Tom Kennedy (producer)

Tom Kennedy (c. 1948 – December 7, 2011) was an American film trailer producer, film director, voice-over artist, author, writer and film editor.

Kennedy was raised in the Bronx, New York City, and graduated from the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, where he studied film.

Kennedy worked as an editor for the PBS children's show, Big Blue Marble, during his early career. In 1977, he moved from New York City to Los Angeles. He soon became a project director, editor and writer for became the Kaleidoscope Films, one of Hollywood's major creators of film trailers. Kennedy oversaw the audiovisual creative advertising for the clients of Kaleidoscope Film and worked on the advertising campaigns for numerous films during the late 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. His portfolio at Kaleidoscope included The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Terminator, The Year of Living Dangerously, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.

Kennedy directed one feature film, Time Walker, a low budget movie released in 1982 by New World Entertainment, which was owned by Roger Corman.