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John August

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John August

Born April 4, 1970 in Boulder, Colorado, USA15 films

John August (born August 4, 1970) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist. He is known for writing the films Go (1999), Charlie's Angels (2000), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Big Fish (2003), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Frankenweenie (2012), the Disney live-action adaptation of Aladdin (2019), the novels Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire (2018), Arlo Finch in the Lake of the Moon (2019) and Arlo Finch in the Kingdom of Shadows (2020).

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He hosts the screenwriting podcast Scriptnotes with Craig Mazin, maintains an eponymous screenwriting blog, and develops screenwriter-targeted software through his company, Quote-Unquote Apps.

August is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, voting in the Writers branch. In 2016, he was awarded the WGAw's Valentine Davies Award for his dignified contributions to the entertainment industry and the community at large and has been nominated for a BAFTA and a Grammy.

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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Corpse Bride poster7.6Corpse Bride2005Charlie and the Chocolate Factory poster7.0Charlie and the Chocolate Factory2005Aladdin poster7.1Aladdin2019Frankenweenie poster7.0Frankenweenie2012Dark Shadows poster6.1Dark Shadows2012Charlie's Angels poster5.9Charlie's Angels2000Go poster7.0Go1999Titan A.E. poster6.6Titan A.E.2000

Filmography

15 films
  1. TBAToto: The Dog-Gone Amazing Story of Wizard of OzScreenplay
  2. TBAUntitled Teen Missing Mother FilmWriter
  3. TBAWolf's BellyScreenplay
  4. 2019AladdinScreenplay
  5. 2012FrankenweenieScreenplay
  6. 2012Dark ShadowsStory
  7. 2007The NinesWriter
  8. 2005Corpse BrideScreenplay
  9. 2005Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryScreenplay
  10. 2003Big FishScreenplay
  11. 2003Charlie's Angels: Full ThrottleScreenplay
  12. 2000Charlie's AngelsWriter
  13. 2000Titan A.E.Screenplay
  14. 1999GoScreenplay
  15. 1998GodWriter