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Finnegan: [Jumps down in the water behind Trillian and startles her and she fires around 35 rounds at his feet] Jesus lady, watch it, will ya?
Trillian St. James: I'm sorry! Thank god you're alive.
Finnegan: Damn straight I am! Let's keep it that way, huh?
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Pantucci: [as he is caught nosing around the cargo] I'm feeling a real lack of love here...
Stephen Sommers
Steven Sommers, born on March 20, 1962 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, is an American director, screenwriter, producer and actor.
In 1993, filmed the director’s debut " The Adventures of Huck Finn ". In 1994, directed the adventure film " The Jungle Book ". In 1998, he wrote and directed the science fiction thriller " Deep Rising ". In 1999, he directed the fantasy adventure film " The Mummy ", which won a double nomination for Best Director and Best Screenplay in the 26th Saturn Awards
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. In 2001, he wrote and directed the fantasy adventure film " The Mummy 2 ", which won a box office of 433 million US dollars worldwide
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. In 2004, he wrote and directed the fantasy adventure movie " Van Helsing ". On September 2, 2008, the fantasy adventure film " The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor " , which served as the producer, was released. In 2009, he directed the sci-fi action film " GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra ", which was nominated for the best action-adventure film in the Teen Choice Awards
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In 2011, filmed the fantasy adventure movie "Airship". In 2013, he wrote and directed the fantasy thriller film " Odd Thomas ".
Early Experience
On March 20, 1962, Steven Sommers was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He has been obsessed with movies since he was a child. As long as he has pocket money in his hand, he will go to the cinema to watch movies. As he grew older, Steven Sommers gradually completed his studies from elementary school to middle school, and then entered the University of St. John’s to study for a bachelor’s degree, but because he didn’t like the atmosphere of this university, he moved to Seville, Spain. Leah University. After receiving a bachelor's degree in Spain, he first entered a theater group as an actor, and then worked as an agent in a rock band for two years. In 1987, Steven Sommers returned to the United States and entered the Film School of the University of Southern California. In 1990, Steven Sommers received a master's degree from the Film School of the University of Southern California, and his graduation work "Alibaba" also won him a generous scholarship
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Performing Experience
In 1993, Steven Sommers filmed his directorial debut " The Adventures of Huck Finn ", which was adapted from the novel " The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn " by American writer Mark Twain . After the film was released, it set a box office record of 24 million U.S. dollars
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In 1994, he directed the adventure film " The Jungle Book " co-starring Jason Scott Lee , Cary Elwes , Lena Headey, etc. The film won $43 million in box office in North America
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On December 22, 1995, the family adventure comedy " Tom and Huck " was released as a screenwriter and producer
. On November 16, 1997, the family movie " Oliver Twist " , which was the screenwriter and producer, was released
. In 1998, he wrote and directed the science fiction thriller " Deep Rising "
.
In 1999, he directed the fantasy adventure film " The Mummy " co-starred by Brendan James Fraser , Rachel Weisz , Arnold Voslow, etc. The film finally won a global box office of $415 million
. Steven Sommers won a double nomination for Best Director and Best Screenplay in the 26th Saturn Awards
.
In 2001, he wrote and directed the fantasy adventure film " The Mummy 2 " co-starred by Brendan James Fraser, Rachel Weisz, Dwayne Douglas Johnson and others. The film won US$433 million in box office worldwide
.
On April 17, 2002, the fantasy adventure film " The Scorpion King " was released as a producer and screenwriter
. In 2004, he wrote and directed the fantasy adventure movie " Van Helsing " starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale
; in the same year, he founded Sommers with Bob Ducsay and began to participate in the production and Issued
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On April 27, 2006, Steven Sommers appeared in the documentary "Sci-Fi Fan". On September 2, 2008, the fantasy adventure film " The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor " was released as a producer
; in the same year, filming of the science fiction thriller film " When worlds collide " began
.
In 2009, he directed the sci-fi action film " GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra " co-starred by Dennis William Quaid and Channing Tatum
, which was nominated for the best action-adventure film in the Teen Choice Awards
.
In 2011, filmed the fantasy adventure film "Airship" starring Christian Fandall. In 2013, he wrote and directed the fantasy thriller " Odd Thomas " co-starring Anton Yelchin , William James Dafoe and Addison Timlin
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Personal Life
In 1993, Steven Sommers married Nova
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Character Evaluation
Steven Sommers is committed to making family-friendly commercial films, and he is most passionate about fantasy and thrilling adventure themes, which can be called the typical Hollywood filmmaker. Like director Joe Schumacher, Steven Sommers not only has good box office results, but also obsessed with reflecting the dark side and fear of people in stories full of gimmicks. His depiction of the birth of evil in movies such as "The Mummy" , And Joe Schumacher’s writing in films such as "Batman" and "The Phantom of the Opera" have a certain similarity. His magical movies are unique, incorporating commercial features such as classical, romantic, thriller, and comedy. The life-and-death competition around the center of the event is even more climax, without any chaos, which makes people very enjoyable
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