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Rick McCallum

Rick McCallum

Producer, also actor · Born August 22, 1954 (72) · Heidelberg, West Germany [now Germany]

Richard McCallum (born August 22, 1954) is an American film producer. He is mostly known for his work on The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles as well as the Star Wars Special Editions and Prequel Trilogy. He is best known for his frequent collaborations with American filmmaker George Lucas, though he was also a long-time producer for British television playwright Dennis Potter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rick McCallum, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 22, 1954 (72)
From
Heidelberg, West Germany [now Germany]
Works as
Producer, also actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 62 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Up 8% in 30 days

What are Rick McCallum's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 91st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
19%
Self
18%
Society
15%
Power
13%
Morality
12%
Survival
11%
Ideas
10%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 6 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 7 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 7

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Warm
5
Melancholic
6
Dread
4
Contemplative
3
Other
17

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Rick McCallum's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rick McCallum's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

62 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Defeated(2020)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • In Love and War(2018)

    Co-Producer · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • A United Kingdom(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Red Tails(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Life of Edith Wharton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • Ben Hecht: Shakespeare of Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • Erich Von Stroheim: The Profligate Genius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • Ho Chi Minh:The Price of Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • Irving Thalberg: Hollywood's Boy Wonder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • The Rise of the Moguls: The Men Who Built Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • The World of John Ford (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • Tin Pan Alley: Soundtrack of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • V.I.Lenin: History Will Not Forgive Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • Fighting for the Vote: Women’s Suffrage in America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • Hellfighters: Harlem’s Heroes of World War One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • Ireland: Power of the Poets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • Powder Keg: Europe 1900-1914 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • The Best Intentions: The Paris Peace Conference (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • Theodore Roosevelt and the American Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Droids - Treasure of the Hidden Planet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Producer

  • Star Wars: Clone Wars(2003)

    Show 25 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Passion for Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer · Production Manager

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace(1999)

    Producer · as Naboo Courier (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Droids - The Pirates and the Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • Star Wars: Ewoks - Tales from the Endor Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • Star Wars: Ewoks - The Haunted Village (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • Radioland Murders(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Producer

  • The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 24 episodes · Producer

  • Blackeyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 4 episodes · Producer

  • Strapless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Producer

  • Tidy Endings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Producer

  • Track 29 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Producer

  • The Singing Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Castaway(1986)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Link(1986)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Dreamchild(1985)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • I Ought to Be in Pictures(1982)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Pennies from Heaven(1981)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope(1977)

    Producer · as Stormtrooper (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • McCarthy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 62 titles, 61 of them dated from 1967 to 2018.

Biggest box office

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

$1B worldwide

Highest rated

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 62: 2 only acting, 1 with another roleProducing60 of 62: 58 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdOther crew1 of 62: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s1 · acting1980s10 · crew1990s20 · 1 acting · 20 crew2000s26 · crew2010s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Rick McCallum's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · producer

Red Tails (2012)

50th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, producer

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Rick McCallum's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity and profanity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles29–73 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles7–49 · median 21 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles3–68 · median 12 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles2–58 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles37–81 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Rick McCallum work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rick McCallum's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; George Lucas shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles