Gerald Di Pego (born July 22, 1941) is an American

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

and producer.

Feature film screenplays

*'' W'' (also known as ''I Want Her Dead''), Cinerama, 1974 *''

Sharky's Machine ''Sharky's Machine'' is a 1981 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Burt Reynolds, who stars in the title role. It is an adaptation of William Diehl's first novel ''Sharky's Machine'' (1978) with a screenplay by Gerald Di Pego. It a ...

'', Orion, 1981 *''

Phenomenon A phenomenon ( : phenomena) is an observable event. The term came into its modern philosophical usage through Immanuel Kant, who contrasted it with the noumenon, which ''cannot'' be directly observed. Kant was heavily influenced by Gottfried W ...

'', Buena Vista, 1996 *''

Message in a Bottle A message in a bottle (abbrev. MIB) is a form of communication in which a message is sealed in a container (typically a bottle) and released into a conveyance medium (typically a body of water). Messages in bottles have been used to send distres ...

'', Warner Bros., 1999 *''

Instinct Instinct is the inherent inclination of a living organism towards a particular complex behaviour, containing both innate (inborn) and learned elements. The simplest example of an instinctive behaviour is a fixed action pattern (FAP), in which a v ...

'', Buena Vista, 1999 *'' Angel Eyes'', Warner Bros., 2001 *'' The Forgotten'', Sony Pictures, 2004 *''

Little Murder ''Little Murder'' is a 2011 supernatural horror thriller film directed by Predrag Antonijević. The film premiered at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on January 8, 2011. The movie was distributed wide in the US on February 17, 2017 u ...

'', Mind in Motion, 2011 *'' Words and Pictures'', Roadside Attractions, 2013

Television screenplays

* '' The Astronaut'', ABC, 1972 * ''Short Walk to Daylight'' (also known as ''The Night the Earth Shook''), ABC, 1972 * ''You'll Never See Me Again'', ABC, 1973 * '' Runaway!'' (also known as ''The Runaway Train''), ABC, 1973 * ''I Heard the Owl Call My Name'', CBS, 1973 * ''

The Stranger Who Looks Like Me ''The Stranger Who Looks Like Me'' is a 1974 American made-for-television drama romance film directed by Larry Peerce and starring Meredith Baxter, Beau Bridges and Walter Brooke. The cast includes Whitney Blake, who was Meredith Baxter's real-l ...

'', ABC, 1974 * '' Born Innocent'', NBC, 1974 * ''

The Four Feathers ''The Four Feathers'' is a 1902 adventure novel by British writer A. E. W. Mason that has inspired many films of the same title. In December 1901, ''Cornhill Magazine'' announced the title as one of two new serial stories to be published in t ...

'', NBC, 1978 * ''

A Family Upside Down ''A Family Upside Down'' is a 1978 American drama television film directed by David Lowell Rich and written by Gerald Di Pego. It stars Helen Hayes and Fred Astaire as an elderly married couple, with Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Pat Crowley, and Patty D ...

'', NBC, 1978 * ''Freedom Fighter'', NBC, 1988 * ''

The Trial of the Incredible Hulk ''The Trial of the Incredible Hulk'' is a 1989 American television superhero film based on the 1978–1982 television series ''The Incredible Hulk'' featuring both the Hulk and fellow Marvel Comics character Daredevil, who team up to defeat Wilso ...

'', NBC, 1989 * ''Murder in Paradise'', NBC, 1990 * ''

The Death of the Incredible Hulk ''The Death of the Incredible Hulk'' is a 1990 American Television film, television superhero film, the last of three revival films based on the 1978–1982 television series ''The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series), The Incredible Hulk''. Bill Bixb ...

'', NBC, 1990 * ''

A Mom for Christmas ''A Mom for Christmas'' is a 1990 American made-for-television Christmas fantasy-comedy film starring Olivia Newton-John, Juliet Sorci, Doug Sheehan and Doris Roberts, directed by George T. Miller and produced by Walt Disney Television. The film ...

'', NBC, 1990 * ''

Keeper of the City ''Keeper of the City'' is a 1992 American made-for-television crime-action film directed by Bobby Roth and starring Louis Gossett Jr., Anthony LaPaglia and Peter Coyote. It originally premiered on Showtime on January 25, 1992. Plot Cast *Lo ...

'' (based on his novel of the same title), Showtime, 1991 * '' Miracle Child'', NBC, 1993 * ''One More Mountain'', ABC, 1994 * ''A Silent Betrayal'', CBS, 1994 * ''The Forget-Me-Not Murders'' (also known as ''Janek: The Forget-Me-Not Murders''), CBS, 1994 * ''

The Little Riders ''The Little Riders'' is a book by Margaretha Shemin, that was made into a television movie in 1996 which aired on the Disney Channel. It tells the story of Joanna Hunter, a young Dutch-American girl who goes to visit her grandparents in the Neth ...

'', The Disney Channel, 1996 * ''

Keeping the Promise ''Keeping the Promise'' is a 1997 historical drama television film based on the children's novel '' The Sign of the Beaver'' by Elizabeth George Speare. The film was released to DVD and VHS on July 25, 2000. It was shot in Ontario, Canada. Pl ...

'', CBS, 1997 * ''A Nightmare Come True'', CBS, 1997 * ''

Tempting Fate Destiny, sometimes referred to as fate (from Latin ''fatum'' "decree, prediction, destiny, fate"), is a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual. Fate Although ofte ...

'', ABC, 1998 * ''

Phenomenon II ''Phenomenon'' is a 1996 American romantic fantasy drama film directed by Jon Turteltaub, written by Gerald Di Pego, and starring John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick, Forest Whitaker, Robert Duvall, and Jeffrey DeMunn. In the film, an amiable, small-to ...

'', ABC, 2002

Television producer

*''The Sheriff and the Astronaut'' (pilot), CBS, 1984 *''Generation'' (pilot), ABC, 1985 *''

'' (movie), NBC, 1989

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Di Pego, Gerald 1941 births American male screenwriters American television writers Living people American film producers American male television writers