Eric Max Frye (born 1956) is an American screenwriter and film director from

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. In 2015, he received an

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nomination for co-writing, with

Dan Futterman Daniel Paul Futterman (born June 8, 1967) is an American actor, screenwriter, and producer. Futterman wrote the screenplay for the film '' Capote'', for which he received an Academy Award nomination, an Independent Spirit, Boston Society of Fi ...

, the original screenplay for ''

Foxcatcher ''Foxcatcher'' is a 2014 American biographical psychological sports film produced and directed by Bennett Miller. Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman, the film stars Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, and Mark Ruffalo. The film's plot is ...

''.

Early life and education

Frye was born in Oregon and raised in Eugene. His parents were Helen (Jackson) Frye, a federal judge, and William Frye.Turnquist, Kristi.
Judge files an appeal on behalf of 'Amos and Andrew' screenings
, ''

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'', March 11, 1993. He attended

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for one year before moving to

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. He lived in

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and worked as a male model in

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. After returning to the United States, Frye settled in

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where he attended

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Career

Part way through the colour music video clip of the 1986 song "

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" by the English

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band New Order, Frye makes a cameo appearance arguing with

Jodi Long Jodi Long is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Madama on '' Cafe Americain'' (1993–1994), and Ok Cha on ''Sullivan and Son'' (2012–2014), and her role in ''Patty Hearst'' (1988). She won Best Supporting Actress at the Dayt ...

about reincarnation. As the main part of the song and video in colour momentarily stops and cuts into a black and white (monochrome) scene, the music also pauses as Long gasps and strenuously proclaims "I don't believe in reincarnation, because I refuse to come back as a bug or as a rabbit!" to which Frye casually replies, "You know, you're a real UP person". The video immediately reverts to full colour mode and the music and original video content continues on. Frye wrote the screenplay for ''Something Wild'' (1986), and many other Hollywood and independent movies. Frye directed and wrote the comedy film ''

Amos & Andrew ''Amos & Andrew'' is a 1993 American black comedy film directed and written by E. Max Frye and starring Nicolas Cage and Samuel L. Jackson. The film's title parodies that of the sitcom ''Amos 'n' Andy'' while the premise also appears to be a riff ...

'' (1993). He was a co-screenwriter for ''

'' (2014), a film about John Eleuthere du Pont and his 1996 murder of World and Olympic champion wrestler, Dave Schultz. He was one of the writers for the HBO miniseries '' Band of Brothers'' (2001).

Filmography

As screenwriter * '' Something Wild'' (1986) * ''

'' (1993) - Also Director * '' Palmetto'' (1998) * ''

Where the Money Is ''Where the Money Is'' is a 2000 American crime comedy-drama film directed by Marek Kanievska, written by E. Max Frye, and starring Paul Newman, Linda Fiorentino and Dermot Mulroney. The film, a box office failure, was Newman's second-to-last ...

'' (2000) * ''

'' (2014)

Honors and awards

References

External links

* Writers from Eugene, Oregon American male screenwriters American television writers 1956 births Living people Lewis & Clark College alumni South Eugene High School alumni Edgar Award winners Tisch School of the Arts alumni Film directors from Oregon American male television writers Screenwriters from Oregon 20th-century American screenwriters 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American screenwriters 21st-century American male writers {{US-film-director-1950s-stub