Stanley Weiser
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Stanley Weiser is an American screenwriter
. He was born in New York City. He is a graduate of the NYU Film School. His screen credits include Wall Street and W.
, both directed by Oliver Stone
. He also wrote the 20th Century Fox animal rights film, Project X. He is credited for creating the characters of the sequel to Wall Street: Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. In addition, he served as script consultant on Oliver Stone's Nixon
and Any Given Sunday
.
His passion projects were two civil rights dramas, developed as feature films, but made for television. Murder in Mississippi
, a chronicle of the 1964 Freedom Summer movement and the lives and deaths of Cheney, Schwerner, and Goodman, which aired on NBC in 1990. It was nominated for four Emmys and won the Directors Guild of America Award for best TV movie. Freedom Song, a semi-fictional account of the early SNCC movement in Mississippi, was co-written with Phil Alden Robinson, who also directed. They shared a Writers Guild of America Award and Humanitas nomination for the 2000 TNT film.
Stanley also adapted the novel, Fatherland
, by Robert Harris, for HBO. It was nominated for three Golden Globe awards and Miranda Richardson won for best supporting actress in a TV or cable movie. He wrote the NBC four hour mini-series Witness to the Mob
in 1998, which was produced by Robert De Niro. H also wrote Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story
, for which he received a Writers Guild of America
nomination for best TV movie.
As of May 2010, he is writing a feature biography of the legendary music producer, John Hammond, the man who discovered Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, and Bruce Springsteen, and who brought about integration of music in America. The film will be produced by Jerry Weintraub.
Weiser began his career as a production assistant for Brian De Palma on Phantom of the Paradise
, and as an assistant cameraman on the Martin Scorsese documentary, Street Scenes
.
He is married and lives in Santa Monica, California. He is also a founding member of the West Los Angeles Shambhala Buddhist Meditation Center.
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. He was born in New York City. He is a graduate of the NYU Film School. His screen credits include Wall Street and W.
W. (film)
W. is a 2008 American film based on the life and presidency of George W. Bush. It was produced and directed by Oliver Stone, written by Stanley Weiser, and stars Josh Brolin as Bush, with a cast that includes Ellen Burstyn, Elizabeth Banks, James Cromwell, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Scott...
, both directed by Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
William Oliver Stone is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Stone became well known in the late 1980s and the early 1990s for directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, for which he had previously participated as an infantry soldier. His work frequently focuses on...
. He also wrote the 20th Century Fox animal rights film, Project X. He is credited for creating the characters of the sequel to Wall Street: Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. In addition, he served as script consultant on Oliver Stone's Nixon
Nixon (film)
Nixon is a 1995 American biographical film directed by Oliver Stone for Cinergi Pictures that tells the story of the political and personal life of former US President Richard Nixon, played by Anthony Hopkins....
and Any Given Sunday
Any Given Sunday
Any Given Sunday is a 1999 American drama film directed by Oliver Stone depicting a fictional professional American football team. The film features an ensemble cast, consisting of Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx, James Woods, LL Cool J, Matthew Modine, John C...
.
His passion projects were two civil rights dramas, developed as feature films, but made for television. Murder in Mississippi
Murder in Mississippi
Murder in Mississippi is a 1990 television movie which dramatized the last weeks of civil rights activists Michael "Mickey" Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney, and the events leading up to their disappearance and subsequent murder in the summer of 1964. It starred Tom Hulce as Schwerner,...
, a chronicle of the 1964 Freedom Summer movement and the lives and deaths of Cheney, Schwerner, and Goodman, which aired on NBC in 1990. It was nominated for four Emmys and won the Directors Guild of America Award for best TV movie. Freedom Song, a semi-fictional account of the early SNCC movement in Mississippi, was co-written with Phil Alden Robinson, who also directed. They shared a Writers Guild of America Award and Humanitas nomination for the 2000 TNT film.
