fiction.wikisort.org - ScreenwriterAndrew Bergman (born February 20, 1945) is an American screenwriter, film director, and novelist. His best-known films include Blazing Saddles, The In-Laws, The Freshman and Striptease.
American film director and screenwriter (born 1945)
Andrew Bergman |
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Born | (1945-02-20) February 20, 1945 (age 77) Queens, New York, U.S. |
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Occupation | Screenwriter, author, film director |
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Education | Binghamton University (BA) University of Wisconsin–Madison (PhD) |
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Early life
Born to a Jewish family,[1] Bergman graduated from Binghamton University in 1965 and earned a PhD in American history from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1970.
His dissertation, a study of Depression-era Hollywood films, was published in 1971 by NYU Press under the title We're in the Money: Depression America and Its Films. He also wrote James Cagney: The Pictorial Treasury of Film Stars.[2]
Career
Screenwriting
Bergman broke into the film industry by writing the original screenplay (titled Tex X) that served as the basis for Mel Brooks's classic Blazing Saddles (1974), and was among the co-writers who adapted it into its final state. He was later the sole creator of the TV sitcom pilot adaptation called "Black Bart" starring Louis Gossett Jr. for CBS which aired only once on April 4, 1975. The production was only a contractual requirement by Warner Bros. in order to maintain movie rights to produce future sequels. Mel Brooks did not have any involvement.
He wrote a gangster film Rhapsody in Crime that was never made. Warner Bros approached him to write a sequel to Freebie and the Bean with Peter Falk and Alan Arkin. Instead, Bergman came up with The In-Laws (1979).[3]
Director
The In Laws was a success, so Bergman could direct his next script, So Fine (1981) starring Ryan O'Neal. It was a box office disappointment.
Bergman wrote Oh, God! You Devil (1984) and Fletch (1985) starring Chevy Chase. The latter was a big hit. Less successful was Big Trouble (1986), the final film to be directed by John Cassavetes.. In 1987, The Lobell/Bergman Company, which was a joint venture with producer Michael Lobell, had inked a first-look deal at Universal Pictures to handle film production of various movies.[4]
New York magazine in 1985 dubbed him "The Unknown King of Comedy".[5][6]
He wrote and directed The Freshman (1990) starring Marlon Brando and Matthew Broderick and did a rewrite on Soapdish (1991). He executive produced a number of movies including Chances Are (1989), White Fang (1991), Undercover Blues (1993) and Little Big League (1994).
Bergman wrote and directed Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) starring Nicolas Cage, James Caan and Sarah Jessica Parker; and directed It Could Happen To You (1994) starring Nicolas Cage and Bridget Fonda.
He wrote the initial draft for The Scout (1994), although he says the resulting film is different from his version. The film gives writing credit to Roger Angell, Bergman, Monica Johnson and star Albert Brooks.
Bergman wrote and directed Striptease (1996) starring Demi Moore, and directed the Jacqueline Susann biopic Isn't She Great (2000) starring Bette Midler and Nathan Lane.
He has written four novels: The Big Kiss-Off of 1944, Hollywood and LeVine, Tender Is LeVine, and Sleepless Nights. The first three are hard-boiled noir detective stories about a Jewish private eye called Jack LeVine (originally Jacob Levine) in 1940s New York.[7] The fourth is a psychological study of a Jewish family. He also wrote the Broadway comedy, Social Security, and Working Title.[6]
The Andrew Bergman History Writing Prize is awarded by the University of Wisconsin.[8]
Theatre
His first play on Broadway, Social Security, opened in 1986, starring Marlo Thomas and Ron Silver.
In 2013, Bergman would go on to adapt his movie and write the book for the Honeymoon in Vegas Broadway musical, with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown.
Awards
In 2007, Bergman received the Ian McLellan Hunter Award for Lifetime Achievement in Writing from the Writers Guild of America.[9]
Personal life
He lives in New York City with his wife. He has two grown sons.[citation needed]
References
- Erens, Patricia (1998). The Jew in American Cinema. Indiana University Press. p. 392. ISBN 978-0-253-20493-6.
- "James Cagney: The Pictorial Treasury of Film Stars by Andrew Bergman". Fantasticfiction.co.uk. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
- "Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast". www.gilbertpodcast.com. March 25, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- "Lobell/Bergman, U Ink". Variety. January 21, 1987. p. 26.
- "Andrew Bergman | Biography, Photos, Movies, TV, Credits". Hollywood.com. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
- "Andrew Bergman | Writers". Wgaefoundation.org. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
- Geherin, David (1982). Sons of Sam Spade: The Private Eye Novel in the 70s. Robert B. Parker, Roger L. Simon, Andrew Bergman. Frederick Ungar Publishing.
