Aaron Russo
An image from Wise Guys, one of the productions that also features Aaron Russo.

Aaron Russo

February 14, 1943 — Brooklyn, New York, USA

Aaron Russo was an entertainment businessman, filmmaker, libertarian political activist, and a 9/11 truther. He was best-known for producing Trading Places, Wise Guys, and The Rose. Later in life he created the documentaries Mad as Hell, which calls into question the current state of governmental affairs and America: Freedom to Fascism, which investigates the breadth of the Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the Federal Reserve System. After a six year battle with bladder cancer, Russo died on August 24, 2007.

Trading Places

Trading Places

1983

The Rose

The Rose

1979

Wise Guys

Wise Guys

1986

Teachers

Teachers

1984

America: Freedom to Fascism

America: Freedom to Fascism

2006

Partners

Partners

1982

Rude Awakening

Rude Awakening

1989

Missing Pieces

Missing Pieces

1992