Gregory Poirier

Gregory Poirier

Birth : 1961-05-19, Kula, Hawaii, USA

History

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gregory Stephen Poirier (born 19 May 1961) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. Poirier was born in Kula, Maui, Hawaii. He attended the Maui Academy of Performing Arts. Poirier wrote the screenplay for the John Singleton film Rosewood (1997), for which he won the Writers Guild of America's Paul Selvin Award. He also wrote the screenplay for the comedy See Spot Run, and wrote and directed the comedy Tomcats (2001). He also wrote The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, A Sound Of Thunder, Gossip, and National Treasure: Book of Secrets. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gregory Poirier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Gregory Poirier

Movies

Knox Goes Away
Writer
A contract killer, after being diagnosed with a fast-moving form of dementia, is presented with the opportunity to redeem himself by saving the life of his estranged adult son. But to do so, he must race against the police closing in on him as well as the ticking clock of his own rapidly deteriorating mind.
Baba Yaga
Screenplay
An original interpretation of Baba Yaga's story that goes beyond the traditional image of this character. What led the young sorceress Yadviga to turn into the recluse Yaga, living on a swamp in a hut on chicken legs? And what will happen when Princess Sapphire (Sineglazka) accidentally stumbles across Yaga's swamp in her quest to find rejuvenating apples at the world's edge for her evil witch stepmother? Baba Yaga is a colorful and fascinating journey, in which the power of friendship and faith in humanity triumphs over betrayal and evil.
Awake
Story
After a sudden global event wipes out all electronics and takes away humankind’s ability to sleep, chaos quickly begins to consume the world. Only Jill, an ex-soldier with a troubled past, may hold the key to a cure in the form of her own daughter. The question is, can Jill safely deliver her daughter and save the world before she herself loses her mind.
Awake
Producer
After a sudden global event wipes out all electronics and takes away humankind’s ability to sleep, chaos quickly begins to consume the world. Only Jill, an ex-soldier with a troubled past, may hold the key to a cure in the form of her own daughter. The question is, can Jill safely deliver her daughter and save the world before she herself loses her mind.
Savva. Heart of the Warrior
Writer
A fairytale about a grand life journey of a 10-year old boy Savva devoted to help his Mom and fellow village people to break free from the vicious hyenas.
The Spy Next Door
Screenplay
Former CIA spy Bob Ho takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend's three kids, who haven't exactly warmed to their mom's beau. And when one of the youngsters accidentally downloads a top-secret formula, Bob's longtime nemesis, a Russian terrorist, pays a visit to the family.
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Story
Benjamin Franklin Gates and Dr. Abigail Chase re-team with Riley Poole and, now armed with a stack of long-lost pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, Ben must follow a clue left there to prove his ancestor's innocence in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
A Sound of Thunder
Author
When a hunter sent back to the prehistoric era runs off the path he must not leave, he causes a chain reaction that alters history in disastrous ways.
Tomcats
Screenplay
College buddies chip in and promise that the group's last unmarried man will collect a cash pot. Seven years later, the kitty is worth $500,000 -- money Michael needs to pay a gambling debt. Problem is, the only other single guy is a hopeless womanizer!
Tomcats
Director
College buddies chip in and promise that the group's last unmarried man will collect a cash pot. Seven years later, the kitty is worth $500,000 -- money Michael needs to pay a gambling debt. Problem is, the only other single guy is a hopeless womanizer!
See Spot Run
Writer
A drug sniffing agent canine is a target for an assassin boss so the FBI calls Witness Protection to send him somewhere else. Meanwhile a single Mom puts her 6 year old boy James in the care of her irresponsible, mailman, neighbor, Gordon, when the babysitter bails on her. Meanwhile, an assassin mob boss hires 2 goons to kill Agent 11. But when 11 escapes from the van when they tried to kill him, he hides in Gordon's Mailtruck that James is in too. And guess what they name him. Spot.
Gossip
Screenplay
For a class project, three college students decide to invent an unfounded rumor about the most popular girl on campus. But as the rumor spreads, it begins to spiral out of control.
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Additional Writing
The circle of life continues for Simba, now fully grown and in his rightful place as the king of Pride Rock. Simba and Nala have given birth to a daughter, Kiara who's as rebellious as her father was. But Kiara drives her parents to distraction when she catches the eye of Kovu, the son of the evil lioness, Zira. Will Kovu steal Kiara's heart?
Rosewood
Writer
Spurred by a white woman's lie, vigilantes destroy a black Florida town and slay inhabitants in 1923.
The Stranger
Co-Producer
In this modern retelling of High Plains Drifter, a female biker rides into a desert town to seek revenge on "Angel" and his ruthless gang.
The Stranger
Writer
In this modern retelling of High Plains Drifter, a female biker rides into a desert town to seek revenge on "Angel" and his ruthless gang.
Danger Zone 4: Mad Girls, Bad Girls
Writer
Jason Williams (Flesh Gordon) again plays Wade Olson the Harley riding renegade cop. this time Olson finds himself deep in the Danger Zone when seven angry women kidnap him and take him into the desert away from the law. Sex is their weapon revenge is their motive Mad Girls Bad Girls join them for a wild ride into the Danger Zone.
Wild Malibu Weekend!
Screenplay
National beauties compete in a TV game show.