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Jun 18, 2019 · Here we feature fifteen of the most famous screenwriters that did uncredited work on some of Hollywood’s highest-profile movies. 1. Carrie Fisher Known mostly for her iconic role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars Saga films, the late
Mar 3, 2020 · The uncredited Casey Robinson assisted with three weeks of rewrites, and there have been ongoing claims that others did as well. Screenwriters like Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian, Kevin Smith, the late Carrie Fisher, and even Quentin Tarantino (he touched up dialogue for Crimson Tide) have made a career of uncredited work on screenplays.
- Carrie Fisher, Hook (1991), Sister Act (1992), Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), and The Wedding Singer (1998) Fisher's involvement meant improving the female characters.
- Aaron Sorkin, Schindler's List (1994) Sorkin was personally called by Spielberg to work on the film's dialogue. Written by Steven Zaillian, Schindler's List tells a gripping story about the horrors of the Holocaust and how it impacted the life of Oskar Schindler.
- Jack Nicholson, The Departed (2006) Nicholson's rewrites to Frank Costello made his character much more sinister. The Departed is the American remake of the Hong Kong suspense thriller, Infernal Affairs, and it centers around members of law enforcement and organized crime trying to infiltrate others with undercover agents.
- Quentin Tarantino, Crimson Tide (1995) Tarantino's pop culture references and discussions of race heightened the film's tension. Quentin Tarantino has provided uncredited rewrites on plenty of movies from the early to mid 1990s such as It's Pat: The Movie, Curdled, and Crimson Tide.
Jan 31, 2015 · These roles are generally small, many of them non-speaking ones, and are commonly either appearances in a work in which they hold some special significance (such as actors from an original movie appearing in its remake), or renowned people making uncredited appearances. And why aren't they credited?
- The Screen Actor's Guild sets certain required pay scales for actors. In some cases actors will agree to pay adjustments or a lack of credit as a f...
- I haven't seen Mystic River , so I don't know how big Eli Wallach's role is and I don't recognize Olivia Williams enough to look for her in X-Men:...
- An example, Swing Kids (1993) As explained in IMDb: Kenneth Branagh is reported to have refused any billing at all rather than be billed above Chri...
- Not only that but if a big name actor takes a cameo or small role it can effect future work they receive and so not to come up on recent acting job...
- Sometimes an actor, or actress, really sucks, and the only reason the final performance is any good is because of the director or the editing staff...
Jan 31, 2023 · Screenwriters like Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian, Kevin Smith, the late Carrie Fisher, and even Quentin Tarantino (he touched up dialogue for Crimson Tide) have made a career of uncredited work on screenplays.
Dec 25, 2021 · If the screenplay is original, the first writer must have contributed at least 33% to the final shooting draft in order to be credited, while any subsequent writer must have contributed at least...
Aug 25, 2023 · If we were to pick his four most famous works, they would have to be: Double Indemnity (1944), Sunset Boulevard (1950), Some Like It Hot (1959), and The Apartment (1960). On top of all that, Billy Wilder was one of the driving creative forces behind so many more, with much of his help going uncredited.
