Loading AI tools
Pat Rushin (born 1953) is an American screenwriter and academic.
Pat Rushin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1953 (age 70–71) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, screenwriter |
| Employer | University of Central Florida |
He is a creative writing professor at the University of Central Florida[1] where he has served as the editor of The Florida Review.[2]
Rushin's novella, The Call, inspired the screenplay[3] he wrote for The Zero Theorem, directed by Terry Gilliam.[4][5][6]
Rushin attended the University of Dayton where he received a bachelor of arts degree in English in 1976. He later attended Ohio State University where he obtained a masters degree in English in 1979. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 1982 with a masters degree in creative writing and fiction.[2][7]
In 1991, Rushin's book of short stories, Puzzling Through the News, was published by Galileo Press. The short film No Ordinary Sun (2004) was based on his short story "Speed of Light".[3]
The original script for Rushin's first screenplay was written in 1999 and inspired by the film The Call.[8][9][10] He submitted it to Project Greenlight, a television series produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck;[3] the science-fiction film, directed by Terry Gilliam, was released in 2013.[10]
In 2015, Rushin's novella The Call: A Virtual Parable was published by Burrow Press.[11] His writing has also been included in literary magazines including the Indiana Review,[12] the North American Review[13] and the American Literary Review.[14]
- Pat Rushin (1991). Puzzling Through the News. Galileo Press.
- Pat Rushin (2015). The Call: A Virtual Parable. Burrow Press.
- No Ordinary Sun (2004)
- The Zero Theorem (2014)
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
