Jere Cunningham
Jere Cunningham | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jere Pearson Cunningham Jr. December 22, 1943 Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
| Died | January 23, 2018 (aged 74) Shoals, North Carolina |
| Other names | Jeremiah Pearson |
| Occupation(s) | Author, Screenwriter |
Jere Cunningham (born Jere Pearson Cunningham Jr.; 20 December 1943 – 23 January 2018) was an American novelist and screenwriter.[1][2]
Works
[edit]Novels
[edit]- Hunter's Blood (1977)[1][3]
- The Legacy (1977)[1]
- The Visitor (1978)[4][1]
- The Abyss (1981)[5][1]
- Love Object (1984)[1]
- Die Täuferin (Brethren) (2013) as Jeremiah Pearson[6]
- Die Ketzer (Villens) (2013) as Jeremiah Pearson.
- Der Bauernkrieger (Ausbund) (2013) as Jeremiah Pearson.
Short Stories
[edit]- The Face (1981) - Modern Masters of Horror (1981).
- The Red-Eyed Thing (1982) - Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine, September 1982.
- Fire (1984) - Omni, April 1984.
- The Pool of Manhead Song (1984) - Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, June 1984.
- Decoys (1984) - Shadows 7 (1984).
Produced Screenplays
[edit]- Hunter's Blood (1986) - Based on Cunningham's novel.[1]
- The Last of the Finest (1990) - Co-Wrote Screenplay with Thomas Lee Wright and George Armitage.[1]
- Judgment Night (1993) - Co-Wrote Story with Lewis Colick.
- Boss of Bosses (2001) - Based on the book by Joseph F. O'Brien and Andris Kurins.
- The Big Heist (2001) - Co-Wrote Screenplay with Gary Hoffman. Based on the book by Ernest Volkman and John Cummings.
- Second String (2002) - Co-Wrote Story with Tom Flynn.
Unproduced Screenplays
[edit]| Year | Title | Description | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | Isobar | A script written for Joel Silver, Lawrence Gordon, and John Davis, which tells the story of "a mutant professional fighter in a future world, on a quest to discover the truth of his origins." Arnold Schwarzenegger was interested in playing the role, but his asking price proved too rich for the studio, so Schwarzenegger instead signed on to star in Total Recall. A few years later Silver contacted Cunningham about wanting to use the title for another project that he was developing. | [7] |
| 1989 | Flamingo | A script about the relationship between Bugsy Siegel and his mistress, Virginia Hill that would’ve been produced by Joel Silver and 20th Century Fox. | [8][9] |
| Centurion | An original script, described as a "Predator"-like action tale where elite army robots hunt down a special forces squad, that Cunningham would’ve directed for New Line Cinema. | [10] | |
| 1993 | Shiva | A script Cunningham had written and was going to produce in partnership with Interscope Communications and Touchstone Pictures, Jonathan Hensleigh was going to rewrite the script alongside Chuck Russell, who was slated to direct. | [11][1] |
| Crockett and Bowie | A script co-written with Crash Leland about Davy Crockett’s life and relationship with Jim Bowie, the script was to be produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and Interscope Communications. | [12] | |
| 1998 | Rockwood | A military-political drama based on the real-life story of Lawrence Rockwood. It was to have been produced by Brian Grazer for Imagine Entertainment and Universal Pictures, and would’ve been directed by Lee Tamahori. | [13] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Jere Cunningham (TSF #8)". Archived from the original on May 17, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Jere Pearson Cunningham Jr. obituary". Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Hunter's Blood". www.paperbackwarrior.com. November 13, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
- ^ "The Visitor". Kirkus Reviews. November 1, 1978. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ "The Abyss". Kirkus Reviews. January 1, 1981. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ "Review: Brethren (The Villeins Trilogy Book 1) by Jeremiah Pearson". www.selfpublishingreview.com. April 22, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
- ^ Tales From Development Hell (New Updated Edition) The Greatest Movies Never Made. Titan. 2012. ISBN 9780857687319. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ "Kevin Klein and Diane Keaton will star..." The Los Angeles Times. November 26, 1989. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ The Grove Book of Hollywood. Grove Atlantic. December 2007. ISBN 9780802195494. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ "American film makers are already eyeing Eastern..." The Los Angeles Times. December 17, 1989. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Fox buys spec script 'Simon Says'". www.variety.com. January 28, 1993. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ "A look inside Hollywood and the movies: COONSKIN CAPERS : Grab the Flintlocks! They Just Remembered the Alamo". The Los Angeles Times. May 2, 1993. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Tamahori on U's 'Rockwood'". www.variety.com. December 3, 1998. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Jere Cunningham at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Jere Cunningham at IMDb
- Jere Cunningham at Rotten Tomatoes
- Jere Cunningham discography at Discogs