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2009
Co-wrote (with Akiva Goldsman) the film adaptation of Dan Brown's novel, "Angels & Demons"; directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks
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1992
Reteamed with Martin Donovan to co-write Robert Zemeckis's "Death Becomes Her"
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2008
Co-wrote and directed "Ghost Town" starring Ricky Gervais and Greg Kinnear
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1990
First solo screenwriting credit, "Bad Influence"
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2008
Penned the fourth installment of the adventure series, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"
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1988
Feature writing and producing debut (with Donovan), "Apartment Zero"
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2005
Re-teamed with Spielberg to write the film adaptation of "War of the Worlds"
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Major Acheivement
Performed some writing assignments for independent producers
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2004
Directed and wrote the psychological thriller, "Secret Window"
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Major Acheivement
Sold "Bad Influence" to Trans World Entertainment, an independent production company
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2002
Penned the feature adaption of "Spider-Man"
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Major Acheivement
Met producer-writer-director Robert Zemeckis
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2002
Earned up to $4 million (for writing and producing) for the thriller, "Panic Room"
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Major Acheivement
Worked as a script reader
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1999
Directed (also wrote) Kevin Bacon in the horror film "Stir of Echoes"
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Major Acheivement
Hired by Universal's Casey Silver Silver (now president of Universal) as an in-house contract writer
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1996
Feature directorial debut, "The Trigger Effect"; also scripted
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Major Acheivement
Met producer-writer-director Martin Donovan
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1994
Made directing debut (also wrote) with the short "Suspicious"
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Major Acheivement
Moved from his native Wisconsin to attend UCLA's film school in Los Angeles
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1993
Received screenwriting credit for "Carlito's Way"; first collaboration with director Brian De Palma
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Major Acheivement
Worked with Donovan as a co-writer on a writing project for an Italian producer
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1993
Co-wrote the screenplay for Spielberg's "Jurassic Park"; first collaboration with Spielberg
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Major Acheivement
Wrote plays and screenplays while attending the University of Wisconsin at Madison
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