Malia Scotch Marmo
Malia Scotch Marmo is an American screenwriter. She wrote the screenplays for Lasse Hallström's first American film, Once Around, Steven Spielberg's Hook, Daisy von Scherler Mayer's Madeline and wrote the first draft of Michael Crichton's novel Jurassic Park for the Steven Spielberg film.
Early life
Scotch Marmo was born and raised in Wakefield, Massachusetts.[1] After receiving an associates degree from Bunker Hill Community College,[2] she went on to earn a bachelor of arts degree as a double major in English Language and Literature and Spanish Language and Literature at Boston University.[3] Scotch Marmo received her Master of Fine Arts from the Columbia University School of the Arts in 1988.[4]
Career
While Scotch Marmo was still enrolled in Columbia University's graduate film program, her thesis screenplay was acquired by producers Amy Robinson and Griffin Dunne. Robinson and Dunne brought the script to Swedish director Lasse Hallström and, in 1991, Once Around became his first American film, starring Richard Dreyfus and Holly Hunter.[5][6]
During pre-production for Once Around, Scotch Marmo came to the attention of acclaimed film director Steven Spielberg, who hired her to write Hook, also released in 1991. Hook starred Robin Williams as an adult Peter Pan, Dustin Hoffman as Captain James V. Hook, and Julia Roberts as Tinkerbell. Scotch Marmo also served as associate producer on the film.[7]
While Hook was being shot, Scotch Marmo began working on her next Spielberg project, Jurassic Park, released in 1993. Jurassic Park, which has had four sequels to date, starred Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, and Richard Attenborough.[8] Scotch Marmo wrote the second draft of Jurassic Park, between the drafts of novelist Michael Crichton and David Koepp.[9]
Next up for Scotch Marmo was rewriting Norman Jewison's Only You. Released in 1994, Only You starred Robert Downey, Jr. and Marisa Tomei as star-crossed lovers.[10]
External links
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- ^ Van Gelder, Lawrence (February 1, 1991). "At the Movies". The New York Times.
- ^ Wolkovich-Valkavicius, William. "The Lithuanian Angle in a Hollywood Movie: An Analysis of "Once Around"". Lituanus: Lithuanian Quarterly Journal of Arts and Sciences.
- ^ "Malia Scotch Marmo". All Movie Guide. New York Times.
- ^ "Columbia University School of the Arts Film, Featured Alumni".
- ^ "Once Around". IMDB.
- ^ Travers, Peter (January 18, 1991). "Once Around". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "Hook". IMDB.
- ^ "Jurassic Park". IMDB.
- ^ Taylor, Drew (June 11, 2013). "5 Versions of 'Jurassic Park' You Never Saw". Indiewire.
- ^ Hart, Marion (January 17, 2015). "'Only You': Love Among the Ruins". Entertainment Weekly.