Writing

Christopher Canaan

Known for

Writing

Credits

12 titles

Known for

Robinson Crusoe poster
6.0

Robinson Crusoe flees Britain on a ship after killing his friend over the love of Mary. A fierce ocean storm wrecks his ship and leaves him stranded by himself on an uncharted island. Left to fend for himself, Crusoe seeks out a tentative survival on the island, until he meets Friday, a tribesman whom he saves from being sacrificed. Initially, Crusoe is thrilled to finally have a friend, but he has to defend himself against the tribe who uses the island to sacrifice tribesman to their gods. During time their relationship changes from master-slave to a mutual respected friendship despite their difference in culture and religion.

Robinson Crusoe

1997

No Good Deed poster
5.4

While doing a friend a favor and searching for a runaway teenager, a police detective stumbles upon a bizarre band of criminals about to pull off a bank robbery.

No Good Deed

2002

Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire poster
6.4

Walker investigates a murder connected with a missing government weapon. In addition, he tries to track down a teen on the run from a crime syndicate.

Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire

2005

The Apocalypse Watch poster
3.9

A CIA analyst takes over a case from his brother, a field agent who was killed in the line of duty, in this thriller based on a Robert Ludlum novel.

The Apocalypse Watch

1997

A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster poster
5.3

Andrew Luster, the heir to the Max factor fortune, is convicted of rape on 86 counts. This Lifetime original movie recounts the rapes committed by the infamous Andrew Luster and the women who brought him to justice.

A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster

2003

Murder at My Door poster
3.7

In a quiet neighborhood, a suburban family is shocked when their son is the prime suspect in the brutal murder of a neighbor's daughter.

Murder at My Door

1996

Behind the camera

Robinson Crusoe poster
6.0

Robinson Crusoe flees Britain on a ship after killing his friend over the love of Mary. A fierce ocean storm wrecks his ship and leaves him stranded by himself on an uncharted island. Left to fend for himself, Crusoe seeks out a tentative survival on the island, until he meets Friday, a tribesman whom he saves from being sacrificed. Initially, Crusoe is thrilled to finally have a friend, but he has to defend himself against the tribe who uses the island to sacrifice tribesman to their gods. During time their relationship changes from master-slave to a mutual respected friendship despite their difference in culture and religion.

Robinson Crusoe

1997

No Good Deed poster
5.4

While doing a friend a favor and searching for a runaway teenager, a police detective stumbles upon a bizarre band of criminals about to pull off a bank robbery.

No Good Deed

2002

Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire poster
6.4

Walker investigates a murder connected with a missing government weapon. In addition, he tries to track down a teen on the run from a crime syndicate.

Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire

2005

The Apocalypse Watch poster
3.9

A CIA analyst takes over a case from his brother, a field agent who was killed in the line of duty, in this thriller based on a Robert Ludlum novel.

The Apocalypse Watch

1997

A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster poster
5.3

Andrew Luster, the heir to the Max factor fortune, is convicted of rape on 86 counts. This Lifetime original movie recounts the rapes committed by the infamous Andrew Luster and the women who brought him to justice.

A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster

2003

Murder at My Door poster
3.7

In a quiet neighborhood, a suburban family is shocked when their son is the prime suspect in the brutal murder of a neighbor's daughter.

Murder at My Door

1996

Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story poster
6.7

Donna Yaklich meets Dennis the policeman and thinks she might have found a good relationship. But Dennis is obsessed with weight-lifting and uses steroids, which make him aggressive and abusive. Getting out of the relationship isn't easy as Dennis isn't willing to let her go, and Donna's options are narrowed down to one remaining alternative.

Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story

1994

Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story poster
6.7

Donna Yaklich meets Dennis the policeman and thinks she might have found a good relationship. But Dennis is obsessed with weight-lifting and uses steroids, which make him aggressive and abusive. Getting out of the relationship isn't easy as Dennis isn't willing to let her go, and Donna's options are narrowed down to one remaining alternative.

Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story

1994

Little Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera Story poster
6.3

Luzaida Cuevas spent years doubting that her infant daughter Delimar had died in a fire. When she spots a girl resembling Delimar, Luzaida battles skeptics to prove the child is hers.

Little Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera Story

2008

The Great Elephant Escape poster
6.0

Two young boys help an elephant escape from an African animal orphanage when he is bought by a wealthy American. The trio dodge poachers, the police and lions on a journey they'll never forget.

The Great Elephant Escape

1995

Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage poster
6.0

The story of Rosalie Bonnano, the daughter of a powerful New York Mafia boss who married the son of her father's rival, another powerful New York Mafia boss.

Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage

1993

Happy Endings poster
NR

Nick is a writer full of hope, Lisa is a promising singer. They both have heartache after becoming single, but soon their newly formed friendship starts to develop into something more.

Happy Endings

1983