Biography
Executive producer Ted Pedas, along with his associates
Jim Pedas,
Bill Durkin, and George P. Pelecanos founded Circle Films, one of the main backers of American independent cinema. He and the company are responsible for producing Joel and
Ethan Coen's
Blood Simple (1984),
Raising Arizona (1987), and
Miller's Crossing (1990), as well as Robert M. Young's
Caught (1996). ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide