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Alan B. Bursteen

Alan B. Bursteen

Producer · Born September 16, 1957 (69) · Highland Park, Illinois, USA

Alan B. Bursteen is the Co-Founder and President of Milestone Studios, LLC. The company has the unique ability to source projects, work with talent reps, produce, finance, and set up distribution of commercial films worldwide to the marketplace. Milestone creates original content as well as develops film adaptations from fiction and non-fiction novels, articles, autobiographical works, and other source materials. Milestone develops and produces films using private equity financing with budgets ranging from $5M - $15M per title. Genres include action, thrillers, crime, horror, comedy, and family. As President of New City Releasing, Inc., Bursteen became one of the most prominent licensing agents of independent feature films in the United States. He was responsible for licensing Christopher Nolan's film, "Memento," the Academy Award winning feature "Crash," the cult-classics "Boondock Saints" and "Freeway," among others. His established track record for negotiating deals has made him a key figure in the industry. Throughout his career, Bursteen has successfully licensed over 750 motion pictures, produced more than 150 feature films and over 100 hours of television series. Bursteen was instrumental in creating the "World Premiere" branding for HBO, Syfy Channel, USA Network and Starz. Bursteen holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications from Arizona State University, and is a member of AFI (American Film Institute), ATAS (Academy of Television Arts & Sciences), and the PGA (Producers Guild of America).

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Born
September 16, 1957 (69)
From
Highland Park, Illinois, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
60 on MovieCove · 142 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 36% in 30 days

What are Alan B. Bursteen's films like?

Across their 58 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action33 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 4th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 5th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Morality
35%
Survival
28%
Bonds
15%
Power
10%
Self
8%
Ideas
2%
Society
1%
Survival29 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice18 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty8 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed5 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 58 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 22 · Serious 19 · Dark 17

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

Grounded 42 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 13 · Charged 27 · Intense 18

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

A split, not a type: Steady 29 · Shifting 27 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 41 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 36 · Relentless 9

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

Casual 41 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 49 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
49
Thrilling
27
Dread
17
Absurd
10
Joyful
5
Other
24

How their films linger

Fun25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy30
  • Bittersweet21
  • Ambiguous7

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 Alan B. Bursteen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 45 of their 60 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (31).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alan B. Bursteen'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

142 credits, 60 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Girl in the River(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Oscar Shaw(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Hunting Season(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Gunslingers(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Sunrise(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Bikini Bowl-O-Rama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Dead Man's Hand(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Minute You Wake up Dead(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Desperate Riders(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Pursuit(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Last Shoot Out(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Catch the Bullet(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Illicit Desires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer

  • Kiss and Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Executive Producer

  • Sleeping Beauties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Executive Producer

  • High Heel Homicide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Executive Producer

  • Cinderella's Hot Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Executive Producer

  • Bedroom Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Executive Producer

  • Cosmic Calendar Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Executive Producer

  • Escape from Pleasure Planet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Executive Producer

  • Paranormal Sexperiments (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Executive Producer

  • The Love Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Executive Producer

  • Deadly Pickup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Executive Producer

  • Model for Murder: The Centerfold Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Executive Producer

  • Vixens from Venus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Executive Producer

  • Bad Girls Behind Bars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Executive Producer

  • Cyborg Hookers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Executive Producer

  • Erotic Vampires of Beverly Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer

  • Invisible Centerfolds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer

  • Lust in Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer

  • College Coeds vs. Zombie Housewives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer

  • Bikini Avengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer

  • Sexy Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer

  • Lolita from Interstellar Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer

  • Stacked Racks from Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer

  • Atomic Hotel Erotica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer

  • The Great Bikini Bowling Bash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer

  • All Babe Network (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Executive Producer

  • Intergalactic Swingers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Executive Producer

  • Strippers from Another World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Executive Producer

  • The Big Bust Theory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Executive Producer

  • Baby Dolls Behind Bars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • Busty Housewives of Beverly Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • Dirty Blondes from Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • Sexual Witchcraft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Executive Producer

  • Bikini Time Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Executive Producer

  • Twilight Vamps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Executive Producer

