Writer
Michael Tolkin
76 years · New York City, New York, USA · 11 films
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael L. Tolkin (born October 17, 1950) is an American filmmaker and novelist. He has written numerous screenplays, including The Player (1992), which he adapted from his 1988 book by the same name, and for which he received the 1993 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay. A follow-up book, The Return of the Player, was published in 2006. Tolkin was born in New York City, New York, the son of Edith (née Leibovitch), a studio executive and film industry lawyer, and the late comedy writer Mel Tolkin. Tolkin is a graduate of Middlebury College. Tolkin lives in Los Angeles with his wife Wendy Mogel (parenting expert and author of bestseller The Blessing of a Skinned Knee) and their two daughters, Susanna and Emma. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Tolkin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Best known for
Filmography 11
Nine
2009 · Screenplay
On fuboTV
1%
2008 · Writer
50 Films to See Before You Die
2006 · Self
Changing Lanes
2002 · Screenplay
On fuboTV
Deep Impact
1998 · Writer
On Kanopy
The Burning Season
1994 · Writer
The New Age
1994 · Director, Writer
On Plex
The Player
1992 · Eric Schecter, Screenplay
On HBO Max
Deep Cover
1992 · Screenplay
On Plex
The Rapture
1991 · Director, Writer
Gleaming the Cube
1989 · Writer
On Hoopla