Michael Tolkin
American writer · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1950 · age 76
Michael L. Tolkin is an American screenwriter, novelist, and director. He has written numerous screenplays, including The Player (1992), which he adapted from his own 1988 novel of the same name, and for which he received the Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay (1993) and was nominated for the Academy Award...
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- Fred Ward Michael produced The Player (1992)
Mimi Rogers Michael produced The Player (1992)
Patrick Bauchau Michael directed The Rapture and The New Age
Nick Wechsler Produced The Rapture and The New Age
Samuel L. Jackson Michael directed The New Age (1994)
Patrick Swayze Michael produced The Player (1992)
Sydney Pollack Michael produced The Player (1992)
Jeff Goldblum Michael produced The Player (1992)
Kevin Sussman Michael produced Sweet Home Alabama (2002)- Jack Riley Michael produced The Player (1992)
Julia Roberts Michael produced The Player (1992)
Cher Michael produced The Player (1992)
Bruce Willis Michael produced The Player (1992)
Whoopi Goldberg Michael produced The Player (1992)
Susan Sarandon Michael produced The Player (1992)
Reese Witherspoon Michael produced Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
Malcolm McDowell Michael produced The Player (1992)
Jack Lemmon Michael produced The Player (1992)
Christopher Walken Michael produced The Player (1992)
Nick Nolte Michael produced The Player (1992)
James Coburn Michael produced The Player (1992)
Peter Falk Michael produced The Player (1992)
Candice Bergen Michael produced Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
Franco Nero Michael produced The Player (1992)
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He has written numerous screenplays, including The Player (1992), which he adapted from his own 1988 novel of the same name, and for which he received the Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay (1993) and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He later wrote a follow-up to the novel, titled The Return of the Player, which was published in 2006.
