Janet Roach

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Janet Roach (* before 1965) is an American writer , film producer and filmmaker best known for her collaboration with Richard Condon in the black comedy The Honor of the Prizzis , for which both were nominated for an Oscar in 1986 .

Life

With the documentary When Women Kill Roach made her debut in the film business in 1984. She wrote the template and the script for the independent film, which Lee Grant accompanied as a narrator. Roach wrote the screenplay for the 1985 Mafia film The Honor of the Prizzis together with Richard Condon , the author of the novel. Both were nominated for an Oscar in 1986 in the category “Best Adapted Screenplay” , but had to let Kurt Luedtke and the literary adaptation Jenseits von Afrika take precedence .

In 1988 Roach provided the script for Danny Huston's comedic drama Mr. North, starring Anthony Edwards , Robert Mitchum and Lauren Bacall . This was followed by work for television series, for example on the comedian group The Three Stooges .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1984: When Women Kill (documentary; author)
  • 1984: A Walk Through the 20th Century with Bill Moyers - Come to the Fairs (TV documentary series; producer, writer)
  • 1985: American Almanac (TV movie; producer)
  • 1985: The Honor of the Prizzis (Prizzi's Honor; screenwriter)
  • 1988: Mr. North - Darling of the Gods ( Mr. North ; screenwriter)
  • 1997: Hyvän tekijät (script editor)
  • 2000: Die 3 Stooges ( The Three Stooges , TV film; story)
  • 2001: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (TV series, 2 episodes; script adapted)
  • 2005: Dare (short film; thanks)
  • 2009: Prvi dan mira (short film; thanks)
  • 2009: Dare - Don't be afraid, just do it! (Thanksgiving)

Awards / nominations

The dates apply to Janet Roach and Richard Condon and the film The Honor of the Prizzis , respectively

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. The 58th Academy Awards | 1986 at oscars.org (English)
  2. Janet Roach at IMDb - Internet Movie Database (English)