John Thomas (screenwriter)
John Thomas | |
|---|---|
| Born | John C. Thomas Needles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Relatives | Jim Thomas (brother) |
John C. Thomas is an American screenwriter based in California. With his brother Jim Thomas, he wrote and/or was substantially involved with the screenplays of numerous films - including Predator (1987), Predator 2 (1990), Executive Decision (1996), Wild Wild West (1999), and Behind Enemy Lines (2001), which spawned a franchise.
Early life
Born in
Thomas worked on a number of Hollywood productions through the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, such as The Rescue (1988), Two-Fisted Tales (1992) and Mission to Mars (2000). Along with his brother, he created the short-lived TV series Hard Time on Planet Earth. Scheduled opposite NBC's Unsolved Mysteries and ABC's Growing Pains on Wednesdays, Hard Time on Planet Earth ranked 65th out of 81 programs upon its premiere.[3] Ratings for the series never improved and the series was canceled by CBS in May 1989.[4]
References
- ^ Shapiro, Marc (December 1990). "Predator Season". Starlog (161).
- ^ Haufrect, Ian T. (2001). If It Bleeds, We Can Kill It. Predator DVD: 20th Century Studios.
- The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
- ^ "Television Obscurities - Q & A: Outlaws, Hard Time on Planet Earth". tvobscurities.com. 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
External links
- John Thomas at IMDb
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