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Art Monterastelli

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Art is a writer/filmmaker with over 25 years experience in the film and television business. He's written over 40 hours of episodic TV, produced over 150 hours, and has created two television series: 'Peaceable Kingdom' and 'Total Recall.' His feature credits include the Paramount thriller 'The Hunted,' which he wrote and co-produced and the last 'Rambo' feature, which he co-wrote with Sylvester Stallone. He's also developed and written several mini-series for HBO, including 'Raw Power: The Sidney Korshak Story' and 'Rampart,' based on LAPD's infamous Rampart scandal. He Executive Produced the documentary 'No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo and Vilmos' based on the lives and extraordinary friendship of Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond, which was nominated for a 2010 Emmy award, and is in the process of editing the political documentary 'Electioneering,' based on extensive interviews, news-footage, and reportage from the last three Democratic National Conventions.

He attended the University Wisconsin-Parkside and San Francisco State University where he graduated with an honors degree in English Literature. His short fiction has appeared in several publications and anthologies, including 'The Pacific Review' and 'The Vintage/Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction.' In addition to his many writing producing credits he also wrote and directed the award-winning short film 'Working Stiffs,' directed the final episode of the television series 'High Incident,' and directed the documentary 'Electioneering.'
BornOctober 24, 1957
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      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Tommy Lee Jones and Benicio Del Toro in The Hunted (2003)
    The Hunted
    6.1
    • Writer
    • 2003
    Sylvester Stallone in Rambo (2008)
    Rambo
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 2008
    David Keith, Matt Craven, Blair Underwood, Lisa Vidal, Matt Beck, Wendy Davis, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Lindsay Frost, Cole Hauser, and Louis Mustillo in High Incident (1996)
    High Incident
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Cristi Conaway and Ted King in Timecop (1997)
    Timecop
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Writer

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    • Paula Patton in Sacrifice (2021)
      Sacrifice
      6.6
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2021
    • Barbara Crampton, Sophie Stevens, and Ludovic Hughes in Sacrifice (2020)
      Sacrifice
      4.7
      • consulting producer
      • 2020
    • Rambo: Extended Cut Scenes (2010)
      Rambo: Extended Cut Scenes
      7.6
      Video
      • written by
      • 2010
    • Sylvester Stallone in Rambo (2008)
      Rambo
      7.0
      • written by
      • 2008
    • Buried Alive (2007)
      Buried Alive
      3.9
      • written by
      • 2007
    • Tommy Lee Jones and Benicio Del Toro in The Hunted (2003)
      The Hunted
      6.1
      • written by
      • 2003
    • Total Recall 2070 (1999)
      Total Recall 2070
      6.8
      TV Series
      • creator
      • written by
      • teleplay
      • 1999
    • Cristi Conaway and Ted King in Timecop (1997)
      Timecop
      6.2
      TV Series
      • writer
      • story
      • 1997–1998
    • David Keith, Matt Craven, Blair Underwood, Lisa Vidal, Matt Beck, Wendy Davis, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Lindsay Frost, Cole Hauser, and Louis Mustillo in High Incident (1996)
      High Incident
      7.6
      TV Series
      • written by
      • writer
      • 1996–1997
    • Bruce Greenwood in Nowhere Man (1995)
      Nowhere Man
      8.3
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1995–1996
    • Sirens (1993)
      Sirens
      6.9
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1994–1995
    • Working Stiffs
      Short
      • written by
      • 1994
    • Billy Campbell and Ally Walker in Moon Over Miami (1993)
      Moon Over Miami
      7.4
      TV Series
      • story
      • written by
      • 1993
    • Seaquest DSV (1993)
      Seaquest DSV
      6.7
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1993
    • NYPD Blue (1993)
      NYPD Blue
      7.8
      TV Series
      • story by
      • teleplay by
      • 1993

    Producer



    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.1
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2009
    • No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2008)
      No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
      7.8
      • co-executive producer
      • 2008
    • Victor Garber, Kerr Smith, Eamonn Walker, and Rebecca Mader in Justice (2006)
      Justice
      7.8
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2006–2007
    • Sean Bean in Faceless (2006)
      Faceless
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • consulting producer
      • 2006
    • Tommy Lee Jones and Benicio Del Toro in The Hunted (2003)
      The Hunted
      6.1
      • co-producer
      • 2003
    • Cristi Conaway and Ted King in Timecop (1997)
      Timecop
      6.2
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 1997–1998
    • David Keith, Matt Craven, Blair Underwood, Lisa Vidal, Matt Beck, Wendy Davis, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Lindsay Frost, Cole Hauser, and Louis Mustillo in High Incident (1996)
      High Incident
      7.6
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 1996–1997
    • Bruce Greenwood in Nowhere Man (1995)
      Nowhere Man
      8.3
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 1996
    • Sirens (1993)
      Sirens
      6.9
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 1993–1995
    • The Great Pretender (1991)
      The Great Pretender
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • co-executive producer
      • 1991

    Additional Crew



    • Billy Campbell and Ally Walker in Moon Over Miami (1993)
      Moon Over Miami
      7.4
      TV Series
      • creative consultant
      • 1993
    • Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker in Simon & Simon (1981)
      Simon & Simon
      7.0
      TV Series
      • story editor
      • 1987–1988

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      • October 24, 1957
      • USA
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      Attended The University of Wisconsin and San Francisco State University.

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