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Having been overshadowed by former co-worker Quentin Tarantino during the early 1990s, film maker Roger Avary finally established himself with his 2002 adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel The Rules of Attraction. Avary was born on August 23, 1965 in Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada, but grew up in Arizona in the United States... See full bio »

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Franklin Brauner
in Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada
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Roger Avary and Kip Pardue at event of The Rules of Attraction Roger Avary, 2002, Hotel Costes K, Paris. Roger Avary in Ojai, California 2011. Beowulf co-writers Roger Avary and Neil Gaiman Roger Avary in 2012 in Paris. Roger Avary, Kate Bosworth and Ian Somerhalder at event of The Rules of Attraction
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???? Untitled Ian Fleming Biopic (pre-production)
 
2012 XIII: The Series (TV series)
– Mousetrap (2012)
– Phoenix (2012)
– Rampage (2012)
 
2007 Beowulf (screenplay)
 
2006 Silent Hill (written by)
 
2004 Glitterati
 
2002 The Rules of Attraction (screenplay)
 
1998 RPM (uncredited)
 
1997 Odd Jobs (TV movie)
 
1995 Mr. Stitch (TV movie) (written by)
 
1995 Crying Freeman (uncredited)
 
1994 Pulp Fiction (story)
 
1993 Killing Zoe (written by)
 
1993 True Romance (uncredited)
 
1992 Reservoir Dogs (background radio dialog)
 
1983 The Worm Turns (short) (writer)
 
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2012 XIII: The Series (TV series) (executive producer - 13 episodes)
– Battlezone (2012) (executive producer)
– Berzerk (2012) (executive producer)
– Black Widow (2012) (executive producer)
– Punchout (2012) (executive producer)
– Mousetrap (2012) (executive producer)
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2007 Beowulf (executive producer)
 
2004 Glitterati (producer)
 
2002 The Rules of Attraction (executive producer)
 
2000 The Last Man (executive producer)
 
1998 Boogie Boy (executive producer)
 
1997 Odd Jobs (TV movie) (producer)
 
1995 Mr. Stitch (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1983 The Worm Turns (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (5 titles)
2004 Glitterati
 
2002 The Rules of Attraction
 
1995 Mr. Stitch (TV movie)
 
1993 Killing Zoe
 
1983 The Worm Turns (short)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (2 titles)
2004 Glitterati
 
1987 My Best Friend's Birthday (short)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1992 Reservoir Dogs (creator: Dog Eat Dog logo)
 
1987 Maximum Potential (video) (production assistant)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
2007 Beowulf (writer: "Olaf Drinking Song")
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
2005/II Standing Still
Franklin Brauner
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
2004 Glitterati
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
2002 The Rules of Attraction (song wrangler)
 
Show ShowEditorial Department (1 title)
2002 The Rules of Attraction (montage)
 
Show ShowThanks (5 titles)
2006 36 Steps (spiritual support)
 
1998 Phantasm IV: Oblivion (special thanks)
 
1997 Full Tilt Boogie (documentary) (special thanks)
 
1995 Crying Freeman (the producers wish to thank)
 
1993 True Romance (very special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
2009 Silent hill: entre deux mondes (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 The Origins of Beowulf (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Art of Beowulf (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 Beasts of Burden Designing the Creatures of Beowulf (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Anatomy of a Scene (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Rules of Attraction … Himself
 
1995 The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay
 

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The Rules of Attraction -- The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate. Standing Still -- Standing Still is the story of a popular yet drunken actor who reconnects with a group of his college friends for a wedding several years after graduation.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Directed music video for The Go-Gos "The Whole World's Lost Its head" (1994).

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Alternate Names:

Roger Roberts Avary
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on Pulp Fiction and all the inspiration and effect it had] In some ways, I think "Pulp Fiction" hurt cinema in a very, very minor, small way. It did a massive amount of good. But it also made it impossible to make a movie even remotely like it without someone comparing it to "Pulp Fiction". See more »

Trivia:

Was originally set to write Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (having previously written Silent Hill) and had actually begun writing a draft when he was sent to jail for gross vehicular manslaughter and two felony counts of causing bodily injury while intoxicated. The film was then delayed until the studio hired Michael J. Bassett in Fall 2010 to write and direct. See more »

Trademark:

Frequently uses composers tomandandy. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo