Randall Frakes is a film and science fiction writer primarily known for his work with long-time friends

Bill Wisher William Howard Peter Wisher Jr. is an American screenwriter, known for his work with long-time friend James Cameron on ''The Terminator'' and '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day''. Career Wisher has had roles behind and in front of the camera. In ...

and

James Cameron James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian filmmaker. A major figure in the post-New Hollywood era, he is considered one of the industry's most innovative filmmakers, regularly pushing the boundaries of cinematic capability w ...

on ''

The Terminator ''The Terminator'' is a 1984 American science fiction action film directed by James Cameron. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator, a cyborg assassin sent back in time from 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), whos ...

'' and '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day''. While Frakes was in the U.S. Army, he was stationed in Europe, where he edited the newspaper for the 16th Signal Battalion. While editor, he won a '' Stars and Stripes'' award for investigative journalism. After the Army, he earned a degree in Film Writing and Production from Columbia College, while also writing for ''

Analog Analog or analogue may refer to: Computing and electronics * Analog signal, in which information is encoded in a continuous variable ** Analog device, an apparatus that operates on analog signals *** Analog electronics, circuits which use analog ...

'', ''

Fantastic The fantastic (french: le fantastique) is a subgenre of literary works characterized by the ambiguous presentation of seemingly supernatural forces. Bulgarian-French structuralist literary critic Tzvetan Todorov originated the concept, characte ...

'', and ''

Fantasy & Science Fiction ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy fiction magazine, fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence E. Spivak, Lawrence Spiva ...

''. His first film work was as a special effects cameraman for

Roger Corman Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American film director, producer, and actor. He has been called "The Pope of Pop Cinema" and is known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Many of Corman's films are based on works t ...

, and a number of unproduced screenplays, before his collaborations with Wisher and Cameron, kicked off his professional film-writing career.

Filmography

* '' Xenogenesis'' (1978 short), writer, director, and producer (with

) * ''

Battle Beyond the Stars ''Battle Beyond the Stars'' is a 1980 American space opera film produced by Roger Corman, directed by Jimmy T. Murakami, and starring Richard Thomas, Robert Vaughn, George Peppard, John Saxon, Sybil Danning and Darlanne Fluegel. Intended as ...

'' (1980), additional photographer * ''

Escape from New York ''Escape from New York'' is a 1981 American science fiction action film co-written, co-scored and directed by John Carpenter. It stars Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Adrienne Barbeau, and Harry Dea ...

'' (1981), photographic effects * ''

Galaxy of Terror ''Galaxy of Terror'' is a 1981 science fiction horror film produced by Roger Corman through New World Pictures and directed by Bruce D. Clark. It was distributed by United Artists. It stars Edward Albert, Erin Moran, Ray Walston and Taaffe O'Co ...

'' (1981), photographic effects * ''Last Thirty Days of Liberty'', unproduced screenplay * ''

Deathlok Deathlok (also referred to as Deathlok the Demolisher) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in ''Astonishing Tales'' #25 (Aug. 1974), created by Rich Buckler. At least three subs ...

'', unproduced screenplay * ''

'' (1984, ), novelization * '' Roller Blade'' (1986), screenplay * ''

Aliens Alien primarily refers to: * Alien (law), a person in a country who is not a national of that country ** Enemy alien, the above in times of war * Extraterrestrial life, life which does not originate from Earth ** Specifically, intelligent extrate ...

'' (1986), synthesizer effects * ''

Hell Comes to Frogtown ''Hell Comes to Frogtown'' is a 1988 American science fiction action film co-directed by Donald G. Jackson and R. J. Kizer, and written by Jackson and Randall Frakes. The film stars professional wrestler Roddy Piper as well as Sandahl Bergman, C ...

'' (1987), story, screenplay, and producer * '' Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force'' (1989), screenplay (as Lloyd Strathern) and lyrics * ''

Diplomatic Immunity Diplomatic immunity is a principle of international law by which certain foreign government officials are recognized as having legal immunity from the jurisdiction of another country.

'' (1991), screenplay * '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991, ), novelization * '' The Divine Enforcer'' (1992), ghostwriter * '' Twisted Fate'' (1993/II), writer and producer * ''The Force'' (1994), writer * '' Titanic: James Cameron's Illustrated Screenplay'' (1999, ) author * '' Blowback'' (2000), screenplay * ''

Sacrifice Sacrifice is the offering of material possessions or the lives of animals or humans to a deity as an act of propitiation or worship. Evidence of ritual animal sacrifice has been seen at least since ancient Hebrews and Greeks, and possibly exi ...

'' (2000), written by * '' Devil's Prey'' (2001), writer * '' Instinct to Kill'' (2001), writer * '' Stealing Candy'' (2002), screenplay * '' Bad Karma'' (2002), writer * ''

Empires of the Deep ''Empires of the Deep'' is an unreleased 3D action-adventure fantasy film, written by Randall Frakes, directed by Jonathan Lawrence, Michael French and Scott Miller, and starring Olga Kurylenko. The film was conceived by Chinese real estate tyc ...

'' (2011), screenplay

Books

* #obsession Book by Randall Frakes and Seyedeh Tina Sadri

References

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Frakes, Randall American male screenwriters Living people Year of birth missing (living people)