John Patrick Shanley

Writing

Biography

John Patrick Shanley is an American playwright, screenwriter, and director. He also contributed articles on the performing arts to The New York Times among other publications.

Filmography Movies

Acting

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Doubt: Stage to Screen

6.5(0.0K)

A look at how the cast and crew brought "Doubt" from the stage to the screen.

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Doubt: Stage to Screen

Self

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Robot in the Family

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A manic search for a valuable relic pits a father, son and trouble-prone robot against a nasty villain.

Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family

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Documentary highlighting the development of the screenplay into a film with the desired cast. It also describes the closeness among Italian families, which comes from the kitchen, and how a real Italian father is the source of believability for the film.

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Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family

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Crossing Delancey

5.9(0.1K)

Thirty-something Isabelle spends her time going from her tiny, solitary West Side apartment to that of her grandmother on the Lower East Side. While her grandmother plots to find her a romantic match, Isabelle is courted by a married, worldly author, Anton, yet can't seem to shake the down-to-earth appeal of Sam, a pickle vendor.

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Crossing Delancey

Celebrity Party Guest

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The Hottest State

5.5(0.0K)

A young actor from Texas tries to make it in New York while struggling in his relationship with a beautiful singer/songwriter.

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The Hottest State

Priest

Production

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Congo

5.6(1.0K)

Eight people embark on an expedition into the Congo, a mysterious expanse of unexplored Africa, where human greed and the laws of nature have gone berserk.

Joe Versus the Volcano

5.8(0.6K)

Hypochondriac Joe Banks finds out he has six months to live, quits his dead end job, musters the courage to ask his co-worker out on a date, and is then hired to jump into a volcano by a mysterious visitor.

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Joe Versus the Volcano

Screenplay

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Joe Versus the Volcano

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Joe Versus the Volcano

Director

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Alive

6.9(1.6K)

The amazing true story of a Uruguayan rugby team's plane that crashed in the middle of the Andes mountains, and their immense will to survive and pull through alive, forced to do anything and everything they could to stay alive on meager rations and through the freezing cold.

The January Man

5.0(0.2K)

Nick and Frank Starkey were both policemen. A scandal forced Nick to leave the force, now a serial killer has driven the police to take him back. A web that includes Frank's wife, bribery, and corruption all are in the background as Nick tries to uncover the secret of where the killer will strike next, and finally must lay a trap without the police.

Doubt

7.2(1.9K)

In 1964 Bronx, two Catholic school nuns question the new priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled African-American student.

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

6.1(0.4K)

Captain New Eyes travels back in time and feeds dinosaurs his Brain Grain cereal, which makes them intelligent and non-violent. They agree to go to the "Middle Future" in order to grant the wishes of children in New York City. They are to meet Dr. Bleeb of the Museum of Natural History, but get sidetracked with their new children friends and run into the Captain's evil brother, Professor Screweyes.

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We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

Screenplay

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Five Corners

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A psychotic young man returns to his old neighborhood after release from prison. He seeks out the woman he previously tried to rape and the man who protected her, with twisted ideas of love for her and hate for him.