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Robert Rehme

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When Rehme started at Avco he asked for $ 5 million to make movies. He used it to make eight. "The important thing was not to put Avco at risk for any major amount of money," he said. "We'd finance a movie and find a financial group to buy us out, so we could use the money over again."
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co-founded the motion picture production company Neufeld/Rehme Productions. It was during this time that he created the pictures for which he is most known, such as
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Under Rehme's stewardship the company went from earning $ 20 million in 1978 to $ 90 million in 1981. Among its successful films were two from John Carpenter,
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in December 1978 as vice-president and chief operating officer. In November 1979 he was elected president and chief executive officer.
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Harmetz, Aljean (30 November 1981). "ROBERT REHME, KING OF THE LOW-BUDGET SHOCKER".
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McBride, Joseph (August 10, 1992). "Rehme Elected President of Film Academy".
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In December 1981 Avco was bought by Norman Lear and Jerre Perenchio.
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for eight years before becoming president in 1992, succeeding
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as vice president and general sales manager in February 1978.
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He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
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which Avco picked up from Britain. Other hits included
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Cincinnati, Ohio
American
Film producer
Patriot Games
Clear and Present Danger
The General's Daughter
RKO
Cincinnati
United Artists
New World Pictures
Avco Embassy Pictures
Universal Pictures
chief executive officer
New World Entertainment, Inc
Mace Neufeld
Flight of the Intruder
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Karl Malden
An Eye for an Eye
Vice Squad
Flight of the Intruder
Necessary Roughness
Patriot Games
Beverly Hills Cop III
Clear and Present Danger
Blind Faith
Lost in Space
Black Dog
Bless the Child
Gods and Generals

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