Information: - A cult film, also commonly referred to as a cult classic, is a film that has acquired a cult following. Cult films are known for their dedicated, passionate fanbase, an elaborate subculture that engage in repeated viewings, quoting dialogue, and audience participation. Inclusive definitions allow for major studio productions, especially box office bombs, while exclusive definitions focus more on obscure, transgressive films shunned by the mainstream. The difficulty in defining the term and subjectivity of what qualifies as a cult film mirror classificatory disputes about art. The term "cult film" itself was first used in the 1970s to describe the culture that surrounded underground films and midnight movies, though "cult" was in common use in film analysis for decades prior to that. - I Was a Teenage Werewolf is a 1957 horror film starring Michael Landon as a troubled teenager, Yvonne Lime and Whit Bissell. It was co-written and produced by cult film producer Herman Cohen---and was one of the most successful films released by American International Pictures (AIP). - Michael Landon (born Eugene Maurice Orowitz; October 31, 1936 July 1, 1991) was an American actor, writer, director, and producer. He is known for his roles as Little Joe Cartwright in "Bonanza" (195973), Charles Ingalls in "Little House on the Prairie" (197483), and Jonathan Smith in "Highway to Heaven" (198489). Landon appeared on the cover of "TV Guide" 22 times, second only to Lucille Ball. - Whitner Nutting Bissell (October 25, 1909March 5, 1996), better known as Whit Bissell, was an American character actor. - American International Pictures (AIP) was a film production company formed in April 2, 1954 from American Releasing Corporation (ARC) by James H. Nicholson, former Sales Manager of Realart Pictures, and Samuel Z. Arkoff, an entertainment lawyer. It was dedicated to releasing independently produced, low-budget films packaged as double features, primarily of interest to the teenagers of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Nicholson and Arkoff formed ARC in 1954; their first release was the 1955 "The Fast and the Furious". - Herman Cohen ( August 27 , 1925 -- June 2 , 2002 ) was a producer of B - movies during the 1950s , who helped to popularize the teen horror movie genre with films like the cult classic I Was a Teenage Werewolf . Cohen began his career in show business as a gofer and later an usher at the Dexter Theater in Detroit , starting he was just 12 . By 18 , he was managing the Dexter . From there he went on to become assistant manager of the Fox Theatre ( also in Detroit ) -- a theater featuring 5200 seats . After a tour of duty with the Marines , Cohen became sales manager for Columbia Pictures in the Detroit Area and moved to Hollywood to work for the publicity department of Columbia in the 1940s . In the 1950s he started producing films , first working as assistant ( and later associate ) producer for Jack Broder and Realart Pictures on such films as Bride of the Gorilla , Battles of Chief Pontiac ( featuring Lon Chaney , Jr. ) , Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla and Kid Monk Baroni ( featuring a 21 - year - old Leonard Nimoy as a street kid turned boxer ) . He later worked for Allied Artists and United Artists producing such films as Target Earth , Magnificent Roughnecks ( with Mickey Rooney ) , and Crime of Passion ( with Barbara Stanwyck and Raymond Burr ) . Cohen also wrote the stories and / or screenplays for at least nine films , co-writing with pal Aben Kandel and sometimes using one pseudonym -- either '' Ralph Thornton '' or '' Kenneth Langtry '' -- between them ( Kandel also wrote solo for Cohen on Kid Monk Baroni and , using the Thornton moniker , on Blood of Dracula ) . Cohen really struck it big in the mid 50s though , with a horror film for American International -- I Was a Teenage Werewolf which he both wrote and produced . The film cost about $ 100,000 to make , but earned more than $ 2 million in box office receipts . He also discovered young Michael Landon , cast in the lead role for I Was a Teenage Werewolf . Cohen followed this success by writing and producing more teen horror films , such as... After reading the paragraphs above, choose the best answer for the entity that related to 'herman cohen' with the relationship of 'occupation'. Choices: - actor - entertainment - film producer - guide - major - prior - producer - sales - writer
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film producer