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Michael Tolkin

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Director
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Michael Tolkin was born on 17 October 1950 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Player (1992), Deep Impact (1998) and Changing Lanes (2002).
BornOctober 17, 1950
BornOctober 17, 1950
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 10 wins & 19 nominations total

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Tim Robbins in The Player (1992)
The Player
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1992
Elijah Wood and Leelee Sobieski in Deep Impact (1998)
Deep Impact
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1998
Samuel L. Jackson and Ben Affleck in Changing Lanes (2002)
Changing Lanes
6.5
  • Writer
  • 2002
Escape at Dannemora (2018)
Escape at Dannemora
7.9
TV Mini Series
  • Writer

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Writer

  • Giovanni Ribisi, Dan Fogler, Patrick Gallo, Matthew Goode, Juno Temple, and Miles Teller in The Offer (2022)
    The Offer
    • created by
    • developed by
    • written by (creator) ...
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Escape at Dannemora (2018)
    Escape at Dannemora
    • created by
    • written by (creator)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2018
  • Liev Schreiber in Ray Donovan (2013)
    Ray Donovan
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2014–2015
  • Nicole Kidman, Daniel Day-Lewis, Penélope Cruz, Kate Hudson, and Marion Cotillard in Nine (2009)
    Nine
    • screenplay
    • 2009
  • 1% (2008)
    1%
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 2008
  • Masters of Science Fiction (2007)
    Masters of Science Fiction
    • teleplay by
    • TV Series
    • 2007
  • Changing Lanes: Deleted and Extended Scenes (2002)
    Changing Lanes: Deleted and Extended Scenes
    • screenplay
    • Video
    • 2002
  • Samuel L. Jackson and Ben Affleck in Changing Lanes (2002)
    Changing Lanes
    • screenplay
    • 2002
  • Elijah Wood and Leelee Sobieski in Deep Impact (1998)
    Deep Impact
    • written by
    • 1998
  • The Player (1997)
    The Player
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1997
  • The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story (1994)
    The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story
    • teleplay
    • TV Movie
    • 1994
  • The New Age (1994)
    The New Age
    • written by
    • 1994
  • Laurence Fishburne in Deep Cover (1992)
    Deep Cover
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1992
  • Tim Robbins in The Player (1992)
    The Player
    • novel "The Player"
    • screenplay
    • 1992
  • David Duchovny and Mimi Rogers in The Rapture (1991)
    The Rapture
    • written by
    • 1991

Producer

  • Giovanni Ribisi, Dan Fogler, Patrick Gallo, Matthew Goode, Juno Temple, and Miles Teller in The Offer (2022)
    The Offer
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Escape at Dannemora (2018)
    Escape at Dannemora
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2018
  • Liev Schreiber in Ray Donovan (2013)
    Ray Donovan
    • consulting producer
    • TV Series
    • 2014–2015
  • 1% (2008)
    1%
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2008
  • The Player (1997)
    The Player
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1997
  • Tim Robbins in The Player (1992)
    The Player
    • producer
    • 1992
  • Christian Slater in Gleaming the Cube (1989)
    Gleaming the Cube
    • associate producer
    • 1989

Director

  • Ray Donovan: Behind the Fix (2014)
    Ray Donovan: Behind the Fix
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2014
  • Masters of Science Fiction (2007)
    Masters of Science Fiction
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2007
  • The New Age (1994)
    The New Age
    • Director
    • 1994
  • David Duchovny and Mimi Rogers in The Rapture (1991)
    The Rapture
    • Director
    • 1991
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Personal details

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  • Born
    • October 17, 1950
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Wendy Mogel
  • Other works
    Rejected draft of Mission: Impossible II (2000)
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    • 2 Interviews
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Attended the same high school as Angelina Jolie, Michael Klesic, Nicolas Cage, Lenny Kravitz, David Schwimmer, Jonathan Silverman, Gina Gershon, Rhonda Fleming, Jackie Cooper, Rob Reiner, 'Antonio Sabato. Jr.', Pauly Shore, Betty White, Corbin Bernsen, Elizabeth Daily, Albert Brooks and Crispin Glover.
  • Quotes
    Where the writer leaves off, the director begins. Where the director leaves off, the actor begins. And where the actor leaves off, the audience begins. And so when you finally see the audience it's theirs now - it's theirs to reinvent, it's theirs to make up. The audience tells the story along with the film. And something happens, and actually it changes. And that's why as the writer it's not mine anymore. It's theirs.

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