Eric Hinwood worked six different jobs his freshman year of college in an attempt to pay tuition at Whittier College.
Eric speaks several languages, including French, Spanish, and Latin.
Eric never finished his first film, entitled Dog Detective Agency.
Hinwood directed two features overseas before being hired to direct one in the United States.
Hinwood produced the last film that John G. Avildsen directed. Avildsen hadn't directed a film in 15 years, but he finished this last directorial work in 2014.
Hinwood went to a film production trade school known as the HARA Academy when he was only 15 years old so that he could graduate with a high school diploma and a film production trade school degree at the same time.