Laurent Bouzereau
Known for directing · Born 30 November 1961 · 64 · Paris, France
239 credits
Laurent Bouzereau (born 30 November 1961; Paris) is a French-American award-winning documentary filmmaker, producer, and best-selling author. He is best-known for his home video/movie documentary work. His name has appeared in the closing credits for over 200 "making-of" documentaries and featurettes.
Known for
Return to Jurassic Park
2011
Five Came Back
2017
Capturing Avatar
2010
Music by John Williams
2024
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025
The Bloody Hundredth
2024
Five Came Back
2017
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
2012
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016
Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera
2003
Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
2020
The Making of 'Jaws'
1995
Acting (4)
2020Tremors: Making PerfectionHimselfFilm
2018Learned Behavior: Special Features at WorkSelfFilm
2009The Shark Is Still WorkingSelfFilm
2001The Story of 'Frenzy'Self - PresenterFilm
Directing (205)
2026Encountering the Unknown: Inside DISCLOSURE DAYDirector, ProducerFilm
2026Hook: Never, Never EndingDirectorFilm
2025Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside StoryDirector, ProducerFilm
2024Music by John WilliamsDirector, ProducerFilm
2024The Bloody HundredthDirectorFilm
2024FayeDirector, ProducerFilm
2024Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of BlackmailDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2023Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison FordDirectorFilm
2023The Fabelmans: A Family in FilmDirector, ProducerFilm
2023Ahsoka: Sabine's Loth-CatDirectorFilm
2022The Stories of West Side StoryDirector, ProducerFilm
2022Mama's BoyDirector, Executive ProducerFilm
2020Natalie Wood: What Remains BehindDirector, ProducerFilm
2020Allied Forces: Making 1917DirectorFilm
2020Doctor Sleep: Return To The OverlookDirector, ProducerFilm
2020The Making of ClemencyDirectorFilm
2019Reach for the StarsDirector, ProducerFilm
2018Steven Spielberg/John Williams: The Adventure ContinuesDirectorFilm
2018Fallen Kingdom: The ConversationDirectorFilm
2017Five Came BackDirector, ProducerSeries
2017Five Came BackDirector, ProducerFilm
2017The Making of 'Split'DirectorFilm
2017Three Kinds of Close EncountersDirector, ProducerFilm
2016Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic JourneyDirectorFilm
2016The Making of 'The Visit'DirectorFilm
2014Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making GremlinsDirectorFilm
2014From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the CreaturesDirector, ProducerFilm
2014A Night at the Movies: George Lucas & The World of Fantasy CinemaDirector, WriterFilm
2013The Wolverine: Path of a RoninDirectorFilm
2013After Earth: A Father's LegacyDirectorFilm
2013Mega City Masters: 35 Years of Judge DreddDirectorFilm
2013Day of Chaos: The Visual Effects of 'Dredd'DirectorFilm
2013A Night at the Movies: Cops & Robbers and Crime WritersDirector, WriterFilm
2013After Earth: 1,000 Years in 300 SecondsDirectorFilm
2013Beyond Comprehension: William Peter Blatty’s The ExorcistDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2013Rescued from Tehran: We Were ThereDirectorFilm
2013After Earth: The Nature of the FutureDirectorFilm
2012Roman Polanski: A Film MemoirDirectorFilm
2012A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to WashingtonDirector, WriterFilm
2011Return to Jurassic ParkDirectorFilm
2011A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen KingDirector, WriterFilm
2011The 'Scarface' PhenomenonDirector, ProducerFilm
2011Charlton Heston and Ben-Hur: A Personal JourneyDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2011The Ten Commandments: Making MiraclesDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2010Capturing AvatarDirectorFilm
2010Tales from the FutureDirector, ProducerFilm
2010Doctor Zhivago: A CelebrationDirector, ProducerFilm
2009A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of ThrillersDirector, WriterFilm
2009Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete OriginsDirectorFilm
2009A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of EpicsDirector, WriterFilm
2008Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'Director, Producer, WriterFilm
2008The Happening: Elements of a SceneDirectorFilm
2008The Happening: A Day for NightDirectorFilm
2008Visions of 'The Happening'DirectorFilm
2008Indiana Jones 4: The Return of a LegendDirector, ProducerFilm
2008Production Diary: Making of 'The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'Director, Writer, ProducerFilm
2007Dog Days: The Making of 'Cujo'Director, Writer, ProducerFilm
2007The History of 'Cruising'Director, Producer, WriterFilm
2007Exorcising 'Cruising'Director, Producer, WriterFilm
2007Sin and Salvation: The Comic Book Origin of Ghost RiderDirectorFilm
2007The Warriors: The BeginningDirectorFilm
2007The Warriors: The Way HomeDirectorFilm
2007The Warriors: BattlegroundDirectorFilm
2007The Warriors: The PhenomenonDirectorFilm
2007Prince of the City: The Real StoryDirector, WriterFilm
2007They Are Here: The Real World of the PoltergeistsDirectorFilm
2007The Farrelly Bros.: In the French TraditionDirectorFilm
2007Making Rush Hour 3DirectorFilm
2007Steven Spielberg 30 Years of CLOSE ENCOUNTERSDirector, WriterFilm
2007Spirit of Vengeance: Making Ghost RiderDirectorFilm
2007Making of ChinatownDirectorFilm
2006Black Rain: Making The FilmDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2006Still Dumb After All These YearsDirectorFilm
2006A Streetcar in HollywoodDirector, Producer, WriterFilm
2006A Streetcar on BroadwayDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2006Witness to 'Reds'Director, Writer, ProducerFilm
