PRODUCER -- The person who carries ultimate responsibility for the original shaping and final outcome of a film, although the distributor may insist on certain editing rights which may allow such distributor considerable discretion in changing the film once delivered to such distributor. The producer generally finds and develops a film project, hires the writer or writers, develops the script, hires the director and actors, arranges for financing and oversees the production of the film. For purposes of anti-trust law analysis, the producer or production company is the manufacturer of a product (the film) and the distributor is a wholesaler and the exhibitor is the retailer.