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Scott Z. Burns (born July 17, 1962) is an American filmmaker and playwright. Early life and education [ edit ] On July 17, 1962 (61 years ago) ( 1962-07-17 ) , Burns was born in Golden Valley, Minnesota .
- Screenwriter, director, producer
- July 17, 1962 (age 61), Golden Valley, Minnesota, U.S.
The Informant! is a 2009 American biographical crime comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh. Written by Scott Z. Burns, the film stars Matt Damon as the titular informant named Mark Whitacre, as well as Scott Bakula, Joel McHale and Melanie Lynskey. It depicts Whitacre's involvement as a whistleblower in the lysine price-fixing conspiracy of ...
- $22 million
- Marvin Hamlisch
- September 18, 2009
Nov 2, 2020 · Scott Z. Burns is the most important Minnesotan filmmaker since the Coen Brothers. And while you have surely heard of his films—The Bourne Ultimatum, Contagion, and An Inconvenient Truth, to name a few—chances are you’ve never heard of the man himself. So maybe it’s time you finally met Hollywood’s Golden Valley–raised golden boy ...
The Report (styled as The Torture Report) is a 2019 American historical political drama film written and directed by Scott Z. Burns that stars Adam Driver, Annette Bening, Jon Hamm, Ted Levine, Michael C. Hall, Tim Blake Nelson, Corey Stoll, and Maura Tierney. It depicts the efforts of staffer Daniel Jones as he led the Senate Intelligence ...
- $275,000
- Scott Z. Burns
- $8 million
- David Wingo
Apr 3, 2023 · April 3, 2023 7:00AM. Apple TV+. Does writer Scott Z. Burns have a crystal ball? The acclaimed writer foreshadowed COVID-19 in his 2011 “Contagion,” the Steven Soderbergh thriller about a ...
Mar 15, 2023 · Years ago, when Scott Z. Burns was doing some uncredited script work on Steven Soderbergh’s escapist heist movie “Ocean’s Twelve” (2004), Burns made the mistake of cracking a joke about ...
Scott Z. Burns is a writer, director and producer. His credits include: the original screenplay for Side Effects, a psychological thriller starring Jude Law, Rooney Mara, Catherine Zeta Jones, and Channing Tatum—which received the coveted Golden Tomato for 2013– directed by Steven Soderbergh (produced by Burns, Greg Jacobs and Lorenzo Di Bonaventura), the original screenplay […]
