Christopher Hawthorne

Christopher Hawthorne
BornUnited States
OccupationScreenwriter, producer

Christopher Hawthorne is an American screenwriter and producer.

Hawthorne is best known for writing the screenplay for director Bob Balaban's surrealist horror-comedy Parents, starring Randy Quaid, Mary Beth Hurt, Bryan Madorsky and Sandy Dennis.[1][2][3][4][5]

Hawthorne is also known for writing the made for cable television films The Courtyard, a thriller starring Andrew McCarthy, Mädchen Amick and Cheech Marin,[6][7] the family film Whiskers with Michael Caloz[8] and the mermaid themed Sea People starring Shawn Roberts and Hume Cronyn,[9] which won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Children's Script.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Roger Ebert. "Parents". Chicago Sun-Times.
  2. ^ Desson Howe (March 17, 1989). "'Parents' (R)". The Washington Post.
  3. ^ Hal Hinson (March 17, 1989). "'Parents' (R)". The Washington Post.
  4. ^ James, Caryn (January 27, 1989). "Review/Film; Dubious Housekeeping In Balaban's 'Parents'". The New York Times.
  5. ^ Kael, Pauline (May 15, 1991). 5001 Nights at the Movies. ISBN 9780805013672.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "The Courtyard (1995)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015.
  8. ^ Sandra Brennan (2012). "Whiskers - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  9. ^ Mark Deming (2012). "Sea-People - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  10. ^ "WGA.org". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2013.

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