Jonathan Gems

Nacimiento : , London, United Kingdom

Historia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jonathan Gems (born 1952, London) is a British playwright and screenwriter mostly known for his work on Mars Attacks!, directed by Tim Burton. He also wrote the film's novelization. The son of the playwright Pam Gems, Jonathan Gems wrote a number of plays for theatres on the London fringe before gradually turning to screenwriting. As well as Mars Attacks!, Gems did uncredited rewrite work on Batman. Gems has written a number of unproduced scripts for Burton, including a Beetlejuice sequel titled Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian, an updating of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" set in Burbank, California, The Hawkline Monster, a cowboy/monster movie that was to star Clint Eastwood and Jack Nicholson and Go Baby Go, a beach movie in the style of Russ Meyer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonathan Gems, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Who Killed British Cinema?
Who Killed British Cinema?
Himself
A feature length documentary about the real state of the British film industry in relation to UK structures past, present and currently for the future. This film exposes the shocking truths about the UK Governments' will to grow an indigenous British film industry, the legacy and testament of the now closed UK Film Council (UKFC), the current British Film Institute and the new Creative England.
The Treat
The Treat
Writer
The lives of four strange prostitutes will change forever when they go to the Mayor's birthday party.
The Treat
The Treat
Director
The lives of four strange prostitutes will change forever when they go to the Mayor's birthday party.
Mars Attacks!
Mars Attacks!
Screenplay
Parodia de los filmes de ciencia ficción de los años 50. Unos platillos volantes procedentes de Marte sobrevuelan todas las capitales del mundo. La población, aterrada, espera conocer sus intenciones. Al presidente de los Estados Unidos, su asesor científico le asegura que serán absolutamente pacíficas. Sin embargo, sus asesores militares le aconsejan que aniquile a los marcianos antes de que sea demasiado tarde.
Pasiones en Kenia
Pasiones en Kenia
Screenplay
Años cuarenta. Dos aristócratas ingleses recién casados se instalan en la colonia británica del Happy Valley, en Kenia, donde él tiene propiedades. Ella se enamora de un conde cínico y elegante con el que mantiene una apasionada relación. Mientras tanto, su marido parece soportar estoicamente la infidelidad de su bella mujer.