Neil Tolkin

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Neil Tolkin
Born
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Nationality Canadian
Education
Occupation(s) Screenwriter
film director

Neil Tolkin is a Canadian screenwriter and film director from Montreal. [1] He attended Westmount High School and Dawson College and McGill University. [1]

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Career

He is best known for contributing to comedies, such as License to Drive with Corey Haim and Corey Feldman, Ri¢hie Ri¢h with Macualy Culkin and Jury Duty with Pauly Shore. He's also written dramas such as the screenplay for the film The Emperor's Club (2002), [1] and an early draft for the World War Two film, Unbroken , to be originally directed by Antoine Fuqua. The film was rewritten and later finally directed by Angelina Jolie.

He also wrote and directed the drama Sticks and Stones in 1996.

Filmography

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References

  1. 1 2 3 KELLY, BRENDAN (November 18, 2002). "Emperor's writer is a regular guy: Film setting unlike westmount high But private-school story or not, 'the themes were so clear: honour, integrity'". The Gazette. Montreal, Que. p. D.1.BRE.
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