Barry Spikings
Producer · Born November 23, 1939 (86) · Boston, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Barry Spikings (born 23 November 1939) is a British film producer who worked in Hollywood. Spikings is best known as a producer of the film The Deer Hunter (1978), which won five Academy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Barry Spikings, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 23, 1939 (86)
- Boston, Lincolnshire, England, UK
- Producer
- 11 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
What are Barry Spikings' films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 9
Light 2 · Serious 5 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2
Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 2
Steady 3 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1
A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2
A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Barry Spikings' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Barry Spikings' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
12 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.
Lone Survivor(2013)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Beyond Rangoon(1995)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
There Goes My Baby(1994)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Favor(1994)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Texasville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
The Deer Hunter(1978)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Convoy(1978)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Conduct Unbecoming(1975)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles from 1975 to 2013.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Barry Spikings' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th6
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Mixed3
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Barry Spikings' work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Barry Spikings work with?
People who share at least 2 of Barry Spikings' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rick Finkelstein shares the most, 4.
Actors
- Harley Jane KozakShared titles: The Favor (1994), The Taking of Beverly Hills (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Harley Jane Kozak
- Ken WahlShared titles: The Favor (1994), The Taking of Beverly Hills (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Ken Wahl
- Seymour CasselShared titles: There Goes My Baby (1994), Convoy (1978)See all 2 shared titles with Seymour Cassel
Composers
- Stanley MyersShared titles: The Deer Hunter (1978), Conduct Unbecoming (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Stanley Myers
Producers
- Rick FinkelsteinShared titles: The Favor (1994), There Goes My Baby (1994), Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991), The Taking of Beverly Hills (1991)See all 4 shared titles with Rick Finkelstein
- Michael DeeleyShared titles: Convoy (1978), The Deer Hunter (1978), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), Conduct Unbecoming (1975)See all 4 shared titles with Michael Deeley
- John PeverallShared titles: The Deer Hunter (1978), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)See all 2 shared titles with John Peverall