Fries Film Group, Inc. (“FFG”) is a production / distribution company founded in June 1994 by Charles M. Fries. The president and chief operating officer of FFG is Charles M. Fries.
Fries is a graduate of Occidental College where he double majored in economics and philosophy, graduating in 1974 with honors. After graduating from Georgetown Law School in 1977, Fries was employed at Fries Entertainment, Inc. from 1977 to 1992 as Senior Executive Vice President and a member of the Board of Directors. During Fries’ tenure Fries Entertainment produced over 125 motion pictures for television and accumulated a library of 400 television motion pictues which it distributed worldwide in all media.
Among the completed pictures produced and / or distributed by FFG are: The Call of the Wild starring Rutgar Hauer; For Hire starring Rob Lowe and Joe Mantegna; Wildflowers starring Daryl Hannah, Eric Roberts and Clea Du Vall; Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mist an animated feature with the voice talents of Brendan Fraser and Leonard Nimoy; The New Adventures of Pinocchio starring Martin Landau and Udo Kier; LAPD: To Protect and to Serve starring Dennis Hopper, Michael Madsen and Charles Durning; Time of Fear starring Nick Mancuso; The Covenant starring Eddie Furlong and Michael Madsen; Numb starring Mathew Perry, Mary Steenburgen and Lynn Collins; Alien Agent starring Marc Dacascos and Billy Zane; Surviving Evil starring Billy Zane; and The Call of the Wild television series starring Nick Mancuso; Morning starring Laura Linney and Jeanne Tripplehorn; and Meeting Spencer starring Jeffrey Tambor. Pictures in production include A Million Colours starring Barry Pepper. Pictures in post production include The Last Dragon starring Sam Neill. Pictures in preproduction include Dr. Lopez starring Ben Kingsley; The Darling Brothers starring Elijah Wood and James Franco; and Lucky Them starring Marisa Tomei and Thomas Hayden Church.
Fries is president and principal shareholder in Fries Home Video, a United States distribution company.
Charles M. Fries resides in Hidden Hills, California with his wife and four children