We can thank US Army veteran Barry Reardon for 'The Matrix,' 'Batman Returns,' 'Driving Miss Daisy,' 'Lethal Weapon' and more

We can thank US Army veteran Barry Reardon for 'The Matrix,' 'Batman Returns,' 'Driving Miss Daisy,' 'Lethal Weapon' and more

Reardon’s exploits as the President of Sales and Distribution of Warner Brothers are legendary. He rode the lightning for 21 years from 1978 to 1999 and released some of the most groundbreaking films of all time. He served in the U.S. Army in Intelligence in Europe from 1953 to 1956 before making his way into the world of finance and then marketing with Paramount Pictures. He jumped over to Warner Brothers in 1978 and continued his upward climb.…