Allison Burnett

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Allison Burnett
Born Ithaca, New York, U.S.
Occupation
  • Screenwriter
  • film director
  • novelist
Education Northwestern University (BA)
SpouseChloe King (divorced)
Children2
Website
www.allisonburnett.com

Allison Burnett (born December 16, 1958[ citation needed ]) is an American screenwriter, film director, and novelist.

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Early life and education

Allison Burnett was born in Ithaca, New York.[ citation needed ] He graduated from Northwestern University in 1979. [1] [2] He then had a resident fellowship at the Juilliard School for playwriting in 1981. [3]

Film

1990s

Burnett's first screenplay to be produced was the kick-boxing prison drama, Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight (1992), [4] which he co-wrote with Charles Mattera. He also wrote Gregory Hines' directorial debut, Bleeding Hearts (1994), [5] and the film Red Meat (1997), which he directed, starring John Slattery, Jennifer Grey, and Lara Flynn Boyle. [6]

2000s

Burnett's next film was Autumn in New York (2000), starring Richard Gere and Winona Ryder. [7] This was followed by the Lifetime Original Movie Perfect Romance (2004), [8] Feast of Love (2007) based on the book by Charles Baxter and starring Morgan Freeman and Greg Kinnear, [9] and Resurrecting the Champ (2007), written with Michael Bortman and starring Samuel L. Jackson and Josh Hartnett. [10] In 2008, Burnett wrote, with Robert Fyvolent and Mark Brinker, the crime thriller Untraceable (2008) starring Diane Lane. [11] The following year, Burnett wrote the remake of Fame . [12]

2010s

Burnett had two films released in 2012. The first was Underworld Awakening (2012), co-written with Len Wiseman, John Hlavin, and J. Michael Straczynski, the fourth film in the Underworld series starring Kate Beckinsale. The following month, Gone (2012) was released, starring Amanda Seyfried. [13]

In 2013, Burnett directed his second film, Ask Me Anything (2013) based on his novel Undiscovered Gyrl. [14] The film stars Britt Robertson, Justin Long, Christian Slater, Robert Patrick, and Martin Sheen. [15]

In 2019, Burnett directed the sequel to Ask Me Anything , Another Girl, starring Sammi Hanratty and Peter Gadiot, based on his 2015 novella of the same name. [16]

2020s

In 2023, Burnett wrote the biopic of Jeff Bezos, Bezos: The Beginning [17] , co-written with Tashena Ebanks and R.V. Romero, and directed by Khoa Lee. The film stars Armando Gutierrez and Kevin Sorbo.

In 2025, Netflix released My Oxford Year [18] , inspired by the novel of the same name by Julia Whelan, which was in turn based on Burnett's original screenplay. My Oxford Year was written by Allison Burnett and Melissa Osborne, and directed by Iain Morris. The film stars Sofia Carson, Corey Mylchreest, and Dougray Scott.

Fiction

Burnett's first novel, Christopher: A Tale of Seduction was published in 2003 by Broadway Books. It was a finalist for the 2004 Pen Center Literary Award. [2]

In 2006, Burnett wrote a sequel to Christopher titled The House Beautiful, published by Carroll & Graf, followed in 2009 by the novel Undiscovered Gyrl , published by Vintage Books. [19]

In 2011, Burnett wrote the second sequel to his novel Christopher, titled Death By Sunshine, published by Writers Tribe Books. [20]

Burnett released his fifth novel, The Escape of Malcolm Poe, in 2014. [21] He released a sequel novella to Undiscovered Gyrl, titled Another Girl, in 2015.

In 2020 Allison released his sixth novel, The Ghosts of Normal [22] , followed by his seventh novel, the second sequel to Undiscovered Gyrl, The Last Girl Podcast [23] in 2023.