  • Locked Down(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Beatdown(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Circle of Pain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Executive Producer

  • Housewives from Another World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Executive Producer

  • Bikini Jones and the Temple of Eros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Executive Producer

  • Bikini Frankenstein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Executive Producer

  • Bikini Royale 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Executive Producer

  • Unrivaled(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Death Warrior(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Girl from B.I.K.I.N.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • Harpies(2007)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Erotic Traveler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Kettle of Fish(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Ghost in a Teeny Bikini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • Bikini Girls from the Lost Planet(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Burning Desires of a Housewife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • Erotic Sins of My Neighbor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • Lightspeed(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Cerberus(2005)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Alexis Takes A Dare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys(2004)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Method(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Blessed(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Interceptor Force 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Co-Executive Producer

  • Hotel Erotica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 26 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Ablaze(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Venomous(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Stranded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Executive Producer

  • Jane Doe(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Poison(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Double Bang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer

  • Say Nothing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer

  • Air Rage(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Critical Mass(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Thrills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Kept (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer

  • Mach 2(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Crash Point Zero(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Sonic Impact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Executive Producer

  • Submerged(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Rangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Executive Producer

  • Agent Red(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Intrepid(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Black and White(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Final Voyage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Executive Producer

  • Storm Catcher(1999)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Hijack(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Not Quite an Angel(1999)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Restraining Order (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Executive Producer

  • Angel in Training(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Tycus(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The White Raven(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Renegade Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Executive Producer

  • Ambushed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Executive Producer

  • Intimate Sessions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Evasive Action(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Fallout(1999)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Scorpio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Executive Producer

  • The Boy Who Saved Christmas(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Masseuse 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Executive Producer

  • Surface to Air(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Shooter(1997)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Steel Sharks(1997)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Double Tap(1997)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Sexual Roulette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Executive Producer

  • Crash Dive(1996)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Strategic Command(1997)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Illicit Dreams 2(1997)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Elf Who Didn't Believe(1999)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Bikini Hoe-Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Executive Producer

  • Maximum Security (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Executive Producer

  • Friend of the Family II(1996)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Alien Abduction: Intimate Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Executive Producer

  • Vice Girls(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • When the Bullet Hits the Bone(1996)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Dreammaster: The Erotic Invader (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Executive Producer

  • Masseuse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Executive Producer

  • Cyberella: Forbidden Passions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Executive Producer

  • Centerfold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Executive Producer

  • Midnight Tease II(1995)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Virtual Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer

  • Sinful Intrigue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer

  • Embrace of the Vampire(1995)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Forbidden Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer

  • Call Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer

  • Cell Block Sisters: Banished Behind Bars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer

  • Lap Dancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer

  • Silk Degrees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Producer

  • Cyber Tracker(1994)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Bikini Carwash Company II(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Wild Cactus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • The Bikini Carwash Company(1992)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Mirror Images (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Creative Consultant · Creative Producer

  • The Witch Who Turned Pink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Coordinating Producer

  • Speed the Plow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 135 titles, 134 of them dated from 1989 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Hunting Season (2025)

$59K worldwide

Highest rated

Hunting Season (2025)

Midcredits 41st

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing1 of 135: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing133 of 135: 133 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score5thOther crew2 of 135: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s47 · crew2000s33 · crew2010s42 · crew2020s11 · 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 Alan B. Bursteen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 5th percentile, the median of all 60; across their 58 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 8th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

8thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Approval · how many liked their films

4thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Midcredits score across 60 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th59

Shape of the crowd

40 of their 60 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned18
  • Cult Classic1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed40

Most divisive · producer

Bikini Girls from the Lost Planet (2006)

86th percentile spread · 65% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Hunting Season (2025)

Midcredits 41st · 36% liked

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 Alan B. Bursteen's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 62 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Alan B. Bursteen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alan B. Bursteen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jim Wynorski shares the most, 14.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

  • Ashok Amritraj14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Ashok Amritraj
  • Barry Brooker12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Barry Brooker
  • Stan Wertlieb12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Stan Wertlieb
  • Dawn Bursteen10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Dawn Bursteen

Mixed roles