Callie Khouri
Birth : 1957-11-27, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
History
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Callie Khouri (born November 27, 1957, as Carolyn Ann Khouri) is an American screenwriter and film director. In 1992 she won the Academy Award for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for the film, Thelma & Louise.
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Executive Producer
An electrifying glimpse into the complex life and thrilling, unparalleled performances of rock and roll's first and wildest practitioner: Jerry Lee Lewis.
Story
The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.
Executive Producer
A story of the close friendship of country music stars Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn.
Director
A story of the close friendship of country music stars Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn.
Herself
An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, executives and artists in the Industry.
Self
With exclusive access to the Cline estate, the film features rare performances of such Cline classics as "Walkin' After Midnight" "Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray," "Come On In," "I Fall to Pieces," "Crazy," "You Made Me Love You" and more.The documentary also features exclusive archival interviews with Cline's contemporaries and new interviews with a wide range of artists who have been influenced by Cline: LeAnn Rimes, Kacey Musgraves, Rhiannon Giddens, Wanda Jackson, Bill Anderson, Beverly D'Angelo, Callie Khouri, Reba McEntire, Mickey Guyton, Terri Clark and more.
Director
Three female employees of the Federal Reserve plot to steal money that is about to be destroyed.
Herself
A look at the mystique of road movies, combining interviews, film clips, music, photography, literature and a narrative storyline featuring Paul Rudd and Tom McCarthy.
Producer
Two best friends, a detective and a prosecuting attorney, tackle criminal cases in a small southern town.
Writer
Two best friends, a detective and a prosecuting attorney, tackle criminal cases in a small southern town.
Director
Two best friends, a detective and a prosecuting attorney, tackle criminal cases in a small southern town.
Self
Nearly every major element of making the 1991 film Thelma & Louise is examined here from how the script was written to how Ridley Scott got involved, to how the big tanker explosion was pulled off. Some funny stories are shared and some great trivia as to what was improvised on set and actually left in the film.
Screenplay
A mother and daughter dispute is resolved by the "Yaya sisterhood" - long time friends of the mother.
Director
A mother and daughter dispute is resolved by the "Yaya sisterhood" - long time friends of the mother.
Herself
This documentary tells of the life and career of screenwriter Frances Marion. By the mid-1920s, she was the most respected and highest paid scriptwriter in Hollywood.
Writer
Grace King Bichon, who is managing her father's riding-stable, discovers that her husband Eddie is deceiving her with another woman. After confronting him in the middle of the night on the streets of their small home town, she decides to stay at her sister Emma Rae's house for a while to make up her mind. Breaking out of her everyday life, she starts to question the authority of everyone.
Co-Producer
Whilst on a short weekend getaway, Louise shoots a man who had tried to rape Thelma. Due to the incriminating circumstances, they make a run for it and thus a cross country chase ensues for the two fugitives. Along the way, both women rediscover the strength of their friendship and surprising aspects of their personalities and self-strengths in the trying times.
Screenplay
Whilst on a short weekend getaway, Louise shoots a man who had tried to rape Thelma. Due to the incriminating circumstances, they make a run for it and thus a cross country chase ensues for the two fugitives. Along the way, both women rediscover the strength of their friendship and surprising aspects of their personalities and self-strengths in the trying times.