Richard Switzer
Richard Switzer was profiled on Entertainment Tonight at the age of 18, where he was dubbed a "teenage movie mogul" for being the youngest film producer in history. He produced his first feature film as a freshman at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. With a crew of film students and a shoestring budget, the film was sold to Lifetime TV in North America and NBC Universal overseas for television. By the age of 21, Switzer had produced and arranged financing for more than a dozen feature films. He has produced and sold multiple films to Lionsgate and Sony Pictures along with sales in international territories such as the Middle East, Japan, Germany, Russia, China, and Italy, among countless others. He executive produced the SXSW hit "Tragedy Girls", with Craig Robinson and Josh Hutcherson, and reunited Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren when he produced "Black Water", released by Saban Films in North America and grossing $8 million on 3,000 screens theatrically in China, debuting #1 at the box office opening weekend.
He founded Switzer Entertainment Group (SEG) in 2013 where he oversaw the production and financing of numerous feature films that were sold across the globe. Switzer is a partner at Dawn's Light, where he arranges financing for films in various stages of production and packages commercially viable content to produce, finance, and distribute worldwide.
Movies
- Jan 06, 2022
- English
A teen with a reputation for telling lies and creating trouble witnesses her new stepmother murder a man in a vacant parking lot. Now, she must convince her mother to believe her story before she enacts her plan to destroy her family.
- Jun 27, 2017
- English
Teen stepbrothers, Danny, a wannabe entrepreneur, and Ajay, an artistic dreamer, pull off an elaborate prank—involving a lot of dildos—on the last day of school. Caught in the act, they’re assigned to a summer mentor: lascivious bar owner, Tyler Lavey. When Tyler enlists the boys to make a delivery to a private party, they unwittingly stumble upon an underground society hiding some very dirty secrets. After Tyler’s own niece is taken captive, he turns to protégés Danny and Ajay and former CIA agent Grandma Alice to stage one kick-ass rescue.
- Jan 28, 2016
- English
Actress Mika Andrews and her filmmaker boyfriend, Louis Digman struggle through the stresses, hopes, desires and disappointments of the entertainment industry to succeed in 'Hollywood.'