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Tony Amatullo, ‘2 Days in the Valley’ Producer and ‘Goonies’ Location Manager, Dies at 76
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Tony Amatullo, ‘2 Days in the Valley’ Producer and ‘Goonies’ Location Manager, Dies at 76

The Hollywood Reporter·Mike Barnes·25 days ago
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Tony Amatullo, a location manager and producer with credits including Fame , The Goonies , The Color Purple and 2 Days in the Valley , has died. He was 76. Amatullo died Sunday of acute myeloid leukemia at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan, his son Nico Amatullo told The Hollywood Reporter . The native New Yorker also served from 2000-05 as vp production at Warner Bros., where he worked on series including ER , The West Wing and Third Watch . And for his final project, he executive produced, directed and co-wrote Surviving on LES (2021), about gentrification and the changing culture of Manhattan’s Lower East Side. “Tony often compared producing to walking a tightrope — balancing creativity, logistics and big personalities,” his family said. “It was a challenge he embraced wholeheartedly, bringing both a passion for storytelling and a steady hand to every project throughout his career.” Born and raised in Hell’s Kitchen, Tony Eugene Amatullo Jr.…

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