EPISODE · Sep 11, 2025 · 18 MIN
SECRETS OF MY ‘JAWS’ JOURNEY with PETER SAPHIER
from The Movie Business Podcast · host Jason E. Squire
PETER SAPHIER is a veteran producer and creative executive at studios including Universal and Paramount. At Universal, he acquired JAWS, co-produced SCARFACE and supervised over 150 movie and TV projects. Career highlights include working with Steven Spielberg, Clint Eastwood, James Cameron, Al Pacino, Oliver Stone, Sylvester Stallone and Michelle Pfeiffer, among others. He is a member of the Motion Picture Academy, evaluated screenplays for the Academy’s Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting for 20 years and runs a consulting firm for producers and screenwriters. Host Jason E. Squire is Editor of The Movie Business Book and Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts. Music: “The Day it All Began and it All Ended” by Pawel Feszczuk (License: CC by 4.0).
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PETER SAPHIER is a veteran producer and creative executive at studios including Universal and Paramount. At Universal, he acquired JAWS, co-produced SCARFACE and supervised over 150 movie and TV projects. Career highlights include working with Steven Spielberg, Clint Eastwood, James Cameron, Al Pacino, Oliver Stone, Sylvester Stallone and Michelle Pfeiffer, among others. He is a member of the Motion Picture Academy, evaluated screenplays for the Academy’s Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting for 20 years and runs a consulting firm for producers and screenwriters. Host Jason E. Squire is Editor of The Movie Business Book and Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts. Music: “The Day it All Began and it All Ended” by Pawel Feszczuk (License: CC by 4.0).
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