Ron Hutchinson (screenwriter)
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Ron Hutchinson is an Emmy Award winning screenwriter, known for writing John Frankenheimer
's Against the Wall, Robert M. Young's Slave of Dreams
, John Frankenheimer
's The Island of Dr. Moreau
, Moonlight and Magnolias (play), and the 2004 miniseries Traffic
.
Moonlight & Magnolias at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for the 2004 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Work. The Irish Play was performed in a Royal Shakespeare Company
production at the Royal Shakespeare Company Warehouse Theatre in London, England with Ron Cook, Brenda Fricker
, and P.G. Stephens in the cast. Barry Kyle was director.
Brought up and educated in Coventry
, Hutchinson has written stage and radio plays as well as his screenwriting.
He now lives in Los Angeles, California with his second wife and adopted daughter.
– Window, Sir? (1986) (writer)
– Trapdoor and Spook (1984) (writer)
– Ducks in a Row (1984) (writer)
– A State-of-the-Art Way to Die (1984) (writer)
– Death and Taxes (1984) (writer)
– Printout Urgent (1982) (writer)
– Process Priority (1982) (writer)
– Mode Murder (1982) (writer)
– Input Classified (1982) (writer)
– Saturday (1980) (writer)
– Friday (1980) (writer)
– Thursday (1980) (writer)
– Wednesday (1980) (writer)
– Tuesday (1980) (writer)
– Deasey (1979) (writer)
– The Winkler (1979) (writer)
– The Last Window Cleaner (1979) (writer)
– The Out of Town Boys (1979) (writer)
– Twelve Off the Belt (1977) (writer)
John Frankenheimer
John Michael Frankenheimer was an American film and television director known for social dramas and action/suspense films...
's Against the Wall, Robert M. Young's Slave of Dreams
Slave of Dreams
Slave of Dreams is a 1995 TV film based on the story of Joseph in the Bible, directed by Robert M. Young, produced by Dino De Laurentiis and Martha De Laurentiis and written by Ron Hutchinson. The film stars Adrian Pasdar as Joseph, Sherilyn Fenn as Zulaikha and Edward James Olmos as Potiphar....
, John Frankenheimer
John Frankenheimer
John Michael Frankenheimer was an American film and television director known for social dramas and action/suspense films...
's The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996 film)
The Island of Dr. Moreau is a 1996 science fiction horror film, the third major movie version of the H. G. Wells novel The Island of Doctor Moreau about a scientist who attempts to convert animals into people...
, Moonlight and Magnolias (play), and the 2004 miniseries Traffic
Traffic (TV miniseries)
Traffic: The Miniseries is a three-part feature on the United States cable channel USA Network in 2004 featuring an ensemble cast portraying the complex world of drugs, their distribution, the associated violence, and the wide variety of people whose lives are touched by it all. The mini-series was...
.
Moonlight & Magnolias at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for the 2004 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Work. The Irish Play was performed in a Royal Shakespeare Company
Royal Shakespeare Company
The Royal Shakespeare Company is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs 700 staff and produces around 20 productions a year from its home in Stratford-upon-Avon and plays regularly in London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and on tour across...
production at the Royal Shakespeare Company Warehouse Theatre in London, England with Ron Cook, Brenda Fricker
Brenda Fricker
Brenda Fricker is an Irish actress of theatre, film and television. She had appeared in more than 30 films and television roles...
, and P.G. Stephens in the cast. Barry Kyle was director.
Brought up and educated in Coventry
Coventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
, Hutchinson has written stage and radio plays as well as his screenwriting.
He now lives in Los Angeles, California with his second wife and adopted daughter.
Selected filmography
- 19911991 in filmThe year 1991 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*April 28 - Bonnie Raitt marries actor Michael O'Keefe in New York* Terminator 2: Judgment Day, became one of the landmarks for science fiction action films with its groundbreaking visual effects from Industrial Light & Magic.*November...
The Josephine Baker Story - 19911991 in filmThe year 1991 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*April 28 - Bonnie Raitt marries actor Michael O'Keefe in New York* Terminator 2: Judgment Day, became one of the landmarks for science fiction action films with its groundbreaking visual effects from Industrial Light & Magic.*November...
Prisoner of HonorPrisoner of HonorPrisoner of Honor is a 1991 British dramatic television movie made by Warner Bros. Television and distributed by HBO about the French Dreyfus Affair... - 19921992 in filmThe year 1992 in film involved many significant films. -Top grossing films:-Awards:Academy AwardsGolden Globe AwardsNational Film Awards...
Blue Ice - 19941994 in film1994 was a significant year in film.The top grosser worldwide was The Lion King, which to date stands as the highest-grossing traditionally-animated film of all time...
The Burning Season - 19941994 in film1994 was a significant year in film.The top grosser worldwide was The Lion King, which to date stands as the highest-grossing traditionally-animated film of all time...
