Christopher Hawthorne

Not to be confused with American journalist and television director Christopher Hawthorne (journalist).

Christopher Hawthorne is an American screenwriter and producer.

Christopher Hawthorne
Born	United States
Occupation	Screenwriter, producer

Hawthorne is best known for writing the screenplay for director Bob Balaban's surrealist horror-comedy Parents, starring Randy Quaid, Mary Beth Hurt, Bryan Madorsky and Sandy Dennis.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Hawthorne is also known for writing the made for cable television films The Courtyard, a thriller starring Andrew McCarthy, Mädchen Amick and Cheech Marin,^[6][7] the family film Whiskers with Michael Caloz^[8] and the mermaid themed Sea People starring Shawn Roberts and Hume Cronyn,^[9] which won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Children's Script.^[10]

References

1. Roger Ebert. "Parents". Chicago Sun-Times.
2. Desson Howe (March 17, 1989). "'Parents' (R)". The Washington Post.
3. Hal Hinson (March 17, 1989). "'Parents' (R)". The Washington Post.
4. James, Caryn (January 27, 1989). "Review/Film; Dubious Housekeeping In Balaban's 'Parents'". The New York Times.
5. Kael, Pauline (May 15, 1991). 5001 Nights at the Movies. ISBN 9780805013672.
6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. "The Courtyard (1995)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015.
8. Sandra Brennan (2012). "Whiskers - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
9. Mark Deming (2012). "Sea-People - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
10. "WGA.org". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2013.

External links

• Christopher Hawthorne at IMDb
• Christopher Hawthorne at AllMovie