Andrew J. Kuehn was born on September 24, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Get Bruce (1999), Terror in the Aisles (1984) and Getting in Shape for the Main Event (1979). He died on January 29, 2004 in Laguna Beach, California, USA.
He was introduced to movie trailer production while working for a local ad agency during his student years at the University of Miami. After college, he ended up in New York City and found work as a writer for National Screen Service, the leading provider of movie trailers at the time. Two years later, he became head of the audiovisual advertising, promotion and publicity department at MGM.
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In 1994, Kuehn was honored by the Cannes Film Festival for a Lifetime of Excellence in movie marketing.
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He was the founder and head of the movie advertising company Kaleidoscope Films which he founded in 1968.
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One of his Kaleidoscope Films employees, Karen Levitt, came up with the famous tagline "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water" for "Jaws 2."
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Was the founder and head of Kaleidoscope Films, a movie advertising firm, which helped to create the modern day movie trailers played before films.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Great Performances
2003
TV Series 1 episode
Get Bruce
1999
Documentary
Terror in the Aisles
1984
Documentary
Journey to Krull
1983
Video documentary short
Lights, Camera, Annie!
1982
TV Movie documentary
Getting in Shape for the Main Event
1979
TV Short documentary
Behind the Scenes: Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
1979
TV Movie
Inside 'The Swarm'
1978
TV Movie documentary
Visions
1978
Short
Flush
1977
The Return of the Movie Movie
1972
Documentary short
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Great Performances
2003
TV Series producer - 1 episode
Get Bruce
1999
Documentary producer
D.O.A.
1988
co-producer
Terror in the Aisles
1984
Documentary producer
Getting in Shape for the Main Event
1979
TV Short documentary producer
Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men'
1976
Documentary short producer
The Sunshine Boys
1975/II
Documentary short producer
Coming Apart
1969
producer
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Return of the Movie Movie
1972
Documentary short
The Prince and the Nature Girl
1965
as Andrew Kuehn
Playgirls International
1963
Documentary narration - as Andy Kuehn
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Stewardess School
1986
Man at Elevator
The Great American Girl Robbery
1979
Franklin Franklin
Editorial Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Get Bruce
1999
Documentary supervising editor
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer
2009
Documentary
Himself
Known for movies
Get Bruce (1999) as Director
Terror in the Aisles (1984) as Director
Getting in Shape for the Main Event (1979) as Director
$1.9 Million
