Interview by Cliff Stephenson
February 2, 2001

Even if you don't know the name Jeffrey Schwarz, chances are that you own some (or a lot) of his work. Begining his career as an editor of low-budget feature films, he quckly progressed to producing his own documentaries, commentaries and other supplemental features for DVD. Founding Automat Pictures, Schwarz has quickly become one of Hollywood's most sought after producers of special edition content.

His work can be seen on such acclaimed releases as Columbia's Heavy Metal, Jumanji, Cliffhanger and Paul Verhoeven's Hollow Man, the recent teen horror hit Final Destination from New Line, and Rob Reiner's When Harry Met Sally and This is Spinal Tap, both for MGM. Recently, he finished work on the DVD for the big screen version of Charlie's Angels, as well as Little Nicky, Krull and Dungeons & Dragons, As for what's ahead, Schwarz and Automat Pictures are looking forward to further collaborations with directors like Rob Reiner and Paul Verhoeven.

We recently had the privilege of speaking with Jeffrey about his work, the DVD format and the unique challenge of documenting some of our favorite film memories...

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