Jonathan Gems(born 1952, inLondon) is a British playwright and screenwriter mostly known for his work onMars Attacks!(1996), directed byTim Burton.[1][2]He also wrote the film'snovelization.His well known work includes a screenplay for an adaptation ofGeorge Orwell's novel1984andMars Attacks Memoirs,a book of interviews about working with Tim Burton behind the scenes ofMars Attacks!.
Jonathan Gems | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Playwright,screenwriter |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Theatre,film |
| Relatives | Pam Gems(mother) Keith Gems (father) Milla Gems (former spouse m. 2000–2009) |
The son of the playwrightPam Gems,[3]Gems wrote a number of plays for theatres on the London fringe before gradually turning to screenwriting.[4]As well asMars Attacks!,Gems did uncredited rewrite work onBatman(1989). Gems has written unproduced scripts for Burton, including aBeetlejuice(1988) sequel titledBeetlejuice Goes Hawaiian;an updating ofEdgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher"set inBurbank, California;The Hawkline Monster,a cowboy/monster movie that was to starClint EastwoodandJack Nicholson;andGo Baby Go,a beach movie in the style of films byRuss Meyer.
Plays
edit- The Tax Exile(produced 1979)
- Naked Robots(produced 1980)
- The Paranormalist(produced 1982)
- Susan's Breasts(produced 1985)
References
edit- ^"Pax Americana".Sight and Sound.Vol. 7, no. 2. London. 1 February 1997. pp. 6–9.
TheMars Attacks!narrative is so inconsistent that screenwriter Jonathan Gems, who brought the project to Burton, might have generated his script William Burroughs style, by tossing the Topps cards in the air and then tracking their random pattern. Who cares?
- ^Newman, Kim(1 March 1997). "Mars Attacks!".Sight and Sound.Vol. 7, no. 3. London. pp. 53–54.
- ^"Pam Gems: Playwright who explored the dilemmas of women and brought the story of Edith Piaf to the London stage".Daily Telegraph.17 May 2011. p. 27.
- ^Strachan, Alan (1994). "Gems, Jonathan (Malcolm Frederick)". In Berney, Kate (ed.).Contemporary British Dramatists.St. James Press.ISBN1-55862-213-6.
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