Rusty Lemorande
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Rusty Lemorande is an American screenwriter, director, actor and film producer, who created the 1989 version of Journey to the Center of the Earth
.
One of Lemorande's first major jobs was production executive for the comedy Caddyshack
. He was caught in the battle between screenwriter Doug Kenney and executive producer Jon Peters
over Peters' insistence on a prominent role in the finished film for the infamous gopher
puppet, which was not part of the original script.
Lemorande soon joined up with Barbra Streisand
to produce Yentl
, for which they shared a Golden Globe award for Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy.
Lemorande wrote the film Electric Dreams, then followed it up by co-writing and producing with Francis Ford Coppola
and George Lucas
the Disney 3D theme-park film Captain EO
, starring Michael Jackson
. Lemorande, having suggested that the film include in-theater enhancements (such as star effects, smoke and laser effects) triggered synchronously with events on the screen, and then including those events in his first draft screenplay, has been deemed the "Father of 4-D" ('4-D' being the industry term now used for such 3-D shows which utilize synchronous events, such as "Muppets 3-D", "Terminator 3-D" and "Shrek 4-D".
Lemorande had a small speaking part in the film Yentl, and recently played the role of "Father Lazarus" in the Roland Joffe
film, There Be Dragons based on the life of Josemaria Escriva (founder of Opus Dei) which was shot largely in Argentina.
Lemorande's writing credits include an original screenplay, entitled Quixote, which deals with Miguel de Cervantes
five years as a slave and prisoner in Algeria prior to writing Don Quixote. Sir Ben Kingsley
intends to star in the film to be produced by his film company, SBK Productions.
Journey to the Center of the Earth
A Journey to the Center of the Earth is a classic 1864 science fiction novel by Jules Verne. The story involves a German professor who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the center of the Earth...
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One of Lemorande's first major jobs was production executive for the comedy Caddyshack
Caddyshack
Caddyshack is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and written by Brian Doyle-Murray, Ramis, and Douglas Kenney. It stars Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O'Keefe, Cindy Morgan, and Bill Murray...
. He was caught in the battle between screenwriter Doug Kenney and executive producer Jon Peters
Jon Peters
Jon Peters is an American movie producer.-Early life:Peters was born John H. Peters in Van Nuys, California, the son of Helen , a receptionist, and Jack Peters, a cook...
over Peters' insistence on a prominent role in the finished film for the infamous gopher
Gopher (animal)
The term gopher as it is commonly used does not relate to any one species, but is a generic term used to describe any of several small burrowing rodents endemic to North America, including the pocket gopher , also called true gophers, and the ground squirrel , including Richardson's ground squirrel...
puppet, which was not part of the original script.
Lemorande soon joined up with Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, film producer and director. She has won two Academy Awards, eight Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Peabody Award, and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy,...
to produce Yentl
Yentl (film)
Yentl is a 1983 romantic musical drama film from United Artists, and directed, co-written, co-produced, and starring Barbra Streisand based on the play of the same name by Leah Napolin and Isaac Bashevis Singer, itself based on Singer's short story, "Yentl the Yeshiva Boy".The dramatic story...
, for which they shared a Golden Globe award for Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy.
Lemorande wrote the film Electric Dreams, then followed it up by co-writing and producing with Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is widely acclaimed as one of Hollywood's most innovative and influential film directors...
and George Lucas
George Lucas
George Walton Lucas, Jr. is an American film producer, screenwriter, and director, and entrepreneur. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive of Lucasfilm. He is best known as the creator of the space opera franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones...
the Disney 3D theme-park film Captain EO
Captain EO
Captain EO is a 3-D science fiction film starring Michael Jackson and directed by Francis Ford Coppola that was shown at Disney theme parks from 1986 through the 1990s...
, starring Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
. Lemorande, having suggested that the film include in-theater enhancements (such as star effects, smoke and laser effects) triggered synchronously with events on the screen, and then including those events in his first draft screenplay, has been deemed the "Father of 4-D" ('4-D' being the industry term now used for such 3-D shows which utilize synchronous events, such as "Muppets 3-D", "Terminator 3-D" and "Shrek 4-D".
Lemorande had a small speaking part in the film Yentl, and recently played the role of "Father Lazarus" in the Roland Joffe
Roland Joffé
Roland Joffé is an English-French film director who is known for his Oscar nominated movies, The Killing Fields and The Mission. He began his career in television. His early television credits included episodes of Coronation Street and an adaptation of The Stars Look Down for Granada...
film, There Be Dragons based on the life of Josemaria Escriva (founder of Opus Dei) which was shot largely in Argentina.
Lemorande's writing credits include an original screenplay, entitled Quixote, which deals with Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. His magnum opus, Don Quixote, considered the first modern novel, is a classic of Western literature, and is regarded amongst the best works of fiction ever written...
five years as a slave and prisoner in Algeria prior to writing Don Quixote. Sir Ben Kingsley
Ben Kingsley
Sir Ben Kingsley, CBE is a British actor. He has won an Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards in his career. He is known for starring as Mohandas Gandhi in the film Gandhi in 1982, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor...
intends to star in the film to be produced by his film company, SBK Productions.