picture for *Forrest Gump*.

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

## On Fi1m (10)

- *Allied* (2016), Fi1m 57, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/allied.md)
- *A Christmas Carol* (2009), Fi1m 50, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/a-christmas-carol.md)
- *The Polar Express* (2004), Fi1m 58, Producer, Second Unit Director — [page](https://film.one/film/the-polar-express.md)
- *Cast Away* (2000), Fi1m 81, Producer, Second Unit Director — [page](https://film.one/film/cast-away.md)
- *What Lies Beneath* (2000), Fi1m 63, Second Unit Director, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/what-lies-beneath.md)
- *Contact* (1997), Fi1m 76, Producer, Second Unit Director — [page](https://film.one/film/contact.md)
- *Forrest Gump* (1994), Fi1m 66, Second Unit Director, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/forrest-gump.md)
- *Death Becomes Her* (1992), Fi1m 76, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/death-becomes-her.md)
- *Back to the Future Part II* (1989), Fi1m 74, Associate Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/back-to-the-future-part-ii.md)
- *Who Framed Roger Rabbit* (1988), Fi1m 89, Associate Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/who-framed-roger-rabbit.md)

## Complete filmography (29)

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

- *Welcome to Marwen* (2018), Producer
- *Allied* (2016), Producer — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/allied.md)
- *The Walk* (2015), Producer
- *Flight* (2012), Producer, Second Unit Director
- *Real Steel* (2011), Executive Producer
- *Mars Needs Moms* (2011), Producer
- *A Christmas Carol* (2009), Producer — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/a-christmas-carol.md)
- *Beowulf* (2007), Producer, Second Unit, Second Unit Director
- *Monster House* (2006), Producer
- *Last Holiday* (2006), Executive Producer
- *The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio* (2005), Producer
- *The Polar Express* (2004), Producer, Second Unit Director — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/the-polar-express.md)
- *Matchstick Men* (2003), Producer
- *Cast Away* (2000), Producer, Second Unit Director — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/cast-away.md)
- *What Lies Beneath* (2000), Producer, Second Unit Director — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/what-lies-beneath.md)
- *Contact* (1997), Producer, Second Unit Director — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/contact.md)
- *Forrest Gump* (1994), Producer, Second Unit Director — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/forrest-gump.md)
- *Death Becomes Her* (1992), Producer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/death-becomes-her.md)
- *Noises Off...* (1992), Co-Producer
- *Back to the Future Part III* (1990), Associate Producer
- *Back to the Future Part II* (1989), Associate Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/back-to-the-future-part-ii.md)
- *Who Framed Roger Rabbit* (1988), Associate Producer — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/who-framed-roger-rabbit.md)
- *Amazing Stories* (1986), Associate Producer
- *Vanessa in the Garden* (1985), Associate Producer
- *Amazing Stories* (1985), series, Associate Producer
- *The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'* (1984), Writer, Editor
- *Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi* (1983), Editor
- *The Making of Poltergeist* (1982), Editor
- *The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'* (1981), Post Production Coordinator, Assistant Editor

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 1995: Best Picture (won)

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

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