Benita Allen

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Associate Producer:
2002  The Ring

Co-Producer:
2002  The Ring
2013  The Smurfs 2
2018  Uncle Drew

First Assistant Director:
1988  Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
1997  MouseHunt
1998  Small Soldiers
2000  Cecil B. Demented
2002  The Ring
2005  The Weather Man
2007  I Know Who Killed Me
2011  The Smurfs
2013  The Smurfs 2
2016  Miracles from Heaven
2018  Uncle Drew
2021  Judas and the Black Messiah
2023  Crater

Second Assistant Director:
1987  Matewan
1987  The Hidden
1988  Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
1989  Heathers
1989  UHF
1997  MouseHunt
1998  Small Soldiers
2000  Cecil B. Demented
2002  The Ring
2005  The Weather Man
2007  I Know Who Killed Me
2011  The Smurfs
2013  The Smurfs 2
2016  Miracles from Heaven
2018  Uncle Drew
2021  Judas and the Black Messiah
2023  Crater

First Assistant Director:
2022  Ms. Marvel

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