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Bad Hat Harry Productions, Inc.[1] is an American film and television production company founded by filmmaker Bryan Singer in 1994.[2] It has produced films such as The Usual Suspects and the X-Men film series, as well as the television series House and Legion.
 Logo used from 2011 to 2019 | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film, television |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Founder | Bryan Singer |
| Headquarters | |
The company's name comes from a scene in Jaws (1975) in which an elderly man named Harry wears an ill-fitting swimming cap at the beach and teases the film's protagonist Martin for refusing to go in the sea, prompting Martin to retort "that's some bad hat, Harry".[3] The original logo of the company was an animated version of this scene; the current logo, introduced in 2011, is taken from the police lineup scene of the company's first film The Usual Suspects.
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Director | Co-produced by | Budget | Gross (worldwide) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Usual Suspects | Bryan Singer | Gramercy Pictures PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Spelling Films International Blue Parrot Productions |
$6 million | $23 million |
| 1998 | Apt Pupil | TriStar Pictures Phoenix Pictures |
$14 million | $8.9 million | |
| 2000 | X-Men | 20th Century Fox Marvel Entertainment The Donners' Company |
$75 million | $296 million | |
| 2003 | X2 | $110 million | $407 million | ||
| 2006 | Superman Returns | Warner Bros. Legendary Pictures DC Entertainment Peters Entertainment |
$204 million | $391 million | |
| 2008 | Valkyrie | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer United Artists Cruise/Wagner Productions Babelsberg Studio |
$75 million | $200 million | |
| 2009 | Trick 'r Treat | Michael Dougherty | Warner Bros. Legendary Pictures |
$12 million | $13.5 million |
| 2011 | X-Men: First Class | Matthew Vaughn | 20th Century Fox Dune Entertainment Marvel Entertainment The Donners' Company Ingenious Media |
$140–160 million | $353 million |
| 2013 | Jack the Giant Slayer | Bryan Singer | Warner Bros. New Line Cinema Legendary Pictures Original Film Big Kid Pictures |
$185–200 million | $197 million |
| 2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | 20th Century Fox TSG Entertainment Marvel Entertainment The Donners' Company |
$200 million | $739 million | |
| 2016 | X-Men: Apocalypse | 20th Century Fox TSG Entertainment Marvel Entertainment The Donners' Company Kinberg Genre |
$178 million | $543 million | |
| 2019 | Dark Phoenix | Simon Kinberg[4] | 20th Century Fox Marvel Entertainment TSG Entertainment The Donners' Company Kinberg Genre NOTE: Uncredited due to sexual assault allegations made against Singer |
$200 million | $252.4 million |
Television
edit| Year(s) active | Title | Creator(s) | Network | Co-produced by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–2012 | House | David Shore | Fox | Universal Television, Shore Z Productions and Heel and Toe Films |
| 2012–2013 | H+: The Digital Series | John Cabrera and Cosimo De Tommaso | YouTube | Warner Premiere Digital and Dolphin Entertainment |
| 2012 | Mockingbird Lane | Allan Burns and Chris Hayward | NBC | Universal Television and Living Dead Guy Productions |
| 2014 | Black Box | Amy Holden Jones | ABC | Bold Films and Little Chicken Productions |
| 2017 | Legion | Noah Hawley | FX | FX Productions, Marvel Television, The Donners' Company, Kinberg Genre and 26 Keys Productions; season 1 only |
| 2017–2019 | The Gifted | Matt Nix | Fox | 20th Century Fox Television, Marvel Television, The Donners' Company, Kinberg Genre and Flying Glass of Milk Productions |
Critical reception
edit| Year | Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Usual Suspects | 88%[5] | 77[6] |
| 1998 | Apt Pupil | 53%[7] | 51[8] |
| 2000 | X-Men | 82%[9] | 64[10] |
| 2003 | X2 | 86%[11] | 68[12] |
| 2006 | Superman Returns | 75%[13] | 72[14] |
| 2008 | Valkyrie | 61%[15] | 56[16] |
| 2009 | Trick 'r Treat | 85%[17] | — (2 reviews)[18] |
| 2011 | X-Men: First Class | 86%[19] | 65[20] |
| 2013 | Jack the Giant Slayer | 52%[21] | 51[22] |
| 2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | 91%[23] | 74[24] |
| 2016 | X-Men: Apocalypse | 48%[25] | 52[26] |
References
edit- ^ "BAD HAT HARRY PRODUCTIONS, INC". Dun & Bradstreet. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ Pequeño IV, Antonio. "Director Bryan Singer Addressing Sexual Assault Claims In Self-Financed Documentary—Years After Allegations Emerged". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ Morgan, Chris (2024-05-02). "20 facts you might not know about Jaws". Yardbarker. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 14, 2017). "Fox Formalizes Simon Kinberg To Helm 'X-Men: Dark Phoenix'; Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy Back, Jessica Chastain In Talks". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- ^ "The Usual Suspects". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
- ^ "The Usual Suspects Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ^ "Apt Pupil". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ^ "Apt Pupil Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ^ "X-Men". Rotten Tomatoes (Fandango Media). Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ^ "X-Men (2000): Reviews". Metacritic (CBS). Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ^ "X2: X-Men United". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ^ "X2: X-Men United (2004): Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ^ "Superman Returns". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
- ^ "Superman Returns". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
- ^ "Valkyrie Movie Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes. IGN Entertainment, Inc. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
- ^ "Valkyrie (2008): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
- ^ Trick r' Treat at Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ "Trick 'r Treat". Metacritic.
- ^ "X-Men: First Class". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ^ "X-Men: First Class". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ^ "Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- ^ "Jack the Giant Slayer". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ^ "X-Men: Days of Future Past". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
- ^ "X-Men: Days of Future Past". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
- ^ "X-Men: Apocalypse". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ^ "X-Men: Apocalypse". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 6, 2016.