Steven Gaydos is an American screenwriter, songwriter, and journalist.

Works

Steven Gaydos is a screenwriter known for writing American independent film director

Monte Hellman Monte Hellman (; born Monte Jay Himmelbaum; July 12, 1929 – April 20, 2021) was an American film director, producer, writer, and editor. Hellman began his career as an editor's apprentice at ABC TV, and made his directorial debut with the ho ...

's 2010 film ''

Road to Nowhere "Road to Nowhere" is a rock song written by David Byrne for the 1985 Talking Heads album ''Little Creatures''. It also appeared on '' Best of Talking Heads'', '' Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites'', the ''Once in a Lifetime'' box set and t ...

'', which was listed in the ''

Sight & Sound ''Sight and Sound'' (also spelled ''Sight & Sound'') is a British monthly film magazine published by the British Film Institute (BFI). It conducts the well-known, once-a-decade ''Sight and Sound'' Poll of the Greatest Films of All Time, ongoing ...

'' and ''

Film Comment ''Film Comment'' is the official publication of Film at Lincoln Center. It features reviews and analysis of mainstream, art-house, and avant-garde filmmaking from around the world. Founded in 1962 and originally released as a quarterly, ''Film Co ...

'' "Best Films of 2010" lists, as well as over 100 other 'Best Films of 2010' lists. Nicolas Rapold of ''Film Comment'' wrote, "Without succumbing to any romance about the magic of motion pictures, Hellman imbues ''Road to Nowhere'' with a haunted yet hallowed quality." French philosopher

Jacques Rancière Jacques Rancière (; born 10 June 1940) is a French philosopher, Professor of Philosophy at European Graduate School in Saas-Fee and Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Paris VIII: Vincennes—Saint-Denis. After co-authoring '' ...

updated his key work "Les Ecarts Du Cinema", in which he notes the way that ''Road to Nowhere'' creatively advances the themes of

Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featur ...

's classic thriller ''

Vertigo Vertigo is a condition where a person has the sensation of movement or of surrounding objects moving when they are not. Often it feels like a spinning or swaying movement. This may be associated with nausea, vomiting, sweating, or difficulties w ...

''. Gaydos has co-authored several other screenplays, including the 1988

Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival he ...

prize-winner ''

Iguana ''Iguana'' (, ) is a genus of herbivorous lizards that are native to tropical areas of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. The genus was first described in 1768 by Austrian naturalist Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti in his bo ...

'' and ''Silent Night Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!'', both directed by

. He frequently collaborates with Hellman, who has been honored with several published studies of his work, including the 2010 publication ''Sympathy for the Devil: The Films of Monte Hellman'', as well as studies authored by film scholars Charles Tatum and

Brad Stevens Bradley Kent Stevens (born October 22, 1976) is an American basketball executive and former coach who is currently the president of basketball operations for the Boston Celtics. Born and raised in Zionsville, Indiana, Stevens starred on the Zio ...

. In both works, Gaydos is widely quoted and his contributions to Hellman's oeuvre discussed. Gaydos' association with Hellman dates back to his work as a production associate on the 1974 action-drama ''

Cockfighter ''Cockfighter'' (also known as ''Born to Kill'', ''Gamblin' Man'' and ''Wild Drifter'') is a 1974 drama film by director Monte Hellman, starring Warren Oates, Harry Dean Stanton and featuring Laurie Bird and Ed Begley Jr. The screenplay is based ...

. They have also been associated in'' several not produced projects such as an adaptation of

Jorge Semprún Jorge Semprún Maura (; 10 December 1923 – 7 June 2011) was a Spanish writer and politician who lived in France most of his life and wrote primarily in French. From 1953 to 1962, during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, Semprún lived clande ...

's historical novel, ''The Second Death of Ramon Mercader'' and

Charles McCarry Charles McCarry (June 14, 1930 – February 26, 2019) was an American writer, primarily of spy fiction, and a former undercover operative for the Central Intelligence Agency. Biography McCarry's family came from The Berkshires area of western ...

's spy thriller novel ''

The Miernik Dossier The Miernik Dossier, published by the Saturday Review Press in 1973, was the first of seven novels by the American novelist Charles McCarry featuring an American intelligence agent named Paul Christopher. Set in 1959 in Europe and Africa during ...

''. As a screenwriter, Gaydos also developed and co-authored Dutch filmmaker

Ate de Jong Ate de Jong (born 1953 in Aardenburg, Zeeland, Netherlands) is a Dutch film director. He is best known as the producer of ''The Discovery of Heaven'' (2001), nominated for a Golden Calf award, and '' Het Bombardement'' (2012). Filmography Direc ...

