Favorite screenwriters?

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buby1987 — 14 years ago(September 03, 2011 09:03 AM)

Billy Wilder is great. My personal favorite is Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Blue Collar, American Gigolo).
Also: Robert Towne (Shampoo, Chinatown), Quentin Tarantino, John Milius, Lawrence Kasdan, Bo Goldman, William Goldman, Woody Allen

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ellery-6 — 14 years ago(September 03, 2011 08:35 PM)

Okay now you're gonna think I'm stalking you but I've noticed we have similar tastes, and before I opened this, I said to myself "Paul Schrader owns this thread." Excellent director too - wish he had done more.
Others not yet mentioned: Bob Rafelson, Alvin Sargent, Elaine May, Harold Ramis.
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buby1987 — 14 years ago(September 03, 2011 08:42 PM)

Right, I'm starting to recognize your user name. Looks like we have similar tastes.
I like all those writers you mentioned.
In my opinion, Schrader is the greatest screenwriter of all time here's his output from 1975 to 1980: The Yakuza, Taxi Driver, Obsession, Rolling Thunder, Blue Collar, Hardcore, Old Boyfriends, American Gigolo, Raging Bull. He's directed some great films. Affliction was great. I loved The Walker, too.

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wcmartell — 13 years ago(September 11, 2012 09:26 PM)

Paul Schrader.
Dan Mainwarring.
Billy Wilder.
Lawrence Kasdan.

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flower-power-11 — 12 years ago(December 10, 2013 04:32 PM)

John Hughes. He did great with The Breakfast Club and the Home Alone movies.

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hiddenagenda1 — 11 years ago(July 25, 2014 04:00 PM)

Wes Craven
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Kahoko — 11 years ago(February 23, 2015 12:43 PM)

Joss Whedon
Quentin Tarrantino
RJ Stewart
Steven L. Sears
JJ Abrams
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Arch-Leach — 11 years ago(February 26, 2015 03:03 PM)

Dudley Nichols
Billy Wilder
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Dalton Trumbo
Carl Foreman
Michael Wilson
John Huston
Orson Welles
Frank Nugent
Blake Edwards
Charles Lederer
Robert Bolt

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Blondie_64 — 11 years ago(February 28, 2015 10:36 AM)

Quentin Tarantino
Mel Brooks
Billy Wilder
Christopher Nolan
Joel and Ethan Coen
John Logan

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babygooseRonan — 9 years ago(September 25, 2016 02:58 PM)

1. Coen Brothers
2. Paul Thomas Anderson
3. Charlie Kaufman
4. Chris and Jon Nolan (Memento, Inception mainly)

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politicidal — 9 years ago(October 21, 2016 04:51 PM)

I'm not sure if I have a favorite per se but one current screenwriter whose work I'm often looking forward to is John Logan.
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Panthers4848 — 9 years ago(January 05, 2017 08:59 PM)

1. Anders Thomas Jensen ( All of Susanne Bier's films - In A better World, After The Wedding, Brothers, Love is All You Need, A Second Chance, etc)
2. The Coen Brothers
3. David Mamet
4. François Ozon
5. Mike Leigh
6. Paul Thomas Anderson
7. Alejandro G. Iñárritu
8. Pedro Almodóvar
9. Bill Forsyth
   10.Jean-Pierre Jeunet

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luigislawyer — 1 year ago(April 02, 2025 10:44 PM)

Greta Gerwig
Jennifer Lee
Philip Dunne
George Miller
Meg LeFauve