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Thursday, February 16th, 2017 10:04 PM

Live Poll: Call the Doctor

The script doctor, that is. A script doctor is a screenwriter or playwright hired by a film, television or theater production to rewrite an existing script or polish specific aspects of it, including structure, characterization, dialogue, pacing, theme, and other elements. Script doctors generally do their work uncredited; they are usually brought in for scripts that have almost been "green-lit," during the development and pre-production phases of a film. 

Which of these script doctors have worked on your favorite movies? 

Judd Apatow - Liar Liar (1997), The Wedding Singer (1998) and Bruce Almighty (2003). 
Paul Attanasio - Speed (1994), Air Force One (1997), Armageddon (1998), Patch Adams (1998), Town & Country (2001) and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007). 
Shane Black - Predator (1987), Crimson Tide (1995) and Iron Man (2008). 
Scott Derrickson - Dracula 2000 (2000), The Messengers (2007) and Scream 4 (2011). 
Carrie Fisher - Hook (1991), Sister Act (1992), Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), Last Action Hero (1993), The River Wild (1994), Outbreak (1995) and The Wedding Singer (1998). 
Scott Frank - Saving Private Ryan (1998), Knight and Day (2010) and The Thing (2011). 
Ben Hecht - Twentieth Century (1934), A Star Is Born (1937), Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), Gone with the Wind (1939), Stagecoach (1939), Foreign Correspondent (1940), Cornered (1945), Gilda (1946), Rope and Cry of the City (1948), Strangers on a Train (1951), Angel Face (1952) and Cleopatra (1963). 
Tom Mankiewicz - The Deep (1977), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Superman (1978), Moonraker (1979) and Superman II (1980). 
Elaine May - Reds (1981), Tootsie (1982) and Labyrinth (1986). 
Alexander Payne - Jurassic Park 3 (2001), Meet the Parents (2002) and I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007). 
David Rayfiel - The Slender Thread (1965), This Property Is Condemned (1966), The Way We Were (1973), Three Days of the Condor (1975), The Serpent's Egg (1977), Death Watch (1980), Yentl (1983), Out of Africa (1985), The Morning After (1986), 'Round Midnight (1986) and The Interpreter (2005). 
John Sayles - Apollo 13 (1995), Mimic (1997) and The Mummy (1999). 
Aaron Sorkin - Schindler's List (1993), The Rock (1996), Excess Baggage (1997) and Enemy of the State (1998). 
Tom Stoppard - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), Schindler's List (1993), Sleepy Hollow (1999) and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007). 
Quentin Tarantino - It's Pat (1994), Crimson Tide (1995) and The Rock (1996). 
Robert Towne - Bonnie and Clyde (1967), The Godfather (1972), The Parallax View (1974), The Rock (1996) and Armageddon (1998). 
Joss Whedon - Speed (1994), The Quick and the Dead (1995), Waterworld (1995), Twister (1996) and X-Men (2000). 
Steven Zaillian - Clear and Present Danger (1994), Twister (1996) and Mission: Impossible (1996). 

List: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls063961179

Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/7_SjYhB6vhs/ 

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