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Sam Hamm

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Sam Hamm was born on 19 November 1955 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Batman (1989), Batman Returns (1992) and The Street of Fruiting Bodies. He was previously married to Trudy Legge.
BornNovember 19, 1955
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    • 1 win & 2 nominations

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Teaser, 1 sheet movie poster
Batman
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1989
Michelle Pfeiffer, Danny DeVito, Michael Keaton, Christopher Walken, and Cristi Conaway in Batman Returns (1992)
Batman Returns
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1992
The Street of Fruiting Bodies
  • Writer
    Masters of Horror (2005)
    Masters of Horror
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Writer

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Masters of Horror (2005)
      Masters of Horror
      • teleplay
      • TV Series
      • 2005–2006
    • Haunted Lighthouse (2003)
      Haunted Lighthouse
      • writer
      • Short
      • 2003
    • Wally Wingert in Monkeybone in Lo-Fat Mayhem (2001)
      Monkeybone in Lo-Fat Mayhem
      • based on characters created by
      • Short
      • 2001
    • Bridget Fonda, Brendan Fraser, Rose McGowan, John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, and Chris Kattan in Monkeybone (2001)
      Monkeybone
      • written by
      • 2001
    • Carl Lumbly in M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994)
      M.A.N.T.I.S.
      • creator
      • TV Series
      • 1994–1995
    • M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994)
      M.A.N.T.I.S.
      • screenplay
      • story
      • TV Movie
      • 1994
    • Batman Returns (1992)
      Batman Returns
      • based on a film story by
      • Video Game
      • 1992
    • Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
      Batman: The Animated Series
      • concept created by: "Jack Napier" (uncredited)
      • TV Series
      • 1992
    • Michelle Pfeiffer, Danny DeVito, Michael Keaton, Christopher Walken, and Cristi Conaway in Batman Returns (1992)
      Batman Returns
      • story
      • 1992
    • Teaser, 1 sheet movie poster
      Batman
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 1989
    • Never Cry Wolf (1983)
      Never Cry Wolf
      • screenplay
      • 1983

    Producer

    • Bridget Fonda, Brendan Fraser, Rose McGowan, John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, and Chris Kattan in Monkeybone (2001)
      Monkeybone
      • executive producer
      • 2001
    • Carl Lumbly in M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994)
      M.A.N.T.I.S.
      • executive producer
      • TV Series
      • 1994–1995
    • M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994)
      M.A.N.T.I.S.
      • executive producer
      • TV Movie
      • 1994

    Additional Crew

    • Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - The Road to Gotham City (2005)
      Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - The Road to Gotham City
      • source: photographs
      • Video
      • 2005
    • Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - The Legend Reborn (2005)
      Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - The Legend Reborn
      • archive source
      • Video
      • 2005
    • Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - The Gathering Storm (2005)
      Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - The Gathering Storm
      • source: photographs
      • Video
      • 2005
    • Christian Bale in Batman Begins (2005)
      Batman Begins
      • character: Henri Ducard (uncredited)
      • 2005
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • November 19, 1955
      • Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
    • Spouse
      • Trudy Legge? - March 18, 2011 (divorced, 1 child)

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      While working on the screenplay for Batman (1989), he was invited by comic book editor Denny O'Neil to write the Batman comic. It was during this time that he created (with Denys Cowan) the character of Ducard that went on to feature prominently in Batman Begins (2005).

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