Chris Bender (film producer)
Chris Bender (born in 1971) is an American film producer whose beginnings were through co-producing American Pie film series based on his own high school experiences.[1] In November 1998, he established the management/production company, Benderspink, with partner J.C. Spink, a fellow alumnus of Bucknell University . They have had a successful first look deal with New Line Cinema[2] for over 15 years. Benderspink also recently inked a first look deal with Universal Cable Productions.[3]
Chris has produced or developed projects that have grown into six franchises in various genres: "Final Destination", “American Pie”, “The Ring”, “Cats & Dogs”, “The Butterfly Effect”, and “The Hangover” series. Eight of his movies have opened to number one, and Chris and JC were nominated for a Golden Globe Award for A History of Violence".[4]
He most recently served as producer on the comedies The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, starring Steve Carell and Jim Carrey, We’re the Millers, starring Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis, and Vacation, a sequel to the original National Lampoon franchise, starring Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, and Chris Hemsworth, all for New Line Cinema.
Filmography
Producer
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | American Pie | co-producer | |
| 2000 | Final Destination | associate producer | |
| 2001 | Cats & Dogs | executive producer | |
| American Pie 2 | co-producer | ||
| 2002 | Cheats | producer | |
| 2003 | American Wedding | producer | |
| Blind Horizon | co-executive producer | ||
| 2004 | The Butterfly Effect | producer | |
| 2005 | The Ring Two | co-executive producer | |
| Monster-in-Law | producer | ||
| A History of Violence | producer | ||
| Red Eye | producer | ||
| Just Friends | producer | ||
| 2006–09 | Kyle XY | executive producer | Television series |
| 2006 | The Butterfly Effect 2 | producer | Direct to video |
| 2009 | The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations | producer | |
| The Hangover | executive producer | ||
| 2010 | Leap Year | producer | |
| 2011 | I Am Number Four | executive producer | |
| Arthur | producer | ||
| The Hangover Part II | executive producer | ||
| 2013 | The Incredible Burt Wonderstone | producer | |
| The Hangover Part III | executive producer | ||
| We're the Millers | producer | ||
| 2014 | Zombeavers | producer | |
| 2015 | Vacation | producer | |
| 2016 | Criminal | producer |