Against The Wall - 19951995 in film-Top grossing films:-Events:* March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris by Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg.* March 28 - Actress Julia Roberts and singer Lyle Lovett announce their plans for separation....
Slave of DreamsSlave of DreamsSlave of Dreams is a 1995 TV film based on the story of Joseph in the Bible, directed by Robert M. Young, produced by Dino De Laurentiis and Martha De Laurentiis and written by Ron Hutchinson. The film stars Adrian Pasdar as Joseph, Sherilyn Fenn as Zulaikha and Edward James Olmos as Potiphar.... - 19961996 in filmMajor releases this year included Scream, Independence Day, Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient, Twister, Mars Attacks!, Jerry Maguire and a version of Evita starring Madonna.-Events:...
The Island of Dr. MoreauThe Island of Dr. Moreau (1996 film)The Island of Dr. Moreau is a 1996 science fiction horror film, the third major movie version of the H. G. Wells novel The Island of Doctor Moreau about a scientist who attempts to convert animals into people... - 20042004 in televisionThe year 2004 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2004.For the American TV schedule, see: 2004–05 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1940s:...
TrafficTraffic (TV miniseries)Traffic: The Miniseries is a three-part feature on the United States cable channel USA Network in 2004 featuring an ensemble cast portraying the complex world of drugs, their distribution, the associated violence, and the wide variety of people whose lives are touched by it all. The mini-series was... - 20062006 in television2006 in television may refer to:*2006 in American television*2006 in Australian television*2006 in British television*2006 in Canadian television*2006 in Japanese television...
The Ten CommandmentsThe Ten Commandments (2006)The Ten Commandments is a miniseries that dramatizes the biblical story of Moses.-Plot:Moses's mother, Jochebed, saves her baby from the edict of the Pharaoh that all newborn male Hebrew children must die by placing him in a basket on the Nile River...
Plays by Ron Hutchinson
- Says I, Says He (1977)
- Eejits (1978)
- The Irish Play (1980)
- Risky City (1981)
- Into Europe (1981)
- The Dillen (1983)
- Rat In The Skull (1984)
- Mary, After The Queen (1985)
- Flight (1988)
- Pygmies In The Ruins (1991)
- Burning Issues 2000)
- Lags (2001)
- Beau Brummell (2001)
- Head/Case (2004)
- Moonlight and Magnolias (2004)
- Topless Mum In Dead Hero Shocker!! (2007)
- Durand's Line (2009)
TV series
- (1987)The Marksman (TV mini-series)
- (1986) Unnatural Causes (TV series)
– Window, Sir? (1986) (writer)
- (1985) Connie (TV series)
- (1984) Bird of Prey 2 (TV series)
– Trapdoor and Spook (1984) (writer)
– Ducks in a Row (1984) (writer)
– A State-of-the-Art Way to Die (1984) (writer)
– Death and Taxes (1984) (writer)
- (1982) Bird of Prey (TV series)
– Printout Urgent (1982) (writer)
– Process Priority (1982) (writer)
– Mode Murder (1982) (writer)
– Input Classified (1982) (writer)
- (1980) Bull Week (TV mini-series)
– Saturday (1980) (writer)
– Friday (1980) (writer)
– Thursday (1980) (writer)
– Wednesday (1980) (writer)
– Tuesday (1980) (writer)
- (1979) Premiere (TV series)
– Deasey (1979) (writer)
- (1979) ITV Playhouse (TV series)
– The Winkler (1979) (writer)
- (1979) Play for Today (TV series)
– The Last Window Cleaner (1979) (writer)
– The Out of Town Boys (1979) (writer)
- (1977) Second City Firsts (TV series)
– Twelve Off the Belt (1977) (writer)
TV movie
- (2010) The Devil's Teardrop (TV movie) (adaptation)
- (2007) Marco Polo (TV movie) (written by)
- (2006) The Ten Commandments (TV movie) (written by)
- (1995) Slave of Dreams (TV movie) (written by)
- (1995) The Tuskegee Airmen (TV movie) (teleplay)
- (1994) Fatherland (TV movie) (teleplay)
- (1994) The Burning Season (TV movie) (teleplay)
- (1994) Against the Wall (TV movie) (written by)
- (1991) Prisoner of Honor (TV movie) (written by)
- (1991) The Josephine Baker Story (TV movie) (story / teleplay)
- (1989) Red King, White Knight (TV movie) (written by)
- (1989) Perfect Witness (TV movie) (written by)
- (1989) Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (TV movie) (written by)
- (1989) Dead Man Out (TV movie) (teleplay)
Produced
- The Devil's Teardrop (2010) (TV movie) (Executive producer)
- Traffic (2004) (TV mini-series) (Executive producer)