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John Sayles — Screenwriter | Film Palace

John Sayles

Screenwriter

John Sayles

1978–presentb. 1950DramaAdventureActionThriller

Chronicler of the Human Condition

Also directed 20 films ↗Also starred in films ↗

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The Screenplays

37 total writing credits

The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Spiderwick Chronicles

2008

Screenplay

The Howling

The Howling

1981

Screenplay

Full Writing Credits

2019Sonora: The Devil’s HighwayWriter6.1 2016Dr. DelWriter 2013Go for SistersWriter6.0 2011AmigoWriter4.9 2008The Spiderwick ChroniclesScreenplay6.7 2007HoneydripperWriter5.9

About

John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist.

As Director

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1991City of Hope 1989Mountain View 1987Matewan 1984The Brother from Another Planet 1996Lone Star 1992Passion Fish

As Actor

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Malcolm X

Malcolm X

The Howling

The Howling

Something Wild

Something Wild

Piranha

Piranha

Eight Men Out

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WRITER

Lone Star

1996

Writer

Piranha

Piranha

1978

Screenplay

Eight Men Out

Eight Men Out

1988

Writer

Alligator

Alligator

1980

Screenplay

Battle Beyond the Stars

Battle Beyond the Stars

1980

Story

Sonora: The Devil’s Highway

Sonora: The Devil’s Highway

2019

Writer

2004

Silver City

Writer

6.1

2003Casa de los BabysWriter5.5

2002Sunshine StateWriter6.4

1999LimboWriter6.6

1998Men with GunsWriter6.3

1996Lone StarWriter7.0

1995PiranhaStory4.7

1994The Secret of Roan InishScreenplay6.7

1994Men of WarScreenplay5.2

1992Passion FishWriter6.9

1991City of HopeWriter6.8

1989Shannon's DealWriter9.0

1989Breaking InWriter5.7

1988Eight Men OutWriter6.9

1987MatewanWriter7.4

1987Wild ThingScreenplay5.7

1986The Clan of the Cave BearScreenplay5.3

1986Unnatural CausesWriter7.4

1984The Brother from Another PlanetScreenplay6.7

1983LiannaWriter6.4

1983Baby It's YouScreenplay5.9

1983Enormous Changes at the Last MinuteWriter4.6

1982The ChallengeWriter5.9

1981The HowlingScreenplay6.6

1980AlligatorScreenplay6.1

1980Return of the Secaucus SevenWriter6.5

1980Battle Beyond the StarsStory5.4

1980A Perfect MatchTeleplay7.0

1979The Lady in RedWriter5.7

1978PiranhaScreenplay6.0

—Django Lives!Writer

Eight Men Out

Matinee

Matinee

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