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Jan 29, 2019 · 4. P.H. Vazak // Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) Well, P.H. Vazak did exist. But if he wrote Greystoke, he deserves an entry in Ripley’s Believe It Or Not as well as...
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Jul 1, 2016 · And when we did the film, he put the name of his dog on it. [The dog, P.H. Vazak, is credited as one of two screenwriters, along with Michael Austin.] The screenplay was Oscar-nominated.
Dec 29, 2023 · The 1984 movie Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes received a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination at the 1985 Oscars. P.H. Vazak, who was actually a dog, was credited with co-writing the film, but the real writer behind the dog's credit was Robert Towne, the pet's owner.
He grew dissatisfied with the production and credited his dog, P. H. Vazak, with the script. Vazak became the first dog nominated for an Oscar for screenwriting. Towne did uncredited work on Deal of the Century (1983), 8 Million Ways to Die (1986) (), Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987) and Frantic (1988).
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes is a 1984 adventure film directed by Hugh Hudson based on Edgar Rice Burroughs ' novel Tarzan of the Apes (1912).
Mar 6, 2024 · The Oscar-nominated pet was owned by Robert Towne, who wrote the first draft of the Tarzan script. It took a bizarre series of events to see Towne demand that his dog was credited as the ...
Mar 30, 1984 · The fine screenplay, credited to P. H. Vazak, said to be the pseudonym for Robert Towne, who conceived the project, and Michael Austin, is nothing if not comprehensive.
