Writing
Blake Snyder
Born — Died
1957-10-03 — 2009-08-04
Known for
Writing
Credits
2 titles
Blake Snyder (October 3rd, 1957 - August 4th, 2009) was an American screenwriter, author and lecturer mostly known for his non-fiction book series 'Save the Cat!', critically acclaimed for its down-to-earth approach to screenwriting. Blake Snyder started his artistic career as a child doing voice-over work for shows and movies produced by his father, the Emmy-winning producer Kenneth Snyder. Later on, in the 90s, Snyder wrote multiple screenplays that he sold to studios like Disney Pictures or Amblin Entertainment -- those screenplays selling for 500,000$ to a million dollars. In 2005, he wrote 'Save the Cat!: The Last Book on Screenwriting That You'll Ever Need' where he gives the keys to…
Known for
5.4A tough police sergeant's mother comes to visit him, and promptly starts trying to fix up his life, much to his embarrassment. For his birthday she buys him a machine gun out of the back of a van, and begins to further interfere with his job and love life, eventually helping him with a case he's on.
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
1992
6.0Bullied by his siblings and nagged by his parents, 11-year-old Preston Waters is fed up with his family — especially their frugality. But he gets his chance to teach them a lesson when a money-laundering criminal nearly bulldozes Preston with his car and compensates the boy with a blank check. Preston makes the check out for $1 million and goes on a spending spree he'll never forget.
Blank Check
1994
Behind the camera
5.4A tough police sergeant's mother comes to visit him, and promptly starts trying to fix up his life, much to his embarrassment. For his birthday she buys him a machine gun out of the back of a van, and begins to further interfere with his job and love life, eventually helping him with a case he's on.
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
1992
6.0Bullied by his siblings and nagged by his parents, 11-year-old Preston Waters is fed up with his family — especially their frugality. But he gets his chance to teach them a lesson when a money-laundering criminal nearly bulldozes Preston with his car and compensates the boy with a blank check. Preston makes the check out for $1 million and goes on a spending spree he'll never forget.
Blank Check
1994