Stanley also adapted the novel, Fatherland
Fatherland (novel)
Fatherland is a bestselling 1992 thriller by the English writer and journalist Robert Harris. It takes the form of a high concept alternative history set in a world in which Nazi Germany won World War II.The novel was an immediate bestseller in Britain...
, by Robert Harris, for HBO. It was nominated for three Golden Globe awards and Miranda Richardson won for best supporting actress in a TV or cable movie. He wrote the NBC four hour mini-series Witness to the Mob
Witness to the Mob
Witness to the Mob is a made for TV film which premiered on May 10, 1998.-Plot:Film follows the rise of Sammy Gravano in ranks of NY Cosa Nostra, his turning to government witness in legal trials of John Gotti and his life in Witness protection program....
in 1998, which was produced by Robert De Niro. H also wrote Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story is an American made-for-television movie produced and broadcast in 2003 on the USA Network.-Plot:The movie is a depiction of the life of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, focusing primarily on his mayoral career and response to the September 11...
, for which he received a Writers Guild of America
Writers Guild of America
The Writers Guild of America is a generic term referring to the joint efforts of two different US labor unions:* The Writers Guild of America, East , representing TV and film writers East of the Mississippi....
nomination for best TV movie.
As of May 2010, he is writing a feature biography of the legendary music producer, John Hammond, the man who discovered Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, and Bruce Springsteen, and who brought about integration of music in America. The film will be produced by Jerry Weintraub.
Weiser began his career as a production assistant for Brian De Palma on Phantom of the Paradise
Phantom of the Paradise
Phantom of the Paradise is a 1974 musical film written and directed by Brian De Palma. The story is a loosely adapted mixture of The Phantom of the Opera, The Picture of Dorian Gray and Faust and also briefly references Frankenstein and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari...
, and as an assistant cameraman on the Martin Scorsese documentary, Street Scenes
Street Scenes
Street Scenes, also known as Street Scenes 1970 is a documentary directed by Martin Scorsese. It documents two protest rallies against the Vietnam War that took place in May 1970: the Hard Hat Riot on Wall Street in New York City and Kent State/Cambodia Incursion Protest in Washington, D.C...
.
He is married and lives in Santa Monica, California. He is also a founding member of the West Los Angeles Shambhala Buddhist Meditation Center.
Filmography
- Coast to CoastCoast to Coast (1980 film)Coast to Coast is a 1980 comedy film starring Dyan Cannon and Robert Blake, directed by Joseph Sargent. The screenplay was written by Stanley Weiser. The original score was composed by Charles Bernstein. The film was shot in Stockton, California...
- Project X
- Wall Street
- Murder in MississippiMurder in MississippiMurder in Mississippi is a 1990 television movie which dramatized the last weeks of civil rights activists Michael "Mickey" Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney, and the events leading up to their disappearance and subsequent murder in the summer of 1964. It starred Tom Hulce as Schwerner,...
- Fatherland
- Witness to the MobWitness to the MobWitness to the Mob is a made for TV film which premiered on May 10, 1998.-Plot:Film follows the rise of Sammy Gravano in ranks of NY Cosa Nostra, his turning to government witness in legal trials of John Gotti and his life in Witness protection program....
- Freedom Song
- Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani StoryRudy: The Rudy Giuliani StoryRudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story is an American made-for-television movie produced and broadcast in 2003 on the USA Network.-Plot:The movie is a depiction of the life of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, focusing primarily on his mayoral career and response to the September 11...
- W.W. (film)W. is a 2008 American film based on the life and presidency of George W. Bush. It was produced and directed by Oliver Stone, written by Stanley Weiser, and stars Josh Brolin as Bush, with a cast that includes Ellen Burstyn, Elizabeth Banks, James Cromwell, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Scott...
External links
- Stanley Weiser at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Interview on W.W. (film)W. is a 2008 American film based on the life and presidency of George W. Bush. It was produced and directed by Oliver Stone, written by Stanley Weiser, and stars Josh Brolin as Bush, with a cast that includes Ellen Burstyn, Elizabeth Banks, James Cromwell, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Scott...