Hans Bauer (writer)

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Hans Bauer is an Austrian screenwriter, author, and photographer, working in the United States, who is best known for his writing for the films Anaconda (1997) and Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004). [1] Bauer is also the co-author (with Catherine Masciola) of the children's adventure novel, Fishtale, and the author of Anaconda: The Writer's Cut . [2] [3]

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Bauer was born in Austria, and lives and works in Texas and Los Angeles. [4]

Screenwriting

Bauer wrote the original screenplay for the film Anaconda, [5] [6] [7] which received mainly negative reviews from film critics. [8] [9] Bauer was one of several writers who are credited with screenwriting the 2004 sequel, Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid , [10] which also failed to garner critical acclaim. [11]

The horror film, Komodo , based on Bauer's screenplay, was also panned by critics, [12] while his next film, Titan A. E., in which he was also an associate producer, received praise for its animated effects. [13] [14]

Filmography

Published works

Photography

Bauer is a photographer, [22] and his photo-based art has been the subject of several group and one-man shows in Los Angeles, [23] San Francisco, [24] Austin, and the Texas Hill Country. [25]

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  18. ↑ Bauer, Hans; Masciola, Catherine. Fishtale (1st ed.). New York: Marshall Cavendish Children. ISBN   978-0761462231.
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  20. ↑ "FISHTALE". Kirkus Reviews.
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  24. ↑ "San Francisco Art Openings: Sacred Prostitute Exhibit". ArtBusiness.com. February 3, 2006.
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