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Narrative Drama in Motion Pictures and Limited Series, Documentary

Founder's Biography

About ELIXIR

Beginnings

Award Winning Productions and Screenplays

Founder's Favorite Production

Elixir's founder, John Kuri, began his career at Disney Studios in art direction, the comedy classic The Apple Dumpling Gang one of his movies.  Offered the art direction for a movie of John Steinbeck's classic, The Red Pony, starring Henry Fonda and Maureen O'Hara, with legendary actors Ben Johnson and Jack Elam featured, John accepted.  He left Disney for this irresistible offer with the result being 

his first major award. 

And so his Hollywood production career led him to many films with production in many states and countries on five continents, then to form Elixir Entertainment. 

Along the journey John began writing.  He has four novels and numerous articles published, as well is credited with a number of produced screenplays and IMDB lists over 140 movie or television credits of his: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002238/

Founder's Favorite Production

Award Winning Productions and Screenplays

Founder's Favorite Production

Among many titles in his filmography, John Kuri - having produced three movies for Ron Howard, was brought on to produce Conagher for Imagine Entertainment. The movie stars Sam Elliott and Katharine Ross. When the film released on TNT, July 1, 1991, it became the highest rated cable movie in history, holding that ranking for several years. The movie was shot in southeastern Colorado and features legendary actors Ken Curtis, Dub Taylor, James Gammon, Barry Corbin and Billy Green Bush.  As the producers John and Sam were awarded the Bronze Wrangler by The Cowboy Hall of Fame. As the film's star Sam Elliott was nominated for a Golden Globe, and the Sound Editing team were nominated for the Emmy®.

TV Episodic Drama

Award Winning Productions and Screenplays

Award Winning Productions and Screenplays

In partnership with Karate Kid Oscar® nominated star 

Pat Morita, John created the Warner Brothers Television / ABC drama series OHARA. 

The show ran in prime time for two seasons, 26 one-hour episodes produced.  

Pat, who starred in Captive Hearts, an MGM movie written by John & Pat and produced by John, asked John to develop a drama series idea for the ABC network. ABC had given a green-light to Brian Grazer and Warner Bros TV for an unspecified one-hour series to star Pat. 

While Karate Kid II was filming in Hawaii John wrote a concept / treatment titled OHARA.  When Pat heard the premise then read John's treatment, he loved it. A meeting was called by Brian Grazer with Warner Bros TV president, Alan Shayne, and ABC. John presented the project in Pat's absence and the series was born. 

Appearing with Pat were Catherine Keener, Miguel Ferrer and Rachel Ticotin.

Award Winning Productions and Screenplays

Award Winning Productions and Screenplays

Award Winning Productions and Screenplays

Elixir Entertainment's projects have received  festival laurels including:


  Directors Circle  

Festival of Shorts


Ciudad de Mexico International Film Festival


NYC International Screenplay Awards


LA International Screenplay Awards


SCREENCRAFT 

DRAMA

Screenplay Competition


Shore Scripts 

Feature Film 

Screenplay Competition.


Oaxaca International 

Film Festival

Screenplay Competition

Recent Productions

Movies, Series, Documentary, Shorts, Music Performances

Exciting Bio Pic in Development

This documentary short presents a glimpse of Dr. S. Allen Counter whose life story is the subject of Elixir's enCounter: north, a drama in development. 

The narrative drama: Seen through Dr. Counter's eyes as he makes a discovery propelling him to relive the Admiral Robert Peary/Matthew Henson exploration conquering the North Pole in 1909.  

"HoopDream Team" Pilot

Two basketball legends, NBA star Jerome Kersey and UCLA All-American Anita Ortega participate in a Hollywood casting call with local teens trying out for a part in a movie about teens like them.

The movie in development is based on John Kuri's novel Takin' It Back.  The book is cover endorsed by NBA great Shaquille O'Neal.

CONAGHER

Considered by many the coolest western movie, 

this is the original trailer. The film debuted as the highest rated movie in cable TV history.  

