Michael Laughlin, who produced the cult-classic highway journey film Two-Lane Blacktop and co-wrote the Warren Beatty movie City & Nation, has died. He was 82.
Laughlin died Wednesday in Honolulu from issues associated to COVID-19, his shut buddy Brooke Nasser informed The Hollywood Reporter.
Throughout the Nineteen Seventies, Laughlin produced eight impartial movies, together with 1971’s Blacktop, starring Laurie Hen, Warren Oates, James Taylor and Dennis Wilson. The film, which has a 93 p.c “recent” rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, was positioned within the Nationwide Movie Registry on the Library of Congress in 2012. Criterion additionally launched an version in 2007 that featured commentary by Laughlin and director Monte Hellman.
With Buck Henry, he co-wrote the 2001 romantic comedy City & Nation, which additionally starred Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn and Garry Shandling.
Born in 1938, Laughlin was raised in Illinois by mother and father Donald and Hazel Laughlin. He was recruited to play basketball at Stanford College and went on to graduate from Principia Faculty in Elsah, Illinois, in 1960.
He moved to London, the place he produced 1967’s The Whisperers, starring Edith Evans and directed by Bryan Forbes, and 1968’s Joanna, starring Geneviève Waïte and directed by Michael Sarne.
Whereas residing in London, he met and married French ballerina and actress Leslie Caron. He and Caron separated in 1975 after residing in Sardinia, Paris and Los Angeles.
From 1976-91, Laughlin lived with author Susanna Moore in London, Los Angeles and Manhattan.
He additionally wrote and directed 1981’s Unusual Habits, starring Louise Fletcher and Michael Murphy; 1983’s Unusual Invaders, starring Nancy Allen and Michael Lerner; and 1985’s Mesmerized, produced by Jodie Foster, who additionally starred alongside John Lithgow.
After separating from Moore, Laughlin relocated to Honolulu.
Crown revealed his e-book Radical Golf in 1996. He not too long ago accomplished his memoir, which shall be revealed posthumously.
He’s survived by three stepchildren: Christopher Corridor, Jennifer Caron Corridor and Lulu Sylbert.
The Laughlin household additionally owns a farm in Illinois that continues to provide soybeans.
