Michael Bay
Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is a film director and producer. He is best known for directing high-budget action films characterized by fast edits, polished visuals and substantial use of practical effects. His films, which include "The Rock" (1996), "Armageddon" (1998), "Pearl Harbor" (2001) and entries in the "Bad Boys" (1995-2003) and "Transformers" (2007-2017) series, have grossed over three billion dollars worldwide. He is co-founder of commercial production house The Institute, a.k.a. The Institute for the Development of Enhanced Perceptual Awareness; he is co-chair and part-owner of the special effects house Digital Domain; and he co-owns Platinum Dunes, a production company which has remade horror movies including "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (2003), "Friday the 13th" (2009) and "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (2010).
Known For | Production |
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Most Rating | 1.4 |
Birthday | 1965-02-17 |
Place of Birth | Los Angeles, California, USA |
Also Known As | Майкл Бэй, 麥可·貝, マイケル・ベイ, 마이클 베이, مايكل بي, ไมเคิล เบย์, |
2000
Coyote Ugly
6.257/1989
Graced with a velvet voice, 21-year-old Violet Sanford heads to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter only to find her aspirations sid...
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Coyote Ugly
2011
A Man's Story
6.9/8
Documentary about British fashion designer Ozwald Boateng.
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A Man's Story
2007
Transformers
6.795/10865
Young teenager Sam Witwicky becomes involved in the ancient struggle between two extraterrestrial factions of transforming robots – the heroic Autobot...
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Transformers
1999
Mystery Men
5.832/790
When Champion City's hero Captain Amazing is kidnapped by the recently paroled supervillain Casanova Frankenstein, a trio of average, everyday superhe...
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Mystery Men
2014
T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie
9/1
T.J. Miller never imagined he'd be part of a massive franchise like Transformers so he sets off armed with (awkward) gifts to thank the people who mad...
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T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie
2004
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
6/1
Feature length documentary about the making of the film featuring interviews with producer Michael Bay, director Marcus Nispel, executive producers Br...
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Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
2007
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
0/0
Documentary about the making of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" featuring interviews with producer Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Fo...
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Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
2020
Bad Boys for Life
7.128/7779
Marcus and Mike are forced to confront new threats, career changes, and midlife crises as they join the newly created elite team AMMO of the Miami pol...
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Bad Boys for Life
2019
6 Underground
6.3/4568
After faking his death, a tech billionaire recruits a team of international operatives for a bold and bloody mission to take down a brutal dictator.
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6 Underground
2003
Bad Boys II
6.608/5132
Detectives Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey of the Miami Narcotics Task Force are tasked with stopping the flow of the drug ecstasy into Miami. They tra...
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Bad Boys II
2014
Transformers: Age of Extinction
5.9/7865
As humanity picks up the pieces, following the conclusion of "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," Autobots and Decepticons have all but vanished from the...
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Transformers: Age of Extinction
2012
Above and Beyond: Exploring Dark of the Moon
6/1
The all-access feature-length documentary on the making of Michael Bay's blockbuster "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," including interviews with the c...
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Above and Beyond: Exploring Dark of the Moon
1998
Armageddon
6.837/7653
When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate...
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Armageddon
1986
Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo
5.8/6
A true story of the lives of a family from South Carolina torn apart after the murder of Bill and Myrtle Moon. Although the killer is caught the judic...
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Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo
2014
Evolution Within Extinction
7.5/2
The definitive feature-length documentary on the creation of "Transformers: Age of Extinction".
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Evolution Within Extinction
2009
The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen
6/4
The definitive feature-length documentary on the creation of "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen".
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The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen
2012
Uncharted Territory: NASA's Future Then and Now
0/0
A brief discussion on the history of the space program, its evolution and the possibilities in store for future astronauts.
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Uncharted Territory: NASA's Future Then and Now
2000
Putting The Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys'
6/1
Bad Boys featurette.
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Putting The Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys'
2023
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
0/0
A short film tribute about the musician Meat Loaf, released by his family in 2023 on the anniversary of his death.
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