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Tommy Swerdlow (born 1962) is an American screenwriter, actor, and director. He has appeared in such films as Howard the Duck (1986) and Spaceballs (1987) and co-wrote the screenplays of Cool Runnings (1993), Little Giants (1994) and Snow Dogs (2002). [1]
Tommy Swerdlow is a New York-born writer and actor, known for Howard the Duck, Child's Play and Real Genius. He has also written and produced several movies and TV shows, such as A Thousand Junkies and Brutally Normal.
- January 1, 1
- 2 min
- New York City, New York, USA
"The Rhythm" is a piggy bank to hold my pennies. The phrase comes from Cool Runnings a movie I wrote thirty years ago. Click to read Feel The Rhythm, by Tommy Swerdlow, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
Tommy Swerdlow is an actor and writer who starred in Howard the Duck, Child's Play and Real Genius. He was born in New York City in 1962, moved to Los Angeles in 1983 and directed A Thousand Junkies in 2017.
- August 15, 1962
Jan 16, 2024 · You’re going to molest my precious little daughter of a lemon tree? I love those lemons. I confit with those lemons. I caress and candy their precious peels, and concoct with their precious juice, and you’re just going to come and “pull?” Trespass not, oh Lord Krishna, or meet Shiva Swerdlow’s wrath!
Apr 28, 2017 · The feature directorial debut of screenwriter Tommy Swerdlow, A Thousand Junkies strikes a nerve and strikes a delicate tonal balance, often making the viewer laugh and cringe from painful...
Jun 19, 2024 · I’ve been a working screenwriter for thirty-five years. I wrote the movie Cool Runnings, but also was a writer on Little Giants, Snow Dogs and more recently The Grinch and Puss in Boots the Last Wish. I was recently working on the new Shrek movie and wrote the original draft of a prequel for Donkey.