2006The Politics of the Dead ZoneDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2006Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives OnDirectorFilm
2006Mommie Dearest: Life with JoanDirectorFilm
2006Mommie Dearest: The Revival of JoanDirectorFilm
2006Desire and CensorshipDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2006Lady in the Water: A Bedtime StoryDirectorFilm
2006Twist by PolanskiDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2006The Best of Twist: Sets, Costumes & PhotographyDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2006North and the Music of the SouthDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2006An Actor Named BrandoDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2006The Making of 'Network'Director, Writer, ProducerFilm
2006Kidding with Oliver Twist: Barney Clark's DiaryDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2006The Making of Ryan's DaughterDirector, WriterFilm
2005The Making of 'Psycho'Director, Writer, ProducerFilm
2005Deconstructing 'The Village'DirectorFilm
2005Raging Bull: Before the FightDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2005Raging Bull: Inside the RingDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2005Jonathan Demme & Jodie FosterDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2005John Candy: Comic SpiritDirectorFilm
2005Raging Bull: Outside the RingDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2005The Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the SilenceDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2005Raging Bull: After the FightDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2005The Silence of the Lambs: The BeginningDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2005The Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the LambsDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2004Hitchcock and Dial MDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2004Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I ConfessDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2004Christine: IgnitionDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2004Duel: A Conversation with Director Steven SpielbergDirectorFilm
2004Christine: Fast and FuriousDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2004Christine: Finish LineDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
20043D: A Brief HistoryDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2004The Untouchables: The Script, the CastDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2004The Untouchables: Production StoriesDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2004Mr. Hitchcock Meets the SmithsDirectorFilm
2004Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright'Director, Writer, ProducerFilm
2004Making 'Murder on the Orient-Express'Director, Writer, ProducerFilm
2004The China Syndrome: A Fusion of TalentDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2004The Revamping of DraculaDirector, WriterFilm
2004Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock ClassicDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2004The Untouchables: The ClassicDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2004The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the GenreDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2004Personal History: Foreign HitchcockDirectorFilm
2004Before the Fact: Suspicious HitchcockDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2004The China Syndrome: Creating a ControversyDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2004Stuck Together: Bringing Stuck on You to the ScreenDirectorFilm
2004Making It Stick: The Makeup Effects of Stuck on YouDirectorFilm
2004The Hitchcocks on HitchDirectorFilm
2004Strangers on a Train: The Victim's P.O.V.DirectorFilm
2003Catch Me If You Can: Behind the CameraDirectorFilm
2003The Making of 'Carlito's Way'Director, Writer, ProducerFilm
2003Indiana Jones: Making the TrilogyDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2003Making 'Signs'Director, Writer, ProducerFilm
2003The Sound of 'Indiana Jones'DirectorFilm
2003The Music of 'Indiana Jones'DirectorFilm
2003Femme Fatale: Dream Within a DreamDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2003Day for Night: An AppreciationDirector, Producer, WriterFilm
2003Day for Night: A Conversation with Jacqueline BissetDirectorFilm
2003The Making of 'Fahrenheit 451'Director, Writer, ProducerFilm
2003A Portrait of Michael CrichtonDirector, WriterFilm
2003The Making of 'The Color Purple'Director, Writer, ProducerFilm
2003Seabiscuit: Racing Through HistoryDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2003The Next Picture ShowDirectorFilm
2003Getting the MoonDirectorFilm
2003Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the LegendDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2002The Making of 'The Producers'Director, WriterFilm
2002E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary SpecialDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2002Creating A.I.Director, Writer, ProducerFilm
2002The Making of 'To Catch a Thief'DirectorFilm
2002'Silent Running': A Discussion With Bruce Dern 'Lowell Freeman'Director, WriterFilm
2002Inside 'Serpico'Director, ProducerFilm
2002Serpico: From Real to ReelDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2002The E.T. ReunionDirectorFilm
2002E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: The 20th Anniversary CelebrationDirectorFilm
2002Alfred Hitchcock And To Catch A Thief: An AppreciationDirector, WriterFilm
2002Writing And Casting To Catch A ThiefDirector, WriterFilm
2002Douglas Trumbull: Then and NowDirector, WriterFilm
2002'Silent Running' By Director Douglas TrumbullDirector, ProducerFilm
