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Roger Avary

Writing · Born 1965-08-23 · Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada

Biography

Roger Roberts Avary (born August 23, 1965) is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his work with Quentin Tarantino on the script for Pulp Fiction (1994), for which they won Best Original Screenplay at the 67th Academy Awards. Avary has also directed films such as Killing Zoe (1993) and The Rules of Attraction (2002), and wrote the screenplays for Silent Hill (2006) and Beowulf (2007). In 2022, Avary reunited with Tarantino to launch a podcast called The Video Archives Podcast. The first episode premiered on July 19, 2022. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roger Avary, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Filmography

2021Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood LegendSelf (archive footage)
2019Lucky DayDirector
2018The Human VoiceDirector
2013John Dies at the EndThanks
2011XIII: The SeriesWriter
2010Inspired by Bret Easton EllisThanks
2007BeowulfScreenplay
2006Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'Self
2006Silent HillWriter
2005Standing StillFranklin Brauner
2002KaanteOriginal Story
2002The Rules of AttractionDirector
2000The Last ManExecutive Producer
1998Phantasm IV: Oblivion13th Morningside Volunteer Infantryman
1998RPMStory
1998Boogie BoyExecutive Producer
1995Mr. StitchDirector
1995Crying FreemanScreenplay
1994Pulp FictionStory
1993Killing ZoeDirector
1992Reservoir DogsAdditional Dialogue
1987Dolph Lundgren: Maximum PotentialProduction Office Assistant
1983The Worm TurnsWriter
1953The OscarsSelf
—Untitled AI Family Christmas FilmExecutive Producer
—Untitled AI Faith-Based FilmExecutive Producer
—Untitled AI Romantic War EpicExecutive Producer
—Paradise LostDirector
—Black HoleScreenstory

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