Sandy Stern

Sandy Stern
Born	New York City, New York, United States
Residence	Los Angeles, California
Occupation	Film producer
Years active	1990–present
Awards	Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature 2000 Being John Malkovich

Sandy Stern is an American film producer, best known for his work on the films Pump Up the Volume (1990), Being John Malkovich (1999) and Saved! (2004).

Stern's first project, released in 1990, was the teen film Pump Up the Volume, which was nominated for a 1990 Independent Spirit Award for Best Film. He subsequently became executive producer of Equinox and Red Hot, released direct-to-video in 1992 and 1993 respectively. He met rock band R.E.M.'s lead singer Michael Stipe through Stern's friend Samantha Mathis' boyfriend, River Phoenix. At the time, Stern was producing with Sean Penn, and teamed up as producing partners with Stipe looking for a change. Together they executive produced Velvet Goldmine in 1998 and Freak City in 1999. They formed a production company, Single Cell, and their next project was Charlie Kaufman and Spike Jonze's 1999 film Being John Malkovich.Being John Malkovich won a 2000 Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature, and Stern and fellow producers Stipe, Steve Golin and Vincent Landay were nominated for two Producers Guild of America Awards: the Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award and the Vision Award, winning the latter.