Filmography

YearTitleNotes
1992 Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight With Charles Mattera
1994Bleeding HeartsDirectorial debut of Gregory Hines
1997Red MeatAlso director
2000 Autumn in New York
2004Perfect RomanceTV movie
2007 Feast of Love Based on the novel by Charles Baxter
2007 Resurrecting the Champ With Michael Bortman
Based on the LA Times article by J.R. Moehringer
2008 Untraceable With Robert Fyvolent and Mark Brinker
2009 Fame Remake of Fame (1980)
2012 Underworld Awakening With Len Wiseman, John Hlavin, and J. Michael Straczynski
Fourth installment in Underworld series
2012 Gone
2012Step OneShort film [24]
2013 Ask Me Anything Also director, based on his novel Undiscovered Gyrl
2019Off the RecordWith Claude Hurwicz and James Quill
2020Another GirlAlso director, based on his novella of the same name, sequel to Ask Me Anything
2023BezosWith Tashena Ebanks and R.V. Romero
2025 My Oxford Year With Melissa Osborne

Novels

YearTitlePublisherNotes
2003Christopher: A Tale of Seduction Broadway Books Finalist in Fiction, 2004 Pen Center USA Award
2006The House Beautiful Carroll & Graf Sequel to Christopher: A Tale of Seduction
2009Undiscovered Gyrl Vintage Books Adapted into film, directed by the author
2011Death by SunshineWriters Tribe BooksSecond sequel to Christopher: A Tale of Seduction
2014The Escape of Malcolm PoeWriters Tribe Books
2015Another GirlAllison BurnettSequel novella to Undiscovered Gyrl
2020The Ghosts of NormalAllison Burnett
2023The Last Girl PodcastAllison BurnettSecond sequel to Undiscovered Gyrl

References

  1. ↑ https://media.soc.northwestern.edu/publications/DialogueFall2014.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  2. 1 2 Allison Burnett (Author of Undiscovered Gyrl)
  3. ↑ "Screenplays that Sell: Secrets to Conquering the Studio Spec Market". Archived from the original on 2017-04-18. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  4. ↑ Bloodfist III
  5. ↑ New York Times Movies Production Credits, Bleeding Hearts
  6. ↑ Sundance bites into 'Red Meat' indie channel buys Burnett's debut pic
  7. ↑ Holden, Stephen. "FILM REVIEW; May–December Romance? Or Simply Hot and Cold?", The New York Times , New York, 12 August 2000.
  8. ↑ Moss, Marilyn. "Perfect Romance", The Hollywood Reporter , Los Angeles, 6 June 2004.
  9. ↑ New York Times Review, What Kind of Fool Is Love? No Matter, the Search Is On
  10. ↑ New York Times Review, Heroes and Has-Beens in Redemption City
  11. ↑ "Interview: A Chat with 'Untraceable' Screenwriter Allison Burnett". Archived from the original on 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  12. ↑ Screenwriter for ‘Fame’ Remake Pledges Not to Make Stinker
  13. ↑ Allison Burnett Brings Stories to the Big Screen
  14. ↑ CANNES: Britt Robertson’s Thriller ‘Ask Me Anything’ Gets U.S. Distribution
  15. ↑ Christian Slater, Justin Long Join 'Undiscovered Gyrl'
  16. ↑ IMDb: Another Girl
  17. ↑ Bezos: The Beginning at Rotten Tomatoes
  18. ↑ See Sofia Carson and Corey Mylchreest Fall in Love in My Oxford Year
  19. ↑ "Allison Burnett | Writers Tribe Books". Archived from the original on 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  20. ↑ "Los Angeles Review of Books, Robin Russin on Death By Sunshine". Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  21. ↑ "The Escape of Malcolm Poe, Writers Tribe Books". Archived from the original on 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
  22. ↑ The Ghosts of Normal by Allison Burnett at Goodreads.com
  23. ↑ The Last Girl Podcast by Allison Burnett at Goodreads.com
  24. ↑ Step One Kickstarter Page
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