Ernest Cline Biography

Fast Facts

• Has worked as a short order cook, video store clerk, fish-gutter, and website designer
• Wrote a spec script sequel to "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension" titled "Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League" in 1996
• His first experience with production was the stage shows of "Monty Python's Quest for the Holy Grail" that he directed and co-produced at the Gen Con gaming convention in the 1990s
• Quote: "(On his early life in rural Ohio): "'Star Wars' was the mythology of my youth․ I longed for adventure․""
• Quote: "In a zombie apocalypse movie, nobody's ever seen a zombie movie․․․That's what 'Armada' is - if an alien invasion happened today, we'd be aware of․․․and reference all of this pop culture․․․[and] have expectations of how an alien invasion would go․"
• Best known as the screenwriter for "Fanboys" and the author of "Ready Player One" and "Armada․"
• Was a regular performer at the Austin Poetry Slam and was twice named Slam Champion of the city
• Owns a "souped-up" DeLorean and often takes fans for rides, including "Game of Thrones" author George R․R․ Martin
• Taught himself how to be a screenwriter by comparing scripts of John Hughes films to the finished versions of their movies