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Roger Avary

Born August 23, 1965 · Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada (age 61)

Roger Roberts Avary (born August 23, 1965) is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his work with Quentin Tarantino on the script for Pulp Fiction (1994), for which they won Best Original Screenplay at the 67th Academy Awards. Avary has also directed films such as Killing Zoe (1993) and The Rules of Attraction (2002), and wrote the screenplays for Silen…

Known For

Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction · 1994

MovieThrillerCrime

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.

Reservoir Dogs

Reservoir Dogs · 1992

MovieCrimeThriller

A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr. Blonde, bickering weasel Mr. Pink and Nice Guy Eddie -- unravel.

Silent Hill

Silent Hill · 2006

MovieHorrorMystery

Rose, a desperate mother, takes her adopted daughter, Sharon, to the town of Silent Hill in an attempt to cure her of her ailment. After a violent car crash, Sharon disappears, and Rose embarks on a horrific journey to get her back and begins to uncover the truth behind the apocalyptic disaster that burned the town 30 years earlier.

Beowulf

Beowulf · 2007

MovieAdventureAction

A 6th-century Scandinavian warrior named Beowulf embarks on a mission to slay the man-like ogre, Grendel.

Crying Freeman

Crying Freeman · 1995

MovieActionCrime

A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in love with him. An intense power struggle for the leadership of the Yakuza Clans ensues as they seek vengeance for the death of their leader.

The Rules of Attraction

The Rules of Attraction · 2002

The Rules of Attraction

MovieDramaRomance

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.

Lucky Day

Lucky Day · 2019

MovieActionCrime

Red, a safe cracker who has just been released from prison, is trying to hold his family together as his past catches up with him in the form of Luc, a psychopathic contract killer who's seeking revenge for the death of his brother.

John Dies at the End

John Dies at the End · 2013

John Dies at the End

MovieHorrorComedy

A new drug promises out-of-body experiences, but users are coming back changed forever, and an otherworldly invasion of Earth is underway.

Filmography

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Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction · 1994

MovieThrillerCrime

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.

Story

Reservoir Dogs

Reservoir Dogs · 1992

MovieCrimeThriller

A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr. Blonde, bickering weasel Mr. Pink and Nice Guy Eddie -- unravel.

Additional Dialogue

Silent Hill

Silent Hill · 2006

MovieHorrorMystery

Rose, a desperate mother, takes her adopted daughter, Sharon, to the town of Silent Hill in an attempt to cure her of her ailment. After a violent car crash, Sharon disappears, and Rose embarks on a horrific journey to get her back and begins to uncover the truth behind the apocalyptic disaster that burned the town 30 years earlier.

Writer

Beowulf

Beowulf · 2007

MovieAdventureAction

A 6th-century Scandinavian warrior named Beowulf embarks on a mission to slay the man-like ogre, Grendel.

Screenplay

Crying Freeman

Crying Freeman · 1995

MovieActionCrime

A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in love with him. An intense power struggle for the leadership of the Yakuza Clans ensues as they seek vengeance for the death of their leader.

Screenplay

The Rules of Attraction

The Rules of Attraction · 2002

The Rules of Attraction

MovieDramaRomance

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.

Director

Lucky Day

Lucky Day · 2019

MovieActionCrime

Red, a safe cracker who has just been released from prison, is trying to hold his family together as his past catches up with him in the form of Luc, a psychopathic contract killer who's seeking revenge for the death of his brother.

Director

John Dies at the End

John Dies at the End · 2013

John Dies at the End

MovieHorrorComedy

A new drug promises out-of-body experiences, but users are coming back changed forever, and an otherworldly invasion of Earth is underway.

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Killing Zoe

Killing Zoe · 1993

MovieActionCrime

Zed is an American vault-cracker who travels to Paris to meet up with his old friend Eric. Eric and his gang have planned to raid the only bank in the city which is open on Bastille day. After offering his services, Zed soon finds himself trapped in a situation beyond his control when heroin abuse, poor planning and a call-girl named Zoe all conspire to turn the robbery into a very bloody siege.

Director

Boogie Boy

Boogie Boy · 1998

MovieThrillerCrime

A man who has just been released from prison vows to start a new life, but is put to the test when an old cellmate appears.

Executive Producer

Phantasm IV: Oblivion

Phantasm IV: Oblivion · 1998

Phantasm IV: Oblivion

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

Taking off immediately where the last one ended, Mike travels across dimensions and time, fleeing from the Tall Man while trying to find the origins of his enemy and what really happened the night that his brother died. Meanwhile, Reggie battles spheres and the undead in a quest to find Mike before the Tall Man can complete his transformation.

13th Morningside Volunteer Infantryman

Kaante

MovieCrimeThriller

Six men meet in a lock-up, where they've been wrongfully detained. Seeking revenge, they make the perfect plan to rob the very bank where police department's salaries are deposited

Original Story

Standing Still

Standing Still · 2005

MovieComedyDrama

A chain reaction of confrontations and romantic encounters occurs when college friends reunite for one's wedding.

Franklin Brauner

The Human Voice

The Human Voice · 2018

The Human Voice

A woman’s last phone conversation with her lover, who now loves someone else.

Director

RPM

MovieActionThriller

A professional car thief pulls off the heist of a lifetime when he steals a prototype supercar.

Story

Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis

Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis · 2010

Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis

Commissioned by Random House and Bret Easton Ellis.

Thanks

Mr. Stitch

Mr. Stitch · 1995

MovieTV MovieDrama

Doctor Rue Wakeman and his team create a young man with skin and organs taken from other men and women. The creature (Lazarus) reads a lot of books and learns all about the humans. But when he meets fascinating doctor Elizabeth English his life changes: he decides to escape from the laboratory.

Director

Dolph Lundgren: Maximum Potential

Dolph Lundgren: Maximum Potential · 1987

Dolph Lundgren: Maximum Potential

MovieDocumentary

Dolph Lundgren has put together his varied and comprehensive personal workout on home video, comprised of body sculpturing, boxing, shadow boxing, running, jumping rope, yoga, the martial arts and more. Even includes stress management - exercise for the mind.

Production Office Assistant

The Last Man

The Last Man · 2000

Apocalyptic comedy finds a socially-challenged grad school student as one of the last two men on Earth with a beautiful woman.

Executive Producer

The Worm Turns

The Worm Turns · 1983

A 1983 English language short film written and directed by Roger Avary, starring Andrew Blinn, Stephen A. Housden and Brian Leckner.

Writer

XIII: The Series

XIII: The Series · 2011

XIII: The Series

SeriesAction & AdventureDrama

After a plot to kill the president of the USA an agent with lost memories tries to recover his life and memories. Others use him to cover up some dirty business involving high ranking officials from the CIA and the White House.

Writer