- "History — Alumni & Friends — Supporting Excellence". History.wisc.edu. December 21, 1994. Archived from the original on March 3, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
- McNary, Dave. "WGA bows to Bergman". Variety. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
External links
Awards for Andrew Bergman |
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Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay |
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1980–2000 |
- Can't Stop the Music – Bronte Woodard and Allan Carr (1980)
- Mommie Dearest – Frank Yablans, Frank Perry, Tracy Hotchner and Robert Getchell (1981)
- Inchon – Robin Moore and Laird Koenig (1982)
- The Lonely Lady – John Kershaw, Shawn Randall and Ellen Shephard (1983)
- Bolero – John Derek (1984)
- Rambo: First Blood Part II – Sylvester Stallone, James Cameron and Kevin Jarre (1985)
- Howard the Duck – Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz (1986)
- Leonard Part 6 – Jonathan Reynolds and Bill Cosby (1987)
- Cocktail – Heywood Gould (1988)
- Harlem Nights – Eddie Murphy (1989)
- The Adventures of Ford Fairlane – Daniel Waters, James Cappe & David Arnott (1990)
- Hudson Hawk – Steven E. de Souza, Daniel Waters, Bruce Willis and Robert Kraft (1991)
- Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot – Blake Snyder, William Osborne, and William Davies – (1992)
- Indecent Proposal – Amy Holden Jones (1993)
- The Flintstones – Jim Jennewein, Steven E. de Souza, Tom S. Parker and various others (1994)
- Showgirls – Joe Eszterhas (1995)
- Striptease – Andrew Bergman (1996)
- The Postman – Eric Roth and Brian Helgeland (1997)
- An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn – Joe Eszterhas (1998)
- Wild Wild West – Jim Thomas, John Thomas, S. S. Wilson, Brent Maddock, Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman (1999)
- Battlefield Earth – Corey Mandell and J. David Shapiro (2000)
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2001–present |
- Freddy Got Fingered – Tom Green & Derek Harvie (2001)
- Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones – George Lucas and Jonathan Hales (2002)
- Gigli – Martin Brest (2003)
- Catwoman – Theresa Rebeck, John Brancato, Michael Ferris and John Rogers (2004)
- Dirty Love – Jenny McCarthy (2005)
- Basic Instinct 2 – Leora Barish and Henry Bean (2006)
- I Know Who Killed Me – Jeffrey Hammond (2007)
- The Love Guru – Mike Myers & Graham Gordy (2008)
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Ehren Kruger, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (2009)
- The Last Airbender – M. Night Shyamalan (2010)
- Jack and Jill – Steve Koren and Adam Sandler, story by Ben Zook (2011)
- That's My Boy – David Caspe (2012)
- Movie 43 – Steve Baker, Ricky Blitt, Will Carlough, Tobias Carlson, Jacob Fleisher, Patrik Forsberg, Will Graham, James Gunn, Claes Kjellstrom, Jack Kukoda, Bob Odenkirk, Bill O'Malley, Matthew Alec Portenoy, Greg Pritikin, Rocky Russo, Olle Sarri, Elizabeth Wright Shapiro, Jeremy Sosenko, Jonathan van Tulleken and Jonas Wittenmark (2013)
- Saving Christmas – Darren Doane and Cheston Hervey (2014)
- Fifty Shades of Grey - Kelly Marcel (2015)
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer (2016)
- The Emoji Movie – Tony Leondis, Eric Siegel and Mike White (2017)
- Fifty Shades Freed – Niall Leonard (2018)
- Cats – Lee Hall and Tom Hooper (2019)
- 365 Days – Tomasz Klimala and Barbara Białowąs & Tomasz Mandes and Blanka Lipińska (2020/21)
- Diana: The Musical – Joe DiPietro and David Bryan (2021)
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Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay |
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Original Drama (1969–1983) | |
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Original Comedy (1969–1983) | |
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Original Screenplay (1984–present) | |
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Andrew Bergman (* 20. Februar 1945 in New York City) ist ein US-amerikanischer Regisseur, Drehbuchautor und Filmproduzent.
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Э́ндрю Бе́ргман (англ. Andrew Bergman; род. 20 февраля 1945, Куинс, Нью-Йорк, США) — американский кинорежиссёр, сценарист и писатель. Журнал New York в 1985 году назвал его «Неизвестным Королём комедии»[3][4].
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