Richard L. Jefferies (born March 1956) is an American screenwriter, film producer, film director and editor. He wrote and executive produced ''

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''. He was a screenwriter on

Tron Legacy ''Tron: Legacy'' (stylized as ''TRON: Legacy'') is a 2010 American science fiction action film directed by Joseph Kosinski (in his feature directorial debut) and written by Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis, from a story by Horowitz, Kitsis, Br ...

for

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and directed the 2008

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Original film '' Living Hell''. Jefferies partners with writer/director/producer

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in transmedia production company Wiseacre Films.

Career

Jefferies' father was a movie theater manager.Richard Jefferies
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.Richard Jefferies
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he won a

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for his animated short film ''Fame'' about a song by

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. After his studies he founded ''New Hollywood Inc.'' together with David Koenigsberg, Osvaldo Zornizer and Mark Kirkland. His work on '' Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'' and '' Tron: Legacy'' was not credited.Rehfeld, Nina
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'' November 7, 2011

Filmography

* 1982: ''

Blood Tide ''Blood Tide'' is a 1982 British horror film directed by Richard Jefferies, and starring James Earl Jones, José Ferrer, Lila Kedrova, Mary Louise Weller, Martin Kove, and Deborah Shelton. Its plot follows a young American couple visiting a ...

'' * 1984: ''Action Impossible'' * 1988: ''

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'' * 1988: ''

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'' * 1992: '' The Vagrant'' * 1995: '' Man of the House'' * 2003: ''

'' * 2007: '' Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'' * 2008: '' Living Hell'' * 2010: '' Tron: Legacy'' * 2012: ''

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'' *Canceled: adaptation of

Dean Koontz Dean Ray Koontz (born July 9, 1945) is an American author. His novels are billed as suspense thrillers, but frequently incorporate elements of horror, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and satire. Many of his books have appeared on ''The New Y ...

's novel '' The Bad Place'' *Canceled: ''Sonic: Wonders of the World''

References

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* American male screenwriters Living people 1956 births {{US-film-bio-stub