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Life Cafe Waiter: [sung] So that's five miso soup, four seaweed salad, three soy burger dinner, two tofu dog platters, and one pasta with meatless balls.
Roger: Ugh!
Collins: It tastes the same.
Mimi: If you close your eyes!
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Roger Davis: [referring to Angel as she breaks the padlock off the apartment building] That's an all service woman you got there.
Chris Columbus
Chris Columbus (Chris Columbus), born on September 10, 1958 in Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA, is an American director, screenwriter, and producer. He graduated from the New York University School of Art.
In 1984, he served as the screenwriter of the fantasy comedy film " Gremlins "
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, for which he was nominated for the 12th Saturn Awards for Best Screenplay. In 1985, with the feature film " Young Sherlock Holmes ", he was nominated for the 13th Saturn Awards for Best Screenplay. In 1987, directed his first film " Adventures in Babysitting ". In 1990, directed the family comedy movie " Home Alone ". In 1995, directed the comedy film " Nine Months "
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. In 2001, the magical adventure film " Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone " directed by him was released
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, which was nominated for the 55th British Academy of Film and Television Arts-Children's Awards-Best Feature Film Award. In 2004, he served as the screenwriter and producer of the family comedy movie " Christmas with the kranks "
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. In 2006, the fantasy comedy film " Night at the Museum " was released as a producer . In 2011, the drama film " The Help " produced by him was released. In 2015, directed the science fiction action movie " Pixels "
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. In 2017, he served as the producer of the feature film "Patti Cake".
Performing Experience
In 1975, Chris Columbus started to have a keen interest in movies by watching the movie " The Godfather ". Later, he was admitted to the Film Department of New York University and began to write film scripts.
In 1984, he served as the screenwriter for the fantasy comedy film " Gremlins "
, for which he was shortlisted for the 12th Saturn Awards for Best Screenplay; in the same year, he served as the screenwriter for the romantic comedy film "Reckless". In 1985, he and Steven Allan Spielberg served as the screenwriter for the adventure comedy film " The Goonies "; in the same year, he served as the screenwriter for the feature film " Young Sherlock Holmes ", which was directed by Barry Levinson
, for which he was nominated for the 13th Saturn Awards. Best Screenplay Award.
In 1987, directed his first film " Adventures in Babysitting ". In 1988, the comedy film "Sad Hotel" directed by him was released. In 1989, he served as the screenwriter of the animated fantasy film "Little Nemo Dreamland Adventure".
In 1990, he directed the family comedy movie " Home Alone " starring Macaulay Culkin and Joe Pesci ; in the same year, he served as the screenwriter of the movie " Gremlins2 ". On May 24, 1991, the romantic comedy film " Male Big Marriage " directed by him was released in the United States.
In 1992, the film " Home Alone2 " directed by him was released. In 1993, directed the comedy " Mrs. Doubtfire " co-starring Robin McLaurim Williams and Sally Field
. In 1995, directed the comedy film " Nine Months " co-starred by Hugh Grant and Julianne Moore
. In 1996, he served as the producer of the comedy film " Jingle All the Way ".
On December 24, 1998, the drama film " Stepmom " directed by him was released
. In 1999, directed the science fiction film " Bicentennial man ", which starred Robin McLaurim Williams and Sam Neill
. On February 23, 2001, the producer of the animated comedy film " Untitled Monkeybone Project " was released; on November 4, the magical adventure film " Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone " directed by him was released, which was adapted from JK Rowling The novel of the same name
, the film was shortlisted for the 55th British Academy of Film and Television Arts-Children's Awards-Best Feature Film Award. On November 15, 2002, the film " Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets " directed by him was released in North America
. The film was nominated for the 56th British Academy of Film and Television Arts-Children's Awards-Best Feature Film Award.
In 2004, he appeared in the documentary "The Magic of Film Editing"; on May 31, the film " Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban " produced by him was released. The film was directed by Alfie
. The film won the 57th British Film and Television Art Academy-Children's Award-Best Feature Film Award; November 24th, served as the screenwriter and producer of the family comedy film " Christmas with the kranks "
.
In 2005, he directed the feature film " Rent " co-starring Rosario Dawson and Scott L. Diggs ; in the same year, he served as the producer of the science fiction adventure film " Fantastic Four ", which was adapted from Marvel's comic of the same name. In 2006, the fantasy comedy film " Night at the Museum " was released as a producer . In 2007, he served as the producer of the sci-fi action movie " Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer ".
In 2009, he directed the romantic comedy film " I Love You, Beth Cooper " and served as the producer of the film. The film is based on Larry Doyle's novel of the same name and tells the story of the dull Dennis in the prom. The long- standing school girl Beth confessed boldly, but unexpectedly triggered a series of absurd incidents
; in the same year, she served as the producer of the movie " Night at the Museum2 "
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In 2010, directed the adventure and fantasy film " Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief ", which was adapted from the novel written by Lake Leighton
. On August 12, 2011, the feature film " The Help " produced by him was released. The film was co-starred by Emma Jean Stone and Viola Davis . The film won the 84th Academy Awards for Best Picture
; in the same year, he served as a romantic comedy. Producer of the movie "Will Sebastian". On August 7, 2013, the producer of the film " Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters " was released, which was directed by Thor Freudenthal
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In 2014, he served as the producer of the film " Night at the Museum3 "; in the same year, he produced the feature film " Little Accidents ", which was directed by Sarah Clangelo. In 2015, directed the sci-fi action film " Pixels " co-starring Adam Sandler and Kevin George Knipfing
; on May 19, the feature film "Mediterranean" was released in France; on October 31, he was the producer. The romantic comedy movie "It Had to Be You" was released.
In 2016, he served as the producer of the feature film " The Young Messiah ", which was directed by Cyrus Norast
; on February 19, the horror film " The VVitch: A New-England Folktale " produced by him was released in Released in the United States
. In 2017, he served as the producer of the feature film "Patti Cake", which was directed by Gremmy Jasper; in the same year, he served as the producer of the feature film " Menashe Noy ".
Character Evaluation
Chris Columbus, a filmmaker with the same surname as the discoverer of the American continent, has the same pioneering spirit as the Italian explorer
. He is good at family movies and proved his directorship in the movie "Home Alone". Whether in movies or in private life, the most important thing is family. This is always the philosophy Chris Columbus believes in. He is persistent in shooting family fun movies, and he takes his family with him wherever he shoots
. He is a director and producer who takes bedtime storytelling as his own mission. He is also a born comedy embryo. He can write his own fairy stories and at the same time direct family comedies to become a box office director. He is the best Accurately grasp the hearts of young audiences, and infect and encourage them through various magical stories full of adventure spirit. The success of Chris Columbus’s magical movies comes from his extreme love for this child’s family theme. This theme has become a theme that will never be let go of Columbus movies. Throughout the 1990s, almost all of his films were taught by parents. How do we deal with the relationship with children and elders .
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