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Janet Peoples. Born. United States. Spouse. David Webb Peoples. Janet Peoples is an American screenwriter. She co-wrote the script for the 1995 Academy Award -nominated film 12 Monkeys with her husband David Peoples who has written a number of films, mostly science fiction or fantasy. She and her husband also co-wrote the 1980 documentary The ...
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Charles Roven (producer): I was given the short film La Jetéeby Chris Marker by a gentleman by the name of Robert Kosberg. I then gave that to Dave and Jan [Peoples]. David Peoples (screenwriter): We had missed seeing La Jetée in the ‘60s when we should have seen it. They sent us a terrible video of it, but in spite of the fact that it was an awful...
Terry Gilliam: The pressure was to get a movie star in. That was at a time when I was still a hot director, so people wanted to come near me and touch me. So they were coming up with all these names. And I just kept saying no. Tom Cruise, Nic Cage, they were all being thrown at me. Margery Simkin (casting director):Terry called. Whatever he does, I...
Scott Elias (location manager):I had just returned from doing something or other and had been away for quite some time and really didn't want to do another project right away. But then I got a call from Lloyd Phillips, who was a really interesting guy; he was the co-producer of the film. The moment he said, “Terry Gilliam,” I said, “Gee, I think I'...
Charles Roven:Terry and I had a very interesting give-and-take relationship. We had some pretty nice arguments, but we also had some pretty nice times where we really agreed. Anthony Simonaitis:It's the one movie I point to where the grey started to show up in my beard. Margery Simkin:It wasn't easy, and Chuck really produced the film. He wrestled ...
Terry Gilliam:People don't understand the test screening aspect of filmmaking, which is possibly the most critical. You've made the film, you've done the work, and now you're surrounded by all these studio executives who are shitting themselves with nerves, worrying that they might have their name on a failure of a movie. Mick Audsley:It was George...
Terry Gilliam:Getting to the premiere was a nightmare. It took place in New York in December and there was a huge blizzard. The whole thing was apocalyptic. Jon Seda:I was so excited and eager to see it, and when I saw it the first time, I was blown away. Terry knew the story so well. He was the captain of the ship. Anna M. Elias:He achieved a visi...
David and Janet Peoples live in the hills of Berkeley, California. Even though the married couple have been writing screenplays for the past four decades, they’ve spent their careers more than ...
David Webb Peoples was born on 9 February 1940 in Middletown, Connecticut, USA. He is a writer and editor, known for Unforgiven (1992), Blade Runner (1982) and 12 Monkeys (1995). He is married to Janet Peoples. Born February 9, 1940. Add photos, demo reels.
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Janet Peoples. Writer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Janet Peoples is known for 12 Monkeys (1995), 12 Monkeys (2015) and The Prisoner. She is married to David Webb Peoples. Add photos, demo reels.
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Jan 29, 2021 · Loosely based on the French 1962 short film La Jetée, the Peoples’ conceived their story after witnessing animal rights protests outside a research lab near the neighboring University of ...
Janet Peoples is known as an Actor, Writer, Original Film Writer, and Screenplay. Some of her work includes Twelve Monkeys, 12 Monkeys, The Day After Trinity, and Who Are the DeBolts?