's adaptation of

Simone de Beauvoir Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir (, ; ; 9 January 1908 – 14 April 1986) was a French existentialist philosopher, writer, social theorist, and feminist activist. Though she did not consider herself a philosopher, and even th ...

's novel ''

All Men Are Mortal ''All Men Are Mortal'' (french: Tous les hommes sont mortels) is a 1946 novel by Simone de Beauvoir. It tells the story of Raimon Fosca, a man cursed to live forever. The first American edition of this work was published by The World Publishing ...

'', and contributed to the screenplay for Dutch director

Nouchka van Brakel Nouchka van Brakel (born 18 April 1940 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch film director known for her 1982 movie '' Van de koele meren des doods''. That movie, and A Woman Like Eve (1979), established her as an important Dutch feminist film director. Van ...

’s, ''One Month Later.'' In addition to his produced screenplays, Gaydos coauthored several screenplays with

Edgar Edgar is a commonly used English given name, from an Anglo-Saxon name ''Eadgar'' (composed of '' ead'' "rich, prosperous" and ''gar'' "spear"). Like most Anglo-Saxon names, it fell out of use by the later medieval period; it was, however, rev ...

and

Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

-winning television writer-showrunner

René Balcer René Balcer (born February 9, 1954) is a Canadian-American television writer, director, producer, and showrunner. Early life He was born in Montreal, Quebec, and attended Lower Canada College in Montreal. He studied creative writing at Conc ...

, best known for the ''

Law & Order ''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment, launching the '' Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering on ...

'' television franchise. Gaydos's work with Balcer includes the not produced screenplays ''Warheads'' (

Hemdale Hemdale Film Corporation, known as Hemdale Communications after 1992, was an independent American-British film production company and distributor. The company was founded in London in 1967 as the Hemdale Company by actor David Hemmings and John D ...

) and ''Armed Response'' (Fox). His not produced solo works include current projects ''Bring Me the Head of Sam Peckinpah'' and ''The Man Who Was Not With It'', based upon the novel by

Herbert Gold Herbert Gold (born March 9, 1924) is an American novelist. Early life Gold was born on March 9, 1924 in Cleveland, Ohio, in to a Russian Jewish family. His parents were Samuel S. and Frieda (Frankel) Gold. His father ran a fruit store and later a ...

. In 2008, Gaydos received a special award for his contributions to film culture from the

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ( cs, Mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary) is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival is one of the oldest in the world and has become ...

. Among Gaydos' music projects are several recorded works, including "More Than I Care To Remember" by Carl Hickman and "Chicken of the County", a popular parody record by Rod Hart based upon

Kenny Rogers Kenneth Ray Rogers (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rogers was particularly popular with country audiences but also charted mo ...

' hit "

Coward of the County "Coward of the County" is a song written by Roger Bowling and Billy Edd Wheeler, and recorded by American country music singer Kenny Rogers. The song was released in November 1979 as the second single from Rogers' multi-platinum album ''Kenny''. ...

". Gaydos’ song "Mystery Dawn" (co-authored with Mitch Moon and from the 2014 record "Rain in the Drought" by Sun and Moon) is featured in the 2014

film '' Deadly Virtues: Love.Honour.Obey.''. Gaydos is an entertainment journalist and the co-author of several books on the entertainment industry, including ''Movie Talk From The Front Lines'' (McFarland) and ''Cannes: 50 Years of Sun, Sex and Celluloid'' (

Miramax Miramax, LLC, also known as Miramax Films, is an American film and television production and distribution company founded on December 19, 1979, by brothers Harvey and Bob Weinstein, and based in Los Angeles, California. It was initially a leadi ...

). He has appeared regularly on American television and radio, international outlets such as the United Kingdom's BBC, and in publications around the world. Gaydos was elevated to vice-president and Executive Editor of ''

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'' in 2013.

Screenplays

* ''One Month Later'' (co-writer) 1987 * ''

'' 1988 (co-writer) * ''Silent Night Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!'' 1989 (co-writer) * ''

'' 1995 (co-writer) * ''

'' 2010 (screenwriter-producer)

Books

* ''Movie Talk From The Frontlines'' (McFarland) 1995 * ''Variety Guide To Film Festivals'' (Perigee) 1998 * ''Cannes: 50 Years of Sun, Sex & Celluloid'' (Miramax) 1997

Music

* "Rain in the Drought" (co-writer with Mitch Moon) * "More Than I Care To Remember" (co-writer with Terrence Dwyer) * "Chicken of the County" (co-writer with Terrence Dwyer) * "Mystery Dawn" (from the film, ''Deadly Virtues: Love. Honour. Obey,'' co-writer with Mitch Moon)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gaydos, Steven American male screenwriters American male songwriters American male journalists Living people Year of birth missing (living people)