John Brancato and Michael Ferris

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John Brancato
Born
John Dominic Brancato

Alma mater Harvard University
Occupation Screenwriter
Years active1990–2017
Michael Ferris
Born
Alma mater Harvard University
Occupation Screenwriter
Years active1990–2017

John Brancato and Michael Ferris are a former American screenwriting duo, whose notable works include The Game , Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines , Terminator Salvation , Surrogates and The Hunter's Prayer . Brancato and Ferris met while at college, where both were editors of The Harvard Lampoon . [1] The two have also been credited pseudonymously under the names Henry Dominic and Henry Dominick. Their partnership ended in 2015. Ferris has since separately written two episodes of The Simpsons , "Paths of Glory" and "From Russia Without Love", [2] and the video game adaptation Dead Rising: Endgame .

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Filmography

Film writers

Credited as Henry Dominic

Television

YearTitleWritersExecutive
Producers
Notes
1991 Flight of Black Angel YesNoTV movie
Married... with Children YesNoEpisode "You Better Shop Around: Part 1
1995 Æon Flux YesNoEpisode The Demiurge
2000 The Others YesYesAlso creators

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References

  1. John Simon (1997-10-13). "The Game". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
  2. Al Jean "Paths of Glory" writer on Twitter