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After a year of living in Hollywood, she wrote her first screenplay (written with an unknown co-writer). Her partner got an agent attached to the piece, and after receiving two offers, it was sold to Columbia Pictures for $30,000. [4]
Leslie Dixon is known for Limitless (2011), Freaky Friday (2003) and Overboard (1987).
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Leslie Dixon is an American screenwriter and producer. Some of the screenplays she has written include: Outrageous Fortune, Overboard, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Thomas Crown Affair, Pay It Forward, and Hairspray. She was nominated for a Saturn Award for her Freaky Friday screenplay.
Mar 11, 2008 · With credits like the Thomas Crown Affair, Mrs. Doubtfire, Overboard and, now, Pay It Forward to her name, it's no wonder that Leslie Dixon is one the most sought after screenwriters in Hollywood. But when she looks back at her impressive body of work, she isn't too, well, impressed.
Leslie Dixon is screenwriter and producer of Limitless, based on the novel The Dark Fields by Alan Glynn. (Click here for Alan Glynn interview.) Her other credits include: The Heartbreak Kid (STO)*; Hairspray (MUS / MOV); Freaky Friday (NOV / MOV); The Thomas Crown Affair (MOV); Mrs. Doubtfire (NOV); Outrageous Fortune and other films.
Mar 17, 2011 · It's about a down-and-out writer who takes a pill to make himself infinitely smarter than he could have ever imagined. It stars Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro. Script sat down with powerhouse screenwriter to find out how she tackled a script with endless possibilities.
Jun 21, 2019 · Leslie Dixon Addresses WGA Standoff, Why “the Money Will Never Be the Same” for Writers. Leslie Dixon will receive the Screenwriters Tribute Award at the Nantucket Film Festival on...
