Michael Prywes is an American

United States

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 director

Film director

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, producer

Film producer

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 and screenwriter

Screenwriter

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. He began his film career as an undergraduate at Northwestern University

Northwestern University

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. His feature film directing debut, Returning Mickey Stern

Returning Mickey Stern

Returning Mickey Stern is a 2003 comedy film written and directed by Michael Prywes. It stars Joseph Bologna, Tom Bosley, Renee Taylor, Connie Stevens, and Joshua Fishbein and was shot almost entirely on Fire Island, off the coast of Long Island, NY. It is the story of a former professional...

had its theatrical release in New York and Los Angeles on April 25, 2003 and its DVD release in 2006. The collapse of his follow-up feature, The King of Summer, led to the 2005 New York Supreme Court lawsuit Prywes v. Eight Entertainment, et al. The production had been featured in the "Hollywood Reporter".

Michael currently teaches "Writing for the Movies" at CUNY Queens College, a course he started in 1999. He also serves as a guest lecturer at graduate courses, and continues to serve as a consultant, panelist and judge at various film festivals.

On May 20, 2001, Michael married Devra Scheikowitz Prywes, who is also an entertainment executive. They met Devra's first day at Northwestern.

Filmography

• The Look
  The Look
  "The Look", written by Per Gessle and performed by Roxette, was released as a single in early 1989 from the album Look Sharp!. The song became Roxette's international "breakthrough" song, finally exposing the duo to music consumers outside of the duo's native Sweden and Europe after more than one...
  
  (2004) (associate producer)
• The Perpetual Life of Jim Albers (2004) (associate producer)
• Returning Mickey Stern
  Returning Mickey Stern
  Returning Mickey Stern is a 2003 comedy film written and directed by Michael Prywes. It stars Joseph Bologna, Tom Bosley, Renee Taylor, Connie Stevens, and Joshua Fishbein and was shot almost entirely on Fire Island, off the coast of Long Island, NY. It is the story of a former professional...
  
  (2003) (producer, director, writer)
• 7th Grade Blues (1996) (producer, writer)

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