Roger Avary
Roger Avary (born August 23, 1965 in Flin Flon , Manitoba , Canada ) is an American film director , screenwriter and film producer .
Life
Avary is best known for his previous friendship with Quentin Tarantino , on whose scripts he worked. Tarantino returned the favor with the production of Avary's film Killing Zoe (1993). Both received an Oscar for their screenplay for Pulp Fiction (1994) . After that, Avary and Tarantino went their separate ways, mainly due to disputes over naming at Pulp Fiction . So Tarantino quickly succeeded in using the phrase "written and directed by Quentin Tarantino" in the opening credits and naming Avary merely as the source of ideas for an episode.
The film, The Rules of the Game (2002), written and directed by him, is based on a novel by Bret Easton Ellis . In 2005 Avary wrote the screenplay for the video game adaptation of Silent Hill .
Together with Neil Gaiman , he wrote the screenplay for The Legend of Beowulf (2007), Robert Zemeckis ' film adaptation of the epic heroic poem of the same name .
On September 30, 2009, he was sentenced to one year imprisonment and five years probation for a car accident he caused in which his newlywed boyfriend died and his wife was seriously injured. He was released from custody in July 2010.
Together with his daughter Gala Avary , he runs the production company Avary .
Filmography (selection)
- Director
- 1993: Killing Zoe
- 1995: Mr. Stitch (TV movie)
- 2002: The Rules of Attraction (The Rules of Attraction)
- 2004: Glitterati
- script
- 1983: The Worm Turns (short film)
- 1992: Reservoir Dogs - Wildehund ( Reservoir Dogs ; background radio dialogue written by)
- 1993: True Romance (uncredited)
- 1993: Killing Zoe
- 1994: Pulp Fiction (stories by)
- 1995: Crying Freeman ( Crying Freeman , uncredited)
- 1995: Mr. Stitch (TV movie)
- 1997: Odd Jobs (TV movie)
- 2002: The Rules of Attraction (The Rules of Attraction)
- 2004: Glitterati
- 2006: Silent Hill
- 2007: The Legend of Beowulf (Beowulf)
- 2012: XIII - The Conspiracy (TV series, 3 episodes)
- production
- 1983: The Worm Turns (short film)
- 1983: The Boys (short film)
- 1997: Odd Jobs (TV movie)
- 2004: Glitterati
- camera
- 1983: The Boys (short film)
- 1987: My Best Friend's Birthday
- 2004: Glitterati
Web links
- Official website avary.com (English)
- Roger Avary in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ "Pulp Fiction" screenwriter jailed for fatal crash , Reuters on September 30, 2009
- ↑ Anthony D'Alessandro: Roger Avary Returns To Cannes 22 Years After 'Pulp Fiction' & 'Killing Zoe' With 'Unwind': “I Have Changed As A Filmmaker” . In: deadline.com from May 15, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Avary, Roger |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film director, screenwriter and film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 23, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Flin Flon , Manitoba , Canada |