Jonathan Gems
British playwright and screenwriter (born 1952)
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Jonathan Gems (born 1952, in London) is a British playwright and screenwriter mostly known for his work on Mars Attacks! (1996), directed by Tim Burton.[1][2] He also wrote the film's novelization. His well known work includes a screenplay for an adaptation of George Orwell's novel 1984 and Mars Attacks Memoirs, a book of interviews about working with Tim Burton behind the scenes of Mars Attacks!.
Jonathan Gems | |
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| Born | 1952 (age 73–74) |
| 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 playwright Pam Gems,[3] Gems wrote a number of plays for theatres on the London fringe before gradually turning to screenwriting.[4] As well as Mars Attacks!, Gems did uncredited rewrite work on Batman (1989). Gems has written unproduced scripts for Burton, including a Beetlejuice (1988) sequel titled Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian; an updating of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" set in Burbank, California; The Hawkline Monster, a cowboy/monster movie that was to star Clint Eastwood and Jack Nicholson; and Go Baby Go, a beach movie in the style of films by Russ Meyer.
Plays
- The Tax Exile (produced 1979)
- Naked Robots (produced 1980)
- The Paranormalist (produced 1982)
- Susan's Breasts (produced 1985)
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