Bad Hat Harry Productions
Bad Hat Harry Productions is an American film and television production company founded in 1994 by director Bryan Singer. It has produced such films as The Usual Suspects and the X-Men film series, as well as the television series House. The name is an homage to Steven Spielberg and comes from a line uttered by Roy Scheider in the 1975 feature Jaws. Martin Brody says to an elderly swimmer who teases him about not going in the water, "That's some bad hat, Harry." The original 2004 logo paid homage to this scene. The current logo, introduced in 2011, is taken from the police lineup scene of The Usual Suspects.
The future of the production company is currently uncertain due to the sexual abuse allegations made against Singer in 2017.
Filmography
Year | Film | Director | Co-produced by | Budget | Gross |
1995 | The Usual Suspects | Bryan Singer | Gramercy Pictures PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Spelling Films International Blue Parrot Productions | $6 million | $23 million |
1998 | Apt Pupil | Bryan Singer | TriStar Pictures Phoenix Pictures | $14 million | $8.9 million |
2000 | X-Men | Bryan Singer | 20th Century Fox Marvel Entertainment The Donners' Company | $75 million | $296 million |
2003 | X2 | Bryan Singer | 20th Century Fox Marvel Entertainment The Donners' Company | $110 million | $407 million |
2006 | Superman Returns | Bryan Singer | Warner Bros. Legendary Pictures DC Entertainment Peters Entertainment | $204 million | $391 million |
2008 | Valkyrie | Bryan Singer | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer United Artists Cruise/Wagner Productions Babelsberg Studio | $75 million | $200 million |
2009 | Trick 'r Treat | Michael Dougherty | Warner Bros. Legendary Pictures | $12 million | $13.5 million |
2011 | ' | Matthew Vaughn | 20th Century Fox Dune Entertainment Marvel Entertainment The Donners’ Company Ingenious Media | $140–160 million | $353 million |
2013 | Jack the Giant Slayer | Bryan Singer | Warner Bros. New Line Cinema Legendary Pictures Original Film Big Kid Pictures | $185–200 million | $197 million |
2014 | ' | Bryan Singer | 20th Century Fox TSG Entertainment Marvel Entertainment The Donners’ Company | $200 million | $739 million |
2016 | Bryan Singer | 20th Century Fox TSG Entertainment Marvel Entertainment The Donners’ Company Kinberg Genre | $178 million | $543 million | |
2019 | Dark Phoenix | Simon Kinberg | 20th Century Fox Marvel Entertainment TSG Entertainment The Donners' Company NOTE: Uncredited due to sexual assault allegations made against Singer | $200 million | $252.4 million |
Television
Critical reception
Year | Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic |
1995 | The Usual Suspects | 88% | 77 |
1998 | Apt Pupil | 53% | 51 |
2000 | X-Men | 82% | 64 |
2003 | X2 | 86% | 68 |
2006 | Superman Returns | 75% | 72 |
2008 | Valkyrie | 61% | 56 |
2009 | Trick ‘r Treat | 85% | |
2011 | X-Men: First Class | 86% | 65 |
2013 | Jack the Giant Slayer | 52% | 51 |
2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | 91% | 74 |
2016 | X-Men: Apocalypse | 48% | 52 |