Mario F. Kassar (Arabic: ماريو قصار; born October 10, 1951) is a Lebanese-American film producer and industry executive who produced the first three films of the Rambo series, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Total Recall, The Doors, Angel Heart, Jacob's Ladder, Rambling Rose, Basic Instinct, Universal Soldier, Chaplin, Showgirls, and Stargate, among other films. He founded the now-defunct Carolco Pictures with Andrew G. Vajna. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mario Kassar, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 10, 1951 (75)
- Beirut, Lebanon
- Producer, also actor
- 40 on MovieCove · 43 credits in all
Known for
What are Mario Kassar's films like?
Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 3 · Earnest 30
Light 6 · Serious 8 · Dark 21
Grounded 9 · Stylized 17 · Heightened 9
Gentle 2 · Charged 10 · Intense 23
Steady 5 · Shifting 27 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 27 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 9
Casual 8 · Engaged 23 · Full focus 4
Easy watch 10 · Affecting 14 · Heavy 11
Resolved 26 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy9
- Bittersweet20
- Tragic3
- Ambiguous3
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 Mario Kassar's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 40 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).
- First Blood (1982) · producer · free
- The Changeling (1980) · producer · free
- Stargate (1994) · producer · free
- Light Sleeper (1992) · producer · free
- Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) · producer · free
- Cliffhanger (1993) · producer · free
- Foxtrot Six (2019) · producer · free
- Rambo III (1988) · producer · free
- Cutthroat Island (1995) · producer · free
- Showgirls (1995) · producer · free
- I Spy (2002) · producer · free
- Basic Instinct 2 (2006) · producer · free
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) · producer · free
- Angel Heart (1987) · producer · free
- The Changeling (1980) · producer · free
- Basic Instinct (1992) · producer · free
- Rambling Rose (1991) · producer · free
- Universal Soldier (1992) · producer · free
- Showgirls (1995) · producer · free
- DeepStar Six (1989) · producer · free
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- Howdy, show their 2 titles on Howdy
- Sony Pictures Core, show their 2 titles on Sony Pictures Core
- BFI Player, show their title on BFI Player
- Cineverse, show their title on Cineverse
- IndiePix Unlimited, show their title on IndiePix Unlimited
- Kino Film Collection, show their title on Kino Film Collection
- Midnight Pulp, show their title on Midnight Pulp
- Screambox, show their title on Screambox
- Shout! TV, show their title on Shout! TV
Subscription and free streaming for Mario Kassar'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
43 credits, 40 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Foxtrot Six(2019)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Terminator Salvation(2009)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Basic Instinct 2(2006)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
I Spy(2002)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Lolita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Cutthroat Island(1995)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Showgirls(1995)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Last of the Dogmen(1995)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Stargate(1994)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Heaven & Earth(1993)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Cliffhanger(1993)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Chaplin(1992)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Light Sleeper(1992)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Universal Soldier(1992)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Basic Instinct(1992)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Aces: Iron Eagle III(1992)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Rambling Rose(1991)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Doors(1991)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
L.A. Story(1991)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Jacob's Ladder(1990)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Narrow Margin(1990)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Repossessed(1990)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Air America(1990)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Total Recall(1990)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Mountains of the Moon(1990)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Johnny Handsome(1989)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
DeepStar Six(1989)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Red Heat(1988)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Rambo III(1988)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Extreme Prejudice(1987)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Angel Heart(1987)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
First Blood(1982)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Superstition(1982)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Amateur(1981)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Victory(1981)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The Changeling(1980)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Silent Partner(1978)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all filmsAudition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Gunfighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 43 titles, 41 of them dated from 1978 to 2019.
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 Mario Kassar's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 40; across their 35 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up14
- 50th to 74th10
- 25th to 49th10
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
19 of their 40 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved5
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser19
- Broadly Agreed7
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 34 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 43. 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 Mario Kassar's work okay for kids?
Across up to 29 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 Mario Kassar work with?
People who share at least 2 of Mario Kassar's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew G. Vajna shares the most, 21.
Directors
- Walter HillShared titles: Johnny Handsome (1989), Red Heat (1988), Extreme Prejudice (1987)See all 3 shared titles with Walter Hill
- Renny HarlinShared titles: Cutthroat Island (1995), Cliffhanger (1993), Rambling Rose (1991)See all 3 shared titles with Renny Harlin
- Roland EmmerichShared titles: Stargate (1994), Universal Soldier (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Roland Emmerich
- Paul VerhoevenShared titles: Basic Instinct (1992), Total Recall (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Verhoeven
Writers
- Sylvester StalloneShared titles: Cliffhanger (1993), Rambo III (1988), Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), First Blood (1982), Victory (1981)See all 5 shared titles with Sylvester Stallone
- David MorrellShared titles: Rambo III (1988), Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), First Blood (1982)See all 3 shared titles with David Morrell
- John BrancatoShared titles: Terminator Salvation (2009), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)See all 2 shared titles with John Brancato
- Michael FerrisShared titles: Terminator Salvation (2009), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Ferris
Actors
- Arnold SchwarzeneggerShared titles: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Total Recall (1990), Red Heat (1988)See all 4 shared titles with Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Michael IronsideShared titles: Terminator Salvation (2009), Total Recall (1990), Extreme Prejudice (1987)See all 3 shared titles with Michael Ironside
- Sharon StoneShared titles: Basic Instinct 2 (2006), Basic Instinct (1992), Total Recall (1990)See all 3 shared titles with Sharon Stone
- Richard CrennaShared titles: Rambo III (1988), Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), First Blood (1982)See all 3 shared titles with Richard Crenna
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Jerry GoldsmithShared titles: Basic Instinct (1992), Total Recall (1990), Rambo III (1988), Extreme Prejudice (1987), Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), First Blood (1982)See all 6 shared titles with Jerry Goldsmith
- Frank J. UriosteShared titles: Cutthroat Island (1995), Cliffhanger (1993), Basic Instinct (1992), Total Recall (1990)See all 4 shared titles with Frank J. Urioste
- Karl Walter LindenlaubShared titles: Last of the Dogmen (1995), Stargate (1994), Universal Soldier (1992)See all 3 shared titles with Karl Walter Lindenlaub
- Freeman A. DaviesShared titles: Johnny Handsome (1989), Red Heat (1988), Extreme Prejudice (1987)See all 3 shared titles with Freeman A. Davies
Producers
- Andrew G. VajnaShared titles: Terminator Salvation (2009), Basic Instinct 2 (2006), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), I Spy (2002), Air America (1990), Jacob's Ladder (1990), Mountains of the Moon (1990), Narrow Margin (1990), Total Recall (1990), DeepStar Six (1989), Johnny Handsome (1989), Rambo III (1988) and 9 moreSee newest 12 of 21 shared titles with Andrew G. Vajna
- Joel B. MichaelsShared titles: Terminator Salvation (2009), Basic Instinct 2 (2006), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), Cutthroat Island (1995), Last of the Dogmen (1995), Stargate (1994), Universal Soldier (1992), The Amateur (1981), The Changeling (1980)See all 9 shared titles with Joel B. Michaels
- Buzz FeitshansShared titles: Total Recall (1990), Rambo III (1988), Extreme Prejudice (1987), Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), First Blood (1982)See all 5 shared titles with Buzz Feitshans
- Alan MarshallShared titles: Cliffhanger (1993), Basic Instinct (1992), Jacob's Ladder (1990), Angel Heart (1987)See all 4 shared titles with Alan Marshall
