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Peter MacGregor-Scott (December 28, 1947 – October 29, 2017) was a British film producer, production manager and assistant director. He is best known for producing Batman Forever, Batman & Robin and the Batman OnStar commercials. He also produced the Cheech & Chong films Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers, Still Smokin and Born in East L.A.. Others are The Whoopee Boys and Death to Smoochy.
Peter MacGregor-Scott was born in Maidenhead, England. His father was J. C. MacGregor Scott, who served as an executive with such British film companies as Columbia Pictures U.K., Warner-Pathe Distributors and Commonwealth United International.[1]
MacGregor-Scott was married to real estate senior executive Susan MacGregor-Scott (née Brustien); the couple had two now-adult children: Elizabeth Kennedy (née MacGregor-Scott); and Taylor MacGregor-Scott.
MacGregor-Scott was a film producer since the 1970s.[2] He started off working for ABPC Elstree Studios in the sound department.[3]
His earliest work includes Perfect Friday in which he was second unit director or assistant director.[4] In 1970, he left England to move to the United States. In that year he worked on Ride the Tiger which was shot in the Philippines.[3]
In 1971, he worked on The Day of the Wolves and in 1976 in High Velocity.[4] He co-produced The Fugitive.[5] From the mid-90's to the turn of the millennium he purveyed over the Batman franchise, producing Batman Forever, Batman & Robin and the Batman OnStar commercials.[6]
It was announced that on October 5, 2013, he was to present the MPEG Fellowship and Service Award to re-recording mixer Donald O. Mitchell. Both MacGregor-Scott and Mitchell had worked together on Under Siege and Batman & Robin.[7]
MacGregor-Scott was involved in a taxi accident in New York City which resulted in complications which would lead to his death on October 25, 2017, aged 69.[8]
