Jim Uhls

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Jim Uhls is an American screenwriter known for his screenplays for Fight Club (1999) and Jumper (2008). [1] [2]

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Uhls graduated from Drake University in 1979 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and completed the Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting program at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. [3]

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References

  1. "Screenwriter JIM UHLS on Writing FIGHT CLUB". AMFM Magazine.tv. March 17, 2021.
  2. Magazine, Storius (October 4, 2020). "Fight Club Turns 20: Interview with the Film's Screenwriter Jim Uhls". Medium .
  3. Staff (June 24, 2016). "In memory of 'Doc,' endless possibilities". news.drake.edu. Drake University . Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  4. "Jumper". The Hollywood Reporter . February 12, 2008.
  5. Dargis, Manohla (February 14, 2008). "Time-Space Continuum? No Big Deal. And the Swag..." The New York Times .