Neil Tolkin is a Canadian screenwriter and film director from

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. He attended Westmount High School and

Dawson College Dawson College (French: ''Collège Dawson)'' is an English-language public general and vocational college in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The college is situated near the heart of Downtown Montreal in a former nunnery on approximately 12 acr ...

and

McGill University McGill University (french: link=no, Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous ...

Career

He is best known for contributing to comedies, such as ''

License to Drive ''License to Drive'' is a 1988 American teen comedy film written by Neil Tolkin and directed by Greg Beeman in his feature film directorial debut. It stars Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Heather Graham, Carol Kane, Richard Masur, Michael Manasse ...

'' with Corey Haim and Corey Feldman, '' Ri¢hie Ri¢h'' with Macualy Culkin and ''

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'' with Pauly Shore. He's also written dramas such as the screenplay for the film ''

The Emperor's Club ''The Emperor's Club'' is a 2002 American drama film directed by Michael Hoffman and starring Kevin Kline. Based on Ethan Canin's 1994 short story "The Palace Thief", the film follows a prep school teacher and his students at a fictional boys ...

'' (2002), and an early draft for the World War Two film, '' Unbroken'', to be originally directed by

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. The film was rewritten and later finally directed by Angelina Jolie. He also wrote and directed the drama '' Sticks and Stones'' in 1996.

Filmography

* '' Unbroken'' (2015) (uncredited) * ''

'' (2002) * '' Sticks and Stones'' (1996) * ''

'' (1995) * '' Ri¢hie Ri¢h'' (1994) * ''

'' (1988)

References

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* Canadian male screenwriters Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Dawson College alumni McGill University alumni 20th-century Canadian screenwriters 20th-century Canadian male writers 21st-century Canadian screenwriters 21st-century Canadian male writers {{Canada-screenwriter-stub