"Conagher," adapted from the book of the same name by Louis L'Amour, stars Sam  Elliott, Katharine Ross, Ken Curtis, Barry Corbin, Billy Green Bush, James Gammon,  with Dub Taylor and Buck Taylor.  

This was completion of a circle for John Kuri as the film's producer since 39 years earlier 

he got the sting for the old west on the set of 

Shane in Jackson Hole, WY.  His dad, Emile Kuri, 

designed the sets for the George Stevens' classic.

Intro and scenes from Disney's ONE MORE MOUNTAIN

Adapted from John Kuri's published story the movie was produced for Disney by John. Starring Meredith Baxter and Chris Cooper, 

with Jean Simmons in a cameo role. 

One More Mountain was produced in Calgary, the Canadian Rockies, and the northern Great Plains.  Oxen were imported from Nova Scotia in the effort for authenticity in this tale of the Donner Party. John also directed 2nd unit.

John was the 1994 recipient of the Christopher Award "affirming the highest values of the human spirit".

Producing MGM's "Captive Hearts"

A look inside the production of the movie in the Laurentian Mountains of Southern Quebec, Canada.  

The WWII drama stars Pat Morita, Chris Makepeace, Michael Sarrazin and introduced Mari Sato.  It was produced by John Kuri  who also directed 2nd unit.  The screenplay was written by Pat Morita and John.

The Oceans and Our Natural Systems

In this short directed and edited by John Kuri, Oceanographer, National Geographic Explorer in Residence, Former Chief  Scientist for the National Oceanic Atmospheric Association, and TIME  Magazine's first "Hero of the Planet" comments on the natural system of nature and the oceans, speaks about the critical nature of the oceans and points out how much of the world is blue, saying, 

"We should think of the planet as blue since so much of it is water. Therefore, we must protect the oceans. That is where life begins."

John Hammond at The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco

Grammy® winner, American blues artist, winner of numerous W.C. Handy  Awards, the legendary John Hammond with his band of blues masters  including Charlie Musselwhite as they perform Tom Waits' originals before a sold-out standing room only crowd at the Great American Music  Hall. Directed and Edited by John Kuri.

Dr. Roy Godson presents The Culture of Lawfulness Project

Georgetown University Professor of International Government, Emeritus, Roy Godson, Ph.D. introduces the project and presents coverage of some of the conferences held in the Middle East and Persian Gulf by the NSIC and participating governments.  

Supported in part by the U.S. Dept. of State, the report from Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs, confirms the positive results of this NSIC project. It is available at:

https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/rls/rm/2004/37196.htm.


John Kuri was a Senior Fellow with the NSIC, 2006 through 2012. He was a speaker at several conferences in the MENA region, Colombia and Mexico.  John directed and edited this documentary short, as well he shot the Abu Dhabi footage while participating in the conference.

Lincoln Center For the Performing Arts

Mongolia Concert: Part 1 & 2


13th century music and dance comes to the Lincoln Center Festival from the far side of the world as a troupe of nine artists from Mongolia perform traditional music and dance. In  addition, the storyteller and musician Burenbayar gives the first  known performance in North America of the 13th-century national epic, The Secret History of the Mongols, which recounts the life story of Genghis Khan.  This is considered the founding work of Mongolian literature.


The performance was recorded at Lincoln Center by Elixir Entertainment. The video production of this North American premiere was directed, shot and edited by John Kuri.  This group of remarkable Mongolian artists was brought to America by the Asia Society.

LA Sheriff's Recruitment Spot

:30 spot directed and edited by John Kuri for the LA Sheriff's Dept. featuring Ron Howard.

Elixir and Friends Live - Levitt Pavilion Pasadena

John Kuri and his sextet plus guest artist Bassam Saba, a virtuoso on the ancient Oud and Ney and member of Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road ensemble are joined by vocalists Carolina Dos Santos Shorter and Michele Tasoff.  This playlist has 8 tunes from the live concert.

REPORT TO THE COMMISSIONER

John Kuri designed the sets with Robert Clatworthy for this gem from 1975 directed by Milton Katselas.
Report to the Commissioner,  a textured police procedural examining changing social mores and the generalized internal corruptions within the NYPD, resulting in tragic circumstances thanks to the sincere ignorance of its protagonist played by Michael Moriarty. Also starring Yaphet Kotto, Susan Blakely, 

Héctor Elizondo, Tony King, and the movie introduced Richard Gere.

