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Screenwriter and producer who entered American film writing the story for A MAN, A WOMAN AND A BANK (1979). Other credits, alone or in collaboration, include STARMAN (1984, writer & assoc. producer), STAND BY ME (1986, also producer), MADE IN HEAVEN (1987, writer & producer), KUFFS (1992, writer & director), CUTTHROAT ISLAND (1995, story), ASSASSINS (1995, producer), JUNGLE 2 JUNGLE (1997, screenplay), and MR. BROOKS (2007, writer & director).  Nominated for Writing (Best Screenplay based on material from another medium) 1986: STAND BY ME (w. Raynold Gideon) 1 nomination