"Bill Mechanic", also credited as "William M. Mechanic", is an American film producer. He is the chairman and CEO of Pandemonium Films.

At present, he serves on the board of counselors for USC School of Cinematic Arts, and the Board of BFI Southbank American Friends. He has also served on the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He has been honored with the Showman of the Year Award by the Producers Guild of America. He is in the Video Hall of Fame, and has received a Martini Shot Mentor award from Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards in 1999. He has served as an executive for Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group/Walt Disney Studios and Fox Entertainment Group/Fox Filmed Entertainment.

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In the '80s and early '90s, they were basically musicals. Now, they're comedies. Will there be other paradigms? Yes.

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It is almost the opposite of what people think. Organizations tend not to be on the cutting edge.

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Mathematically, it starts getting difficult with budgets beyond $100 million to recoup money on a movie with major first-dollar gross participants. First-dollar gross is fine if a movie is successful, but if it's not, participants will continue earning fees which only pushes the studio into further losses.

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