John spent many days and long nights in NYC experiencing the underground club life, police precincts, the Tombs, Bellevue's Prison Psychiatric Ward, then recreating the look and feel of the 70's Manhattan at Warner Bros. Studio and downtown LA.

IN DEVELOPMENT

Jenny, a PTSD burn out female Navy Seal / Intelligence Officer, leaving duty after 15- years in the Middle East takes a high paying gig, undercover, as a bodyguard for pre-teen brother & sister in Beirut who, under Jenny’s watch, are kidnapped in a political plot to control the voice of their prominent father. 

She is the ultimate weapon. As dangerous as she is beautiful, feminine, but from 15-year

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Through the eyes of a teen slave girl  surviving a multi-continent ordeal of extreme hardship until finally, the horrific 19th century mid-Atlantic slave trade is revealed including Wall Street and the insurance companies' financial support of the practice. Within this – Abraham Lincoln’s fight with corruption in NYC politics as the Civil War begins. 

Inspired by Escrava Anastácia, and the life of

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A compelling tale of the quest for the impossible – achieved through unrelenting determination, layered with humanity, brimming with adventure, romance, betrayal, jeopardy, seduction, compassion and redemption. Told through the eyes of Harvard University’s Dr. Allen Counter, a real life Indiana Jones, neuroscientist who grew up in the 1950's Jim Crow South dreaming of becoming his childhood hero, 

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Sexual assault on college campuses is endemic. What is not being spoken about is a solution.

Sexual assault on college campuses is endemic. What is not being spoken about is a solution.

The very thing that our institutions of higher learning are purportedly providing – education, is the element ignored in all the news dialog. WHY? In health care we speak in terms of preventative medicine and diagnostic practices, early intervention to inhibit cancer growth or eradication of viruses before 

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Promo the talent search for John Kuri's movie "Takin' It Back".  https://youtu.be/FnKDtuBXUIE

Promo of the talent search for John Kuri's movie "Takin' It Back".  

https://youtu.be/FnKDtuBXUIE 

An example of the on court interplay between teens and NBA great Jerome Kersey with UCLA Hall of Fame basketball player Anita Ortega:

https://youtu.be/vyN4TQXbkWA

In honor of a fallen colleague two LAPD off-duty cops coach a team of fatherless at-risk teens to city championship.     

Compelling upbeat drama celebrates little known side of big city policing, the difficult volunteer work of intervening in troubled young lives to give them hope and a future. 

 https://youtu.be/FnKDtuBXUIE 

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AT WORK IN HOLLYWOOD

At Oasis Green Screen Stage in Hollywood, test footage for "Takin' It Back."

At Oasis Green Screen Stage in Hollywood, test footage for "Takin' It Back."

Cinematographer Jim Fortier watching the action in front of the green screen Cyc.

Explaining what the composited shot will be so the actors have it in mind as they work in front of the green screen.

Line Producer Rick Buhay discussing production schedule with John.

Line Producer Rick Buhay discussing production schedule with John.

John viewing dailies in the Oasis theater.

A shot from above the rim while shooting exteriors at the Hollywood playground.

Show producer Doug Kruse with his watchful eye on the set.

John's right hand, Patricia Taylor, director's executive assistant, checking on a monitor while cinematographer Jim Fortier adjusts camera.

ON LOCATION AT DOVER DOWNS NASCAR "MONSTER MILE"

Dover Downs, The Monster Mile.

Until standing on the track at the apex of a curve one cannot imagine how steep the track is and the downward force the race cars are subjected to.


Until standing on the track at the apex of a curve one cannot imagine how steep the track is and the downward force the race cars are subjected to.

Patricia Taylor, production coordinator and assistant to the Director handles the slate for D.P. Jim Fortier.

Dover Downs Monster Mile.

Camera assistant Kurt Meyers with Exec Assistant Patricia Taylor.

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