Raynold Gideon

Birth Name:

Raynold Gideon

Profession

Actor, Writer, Producer, Script department

Co-wrote "Stand By Me," which won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay
Quote: "You don't write important movies․ You write movies to entertain people․ Then if there is some importance that falls from it as it moves through the world, then fine․"
Began a writing partnership with Bruce A․ Evans in 1979
Usually rewrites each scene multiple times before moving on to the next one
Best known for writing PG rated films, he intentionally departed from his family-friendly material to co-write a screenplay about an upstanding family man with an addiction to murder, "Mr․ Brooks․"
Served as a producer on many of the films that he co-wrote with Bruce A․ Evans
When he first started writing with Bruce A․ Evans, he had the money to buy a typewriter while Bruce didn't, which led to the tradition of Gideon sitting in front of the typewriter, eventually the computer, while they both brainstormed

1973Oscar - Best Short Subject, Live Action Films:Nominated
1987Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:Nominated
1987Independent Spirit Award - Best Feature:Nominated
1987Independent Spirit Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
1987WGA Award (Screen) - Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:Nominated
2007Felix - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner

Fast Facts