2002E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: A Look BackDirectorFilm
2001The Making of 'Cape Fear'Director, Writer, ProducerFilm
2001Beyond Jurassic ParkDirectorFilm
2001The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'DirectorFilm
2001'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock ClassicDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2001Rope UnleashedDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2001The Making Of Jurassic Park IIIDirector, Producer, WriterFilm
2001'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't OverDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2001Lawrence of Arabia: A Conversation with Steven SpielbergDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2001The Story of 'Frenzy'Director, Producer, WriterFilm
2001The Making of Jaws 2Director, WriterFilm
2001Screenwriter John Michael Hayes on 'Rear Window'Director, Producer, WriterFilm
2001Acting 'Carrie'Director, Writer, ProducerFilm
2001Plotting 'Family Plot'Director, Writer, ProducerFilm
2001The Making of 'Dressed to Kill'Director, Writer, ProducerFilm
2001Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard MaltinDirector, WriterFilm
2001Play It Again: A Look Back at 'Play Misty for Me'Director, Writer, ProducerFilm
2001Slashing 'Dressed to Kill'Director, Writer, ProducerFilm
2001Unmasking ZorroDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2001The Beguiled, Misty, Don & ClintDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2001Dressed to Kill: An Appreciation by Keith GordonDirector, Producer, WriterFilm
2001Jaws 2: A Portrait by Actor Keith GordonDirector, WriterFilm
2001Eriksson's War: A Talk with Actor Michael J. FoxDirector, WriterFilm
2001The Making of MidwayDirector, WriterFilm
2001The Making of 'Casualties of War'Director, WriterFilm
2001The Jurassic Park Phenomenon: A Discussion with Author Michael CrichtonDirector, WriterFilm
2001The Making of 'Cape Fear'Director, Writer, ProducerFilm
2000All About 'The Birds'DirectorFilm
2000Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'Director, Writer, ProducerFilm
2000The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'Director, Producer, WriterFilm
2000The Sixth Sense: The ActorsDirectorFilm
2000'Torn Curtain' RisingDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2000The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'Director, Writer, ProducerFilm
2000Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite FilmDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2000Saboteur: A Closer LookDirector, WriterFilm
2000The Sixth Sense: A Conversation with M. Night ShyamalanDirectorFilm
2000The Sixth Sense: Rules and CluesDirectorFilm
2000Music and Sound Design of 'The Sixth Sense'DirectorFilm
2000Back To "Somewhere In Time"Director, Writer, ProducerFilm
1999Making 'Taxi Driver'Director, Writer, ProducerFilm
1999The Last Picture Show: A Look BackDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
1999The Big Chill: A ReunionDirector, Producer, WriterFilm
1999The Making of SilveradoDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
1998The Making of 'Scarface'Director, Writer, ProducerFilm
1998The Making of 'American Graffiti'Director, Producer, WriterFilm
1998The Making of ‘Tremors’Director, Writer, ProducerFilm
1997The Making of 'DragonHeart'Director, Writer, ProducerFilm
1997The Making of Se7enDirectorFilm
1996The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'Director, Writer, ProducerFilm
1995The Making of 'Jaws'Director, Producer, WriterFilm
—Live at the Shrine! John Williams and the World Premiere of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: The 20th AnniversaryDirectorFilm
—Untitled Louvre Heist DocumentaryDirector, ProducerFilm
Production (18)
2016A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of SpiesProducerFilm
2012Reflections on TitanicProducerFilm
2012The 'E.T.' JournalsProducerFilm
2011Exploring 'The Tree of Life'ProducerFilm
2010The Physics of 'Back to the Future' with Dr. Michio KakuProducerFilm
2009Doubt: Stage to ScreenProducerFilm
2009A Discussion with Filmmaker Peter BogdanovichProducerFilm
2004Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'Producer, Director, WriterFilm
2004The Making of 'Seabiscuit'Producer, Director, WriterFilm
2003The Andromeda Strain: Making the FilmProducer, Director, WriterFilm
2003Narc: The Friedkin ConnectionProducerFilm
2003'Seabiscuit': The Making of a LegendExecutive ProducerFilm
2002Back to the Future: Making the TrilogyProducer, Director, WriterFilm
2001'Obsession' RevisitedProducer, Director, WriterFilm
2000The Trouble with 'Marnie'Producer, Director, WriterFilm
1997The Making of 'The Lost World'Producer, Writer, DirectorFilm
1996The Making of '1941'Producer, Director, WriterFilm
—Hard-Wired HumanityProducerFilm
Writing (12)
2013Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. ZanuckWriter, Producer, DirectorFilm
2011A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!Writer, Director, ProducerFilm
2006The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'Writer, Producer, DirectorFilm
2004Tess: The ExperienceWriter, Director, ProducerFilm
2004Tess: From Novel to ScreenWriter, Director, ProducerFilm
2004Filming 'Tess'Writer, Director, ProducerFilm
2002The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John WilliamsWriter, Director, ProducerFilm
2001Visualizing 'Carrie'Writer, Producer, DirectorFilm
2001The Making of Lawrence of ArabiaWriter, Producer, DirectorFilm
2000The Bridge on the River Kwai: An Appreciation by Filmmaker John MiliusWriter, Producer, DirectorFilm
2000The Lady from Shanghai: A Discussion with Peter BogdanovichWriter, Producer, DirectorFilm
1995Spotlight on Location: The Making of JawsWriter, Director, ProducerFilm