Richard is an award-winning screenwriter-for-hire and produced playwright/librettist.
Biography
He has written six feature films, (3 of them winning Best Picture) the most notable being “Miranda’s Victim”, starring Abigail Breslin, Luke Wilson, Andy Garcia and Donald Sutherland, as well as “Walking With the Enemy”, starring Ben Kingsley.His script for the feature film “The Tricks of Love”, won Best Picture at the Monaco International Film Festival and 3 major acting awards, including Best Supporting for Natasha Lyonne (“Orange is the New Black”).
He wrote the libretto for the dramatic musical “When We Get There.” His full length play, “The Impeachment Trial of George W. Bush” premiered in San Francisco and was later adapted for television.
26 different producers, theater companies and production companies have hired him to write, rewrite or polish their feature-length scripts.
Notable Writing Credits
2023 | Feature Film | IMDB
Miranda's Victim
Writer and Executive Producer. Historical Legal Drama about the origin of the Miranda warning
2023 | Feature Film | IMDB
Heroes of the Golden Masks
Animated comedy set in China
2023 | Full-length Musical | Website
When We Get There
Historical Civil Rights-themed drama
2013 | Feature Film | IMDB
Walking with the Enemy
Historical drama about the Holocaust
2007 | Feature Film | IMDB
The Counting House
Sci-fi/horror film set in China
2002 | Feature Film | IMDB
The Chosen Few
Drama thriller about the downfall of a cult leader at the hands of his victim
2021 | Feature Film | IMDB
Amazon Queen
Crime drama set on the Amazon
2008 | Feature Film | IMDB
Tricks of Love
Romantic dramedy set in the world of fashion photography
2007 | Full length play
The Impeachment Trial of George W. Bush
Political drama of a fictional impeachment trial
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