Steven Bratter is a Hollywood producer.

Steven began his film career as an Assistant to the Producers and made a cameo appearance in S.E.

Hinton's "That Was Then, This is Now", starring Emilio Estevez, Craig Sheffer, and Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman.

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In 1990, Steven teamed with Dale Chip Rosenbloom, Writer/Producer/Director and owner of the St. Louis Rams.

The first film they Executive Produced was "Instant Karma", starring Craig Sheffer, David Cassidy, Orson Bean, Chelsea Noble, and Annette Sinclair.

Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times declared the feature to have "substance and rigor and unfolds with a wit and insight that holds attention and commands respect."

Thomas's observation of the business and those who labor at succeeding in it further said, "There are countless young people trying to make their mark in the motion picture and television industries who will identify with the Angst-ridden hero...the filmmakers are off to a solid start on the big screen."

Following "Instant Karma", Steven teamed up with Producer Donald P. Borchers to Executive Produce "Motorama", written by Joseph Minion, directed by Barry Shils and starring Drew Barrymore, Flea, Meatloaf, Martha Quinn, Michael J. Pollard, Garrett Morris, and Jordan Christopher Michael.

The film was chosen by the Museum of Modern Art, New York to be part of the New Directors/New Films series in March of 1992 and played to sold out screenings.

Film critic Stephen Holden of The New York Times declared Steven's film a "streak of fantastical whimsy".

In a nod to Steven and his colleagues, Michael Wilmington of the Los Angeles Times wrote "Just as Gus {the lead character} plays at the games of life and riches, these filmmakers play at the games of filmmaking.

They serve up evil and despair with a wink."

Lawrence O'Toole of Entertainment Weekly wrote, It's bizarre as all get-out and at times makes David Lynch look square."

The film was released by RCA/Columbia Pictures.

The next independent film Steven made was "Seven and a Match", one of the first feature films shot in High Definition (HD) and starring Heather Donahue, Adam Scott, Devon Gummersall, Daniel Sauli, Eion Bailey, Tina Holmes, and Petra Wright.

Indiewire.com recognized the filmmakers themselves as "High Def Pioneers", and stated the film as "one of only a handful of films to be shot in High Definition Digital...a la the upcoming Star Wars prequels...".

Variety made a shout out to the filmmakers by describing the film as "firmly set in the American indie tradition of characters trumping plot...adept at crafting distinctly individual characters...both apt and shrewd."

Referring to Steven and company, in a separate article, Daily Variety featured a still frame from the movie, the headlines above reading "Sony, Panavision in step with visionaries".

The first studio film that Steven developed from concept to finish and Executive Produced was Demolition Man.

The Sci-Fi Action blockbuster starred Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, and Benjamin Bratt.

It went on to set a box office record the weekend of its release.

The Hollywood Reporter's headline screamed "Demolition" blows up record...Estimated $14.5 million makes futuristic film fall's biggest opener" and Daily Variety's front page read "Demolition Man Explodes at B.O....Stallone/Snipes starrer sets fall opening record".

Steven's Executive Producing partners were Craig Sheffer and Faye Schwab.

The two Producers on the film were Joel Silver and Howard Kazanjian.

Vincent Canby of the New York Times called the film "a significant artifact of our time..." and Kenneth Turan in the Los Angeles Times wrote "it seems 'Demolition Man' will be testosterone-driven enough to make "Cliffhanger" look like the movie version of '˜Remembrance of Things Past'".

In the early to mid 1990's, as tension grew over the global economy, Steven was asked by Jack Valenti, then President of the Motion Picture Association of America, to be a spokesperson on behalf of the film industry.

In a heated international debate by the CNN International Hour, Steven and his challenger, Michel Lumaux.

the French Embassy Cultural Counselor, debated issues concerning the Gatt Treaty and the future of tariff trades.

After watching the debate, Jack Valenti, wrote Steven, "thanks for upholding the honor of the American motion picture industry.

You did a great job of helping educate the world about the importance of the US film and television video industries, as well as of a favorable outcome in the Gatt negotiations."

The Senior Vice President of CNN, Gail Evans, wrote Steven, "your comments and insights were greatly appreciated and brought a new understanding to a challenging subject...thank you and we look forward to talking with you in the future."

Steven developed his first television series, "The Seekers", written with Alan Duncan Ross, for Warner Brothers Television and NBC, with Steven signed on as Creator/Executive Producer.

Steven originally developed the project with Gale Ann Hurd, and a later version with Arnold Koppelson.

This marked Steven's entrance into the Writer's Guild of America.

The first feature Steven developed as Writer/Producer was "The Cut-Out Man" with Lakeshore Entertainment and Paramount Pictures.

Currently, Steven just completed writing/producing/directing the Sci-Fi Thriller "First Strike", a feature film written with his childhood friend Phil Perlson.

A preview of "First Strike" can be seen at www.firststrikethemovie.com

Recently, Steven has signed with living legend Stan Lee and Pow!

Entertainment to write, produce, and direct "The Machinist" trilogy.

Stan Lee served as Steven's story editor, and refers to Steven by his nickname, "SuperSteve".

Stan Lee commented that he is looking forward to "not just building a franchise with Steven,...but an empire!" They have already toured Lacy Street Studios as a possible location for the first chapter's interiors.

Steven will be producing "The Machinist" with Faye Schwab and Stan Lee.

Steven and Faye have currently re-teamed with Warner Brothers to produce a franchise based on the world's most famous private detective: Jay J. Armes.

Mr. Armes is known in Hollywood as the man who rescued Marlon Brando's son, Christian Brando, when he was kidnapped at age 12.

Jay J. Armes is, in Steven's words, "Fifty percent James Bond, Fifty percent Robocop, One hundred percent real!" The screenplay is currently being written by three time Emmy winner Mitchell Hurwitz and Jeff Rake.

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