Pamela Pettler

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Pamela Pettler
OccupationScreenwriter, television producer, television writer
Years active1982–present

Pamela Pettler is an American screenwriter, television producer and television writer.

In television, she has written episodes for ABC Weekend Specials , Charles in Charge , CBS Summer Playhouse , Clueless (also co-executive producer), Saved by the Bell: The New Class and All About Us (also co-executive producer and developer).

In film, her credits include the animated films Monster House , Corpse Bride and 9 . The latter two films involved Tim Burton, who directed and produced Corpse Bride and produced 9, which was directed by Shane Acker. In 2003, Pettler was hired to do a rewrite of Burton's 2005 film adaptation of the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory . [1] In 2008, Pettler was hired to write a film adaptation of the board game Monopoly , with Ridley Scott attached as director, however the film has since been stuck in development hell. [2] She also wrote a draft of the screenplay for the computer-animated The Addams Family film, based on the comics by Charles Addams. [3] On December 26, 1988, she signed a deal with Columbia Pictures Television. [4]

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