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David Peoples | |
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| Born | David Webb Peoples 1940 (age 83–84) Middletown, Connecticut, United States |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Spouse | Janet Beebe Peoples[1] |
David Webb Peoples (born c. 1940) is an American screenwriter who wrote Blade Runner (1982), Unforgiven (1992), and 12 Monkeys (1995). He was nominated for Oscar, Golden Globe, and BAFTA awards. He won the best screenplay awards from the L.A. Film Critics (1991) and National Society of Film Critics (1992) for Unforgiven.
Early life
Peoples was born in Middletown, Connecticut, the son of Ruth Clara (née Levinger) and Joe Webb Peoples, a geologist.[2][3][4] He studied English at the University of California, Berkeley.[citation needed]
Career
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Peoples worked as a film editor in the 1970s, and started writing screenplays during this time,[when?][5] but his writing career began when he was hired as co-writer on Blade Runner after director Ridley Scott and screenwriter Hampton Fancher separated over creative differences.[citation needed] Following that film's critical success,[citation needed] Peoples was hired by studios to work on films including Ladyhawke (1985) and Leviathan (1989).[5]
With John Milius, Peoples had written a script in the 1980s based on DC Comics' Sgt. Rock series. Arnold Schwarzenegger was originally picked to play the title role; the project was revived in 2010 involving Joel Silver and Easy Company, although with the expectation to set the narrative in a place other than the battlefields of World War II, and therefore make the project independent from the early script.[6]
A number of Peoples' other original screenplays were sold during the 1980s, many having undergoing lengthy studio development periods before seeing production: Unforgiven, Soldier, and The Blood of Heroes.[citation needed] The Blood of Heroes was directed by Peoples and starred Rutger Hauer.[7] Peoples received his greatest recognition for Unforgiven (1992)[citation needed]. He had originally written the script in 1976, when it had the title The William Munny Killings)[5] and appearing in theaters in 1992.[5] Peoples'screwball comedy Hero also appeared in 1992.
Later in 1992, Peoples began work (in collaboration with wife Janet Peoples) on 12 Monkeys (1995), a science fiction film concerned with time travel and directed by Terry Gilliam. It was inspired by Chris Marker's experimental short film La Jetée. It succeeded both critically and commercially.[citation needed]
In 1998, Soldier was filmed by British director Paul Anderson, albeit on a reduced budget and with additional rewriting by Anderson.[citation needed]
Filmography
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As of February 2015, Peoples has thirteen writing credits (ten for original screenplays, two for stories, and one for source material), as well as five credits for editing, and three credits for directing.[8]
- The Day After Trinity (1980) (writer, with Janet Peoples, Jon Else; editor)
- Blade Runner (with Hampton Fancher) (1982)
- Ladyhawke (with Tom Mankiewicz, Michael Thomas and Edward Khmara) (1985)
- Leviathan (with Jeb Stuart) (1989)
- The Blood of Heroes (aka Salute of the Jugger) (1989; also directed)
- Fatal Sky (1990) (as "Anthony Able")
- Unforgiven (1992)
- Hero (1992)
- 12 Monkeys (with Janet Peoples) (1995)
- Soldier (1998)
Awards
Peoples highest accolades were for Unforgiven, for which ultimately received Oscar, Golden Globe and British Academy nominations, and won L.A. Film Critics (1991) and National Society of Film Critics (1992) awards for best screenplay.[citation needed] Peoples was presented with the Distinguished Screenwriter Award at the 2010 Austin Film Festival.[citation needed]
Further reading
- Dutka, Elaine (October 5, 1992). "Q&A With David Webb Peoples: A Reluctant Hollywood Hero". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
References
- ^ Courant Staff (March 23, 2000). "Obiturary: Joe Webb Peoples". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ Weinraub, Bernard (October 6, 1992). "A Screenwriter Whose Life's Script Stars Privacy". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ NYT Staff (April 4, 2000). "Obituary: Joe Webb Peoples, 92, Student of Dinosaurs". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ NYT Staff (September 10, 1937). "Wedding announcement: Ruth Levinger Married; Maplewood Girl Wed at Club to Prof. Joe W. Peoples". The New York Times: 21. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d Snider, Eric D. (August 29, 2015). "12 Dusty Facts About 'Unforgiven'". Mental Floss. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ Boucher, Geoff (February 1, 2010). "'Sgt. Rock' Reloads as Movie Project—But Not as a WWII Story". Hero Complex. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/23/movies/review-film-clashing-gladiators-in-the-bloody-sport-of-a-future-dark-age.html
- ^ Hollywood.com Staff (February 4, 2015). "David Peoples—Biography and Filmography". Hollywood.com. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
External links
- David Peoples at IMDb
- Cinequest Film Festival - Interview with Janet and David Webb Peoples
