Larry Ferguson (screenwriter)

Larry Ferguson
Alma mater	University of Oregon University of California, Davis
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, film director, actor
Years active	1980–2002

Larry Ferguson is an American retired screenwriter and film director. As a screenwriter, his film credits include Highlander , Beverly Hills Cop II , The Hunt for Red October and Alien 3 . ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Writer	Producer	Director
1981	St. Helens [4]	Yes	No	No
1986	Highlander [4]	Yes	No	No
1987	Beverly Hills Cop II	Yes	No	No
1988	The Presidio	Yes	No	No
1990	The Hunt for Red October	Yes	No	No
1991	Talent for the Game	Yes	No	No
1992	Alien 3 [4] [5]	Yes	No	No
	Nails [4]	Yes	No	No
1993	Beyond the Law	Yes	No	Yes
1995	Gunfighter's Moon	Yes	Executive	Yes
1996	Maximum Risk [4]	Yes	No	No
2002	Rollerball	Yes [4] [6]	No	No

Uncredited revisions

• Under Siege (1992)
• Last Action Hero (1993) ^[7]
• Judgment Night (1993)
• Bad Boys (1995) ^{[8] [9]}
• Money Train (1995) ^[10]
• Bad Boys II (2003)
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) ^[11]
• Man of the House (2005)

Unmade screenplays

Title	Description	Ref.
Buck Rogers	A film based on the comic strip series by Philip Francis Nowlan	[12]
Have Gun Will Travel	A western based on the television show of the same name that would’ve been directed by Andrew Davis.	[13] [14]
The Listener	Based on a script by James DeMonaco and Kevin Fox	[15]
Quiller	A film adaptation based on the book series by Elleston Trevor	[16]
Witness to the Truth	Based on a novel by Paul Lindsay	[17] [18]

Acting credits

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1990	The Hunt for Red October	Chief of Boat USS Dallas [4]
1992	Beyond the Law	Sheriff Kelly [4]	also director
1993	Last Action Hero	Himself [4]

References

1. Larry Ferguson Movies & TV, The New York Times
2. "Hollywood screenwriter shares the stories behind his biggest films". www.uoaalumini.com. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
3. "Because of a teacher: Henley grad, successful screenwriter returns to roots". www.heraldandnews.com. October 8, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
4. "Larry Ferguson". BFI. Archived from the original on January 30, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
5. Howe, Desson (May 22, 1992). "'Alien 3'". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
6. Natale, Richard (February 6, 2002). "The Way 'Rollerball' Bounces". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
7. Pristin, Terry (June 30, 1993). "'Last Action': Too Many Heroes? : Big-Name Star, Director and Writers, So What Happened?". Los Angeles Times .
8. "'Boys' won't be boys on schedule". Variety . Retrieved July 15, 2025.
9. Galbraith, Jane (January 24, 1993). "Movies : Off-Centerpiece : Maybe George Bush Can Help Polish the Script Now". Los Angeles Times .
10. "Peters-Semel team rumored". Variety . Retrieved July 14, 2025.
11. Cieply, Michael (June 22, 2003). "History in the Filmmaking". Los Angeles Times .
12. "Buck Rogers". www.hollywood.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
13. "Tenpercenteries". Variety . Retrieved July 15, 2025.
14. "Krane Takes Bull by Horns". Variety . Retrieved July 15, 2025.
15. "The Listener". www.hollywood.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
16. "Quiller". www.hollywood.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
17. Dutka, Elaine (December 15, 1992). "FBI Agent's True Tale of Hollywood : Deals: The producers of 'Top Gun' and 'Beverly Hills Cop' option the novel about the FBI by Paul Lindsay, who could be fired by the agency". Los Angeles Times .
18. "Witness to the Truth". www.hollywood.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025.

External links

• Larry Ferguson at IMDb
• Larry Ferguson at Rotten Tomatoes
• Larry Ferguson @thetvdb.com