David Webb Peoples (born c. 1940 in Middletown, Connecticut, USA) is an American screenwriter who studied English at the University of California and has had a significant impact on science-fiction. His work is known for its moral ambiguity and the award winning Unforgiven is credited for revitalizing the Western genre and Clint Eastwood's career. Middletown is a city located in Middlesex County, Connecticut, along the Connecticut River, in the south-central part of the state, 16 miles (26 km) south of Hartford. ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... The University of California (UC) is a public university system in the state of California. ... A collection of well-known science-fiction novels and magazines Science fiction is a genre of fiction in which at least part of the narrative depends on the impact of science, either real or imagined, to generate settings or events which have not yet occurred in reality (and may never... Unforgiven is a 1992 revisionist Western film which tells the story of a retired gunslinger who takes on one more job for the money. ... Western fiction is a genre of literature that is typically set in any of the American states west of the Mississippi River and between the years of approximately 1860 and 1900. ... Clint Eastwood Clinton Eastwood, Jr. ...

Career

Peoples began as a film editor, before co-writing the cult-classic Blade Runner when Ridley Scott (director) and Hampton Fancher (screenwriter) could not work together because of creative differences. Peoples also wrote Soldier (though it was extensively rewritten by director Paul W. S. Anderson), and the highly regarded Twelve Monkeys which was co-written by his wife Janet Peoples. Blade Runner is a 1982 cyberpunk film directed by Ridley Scott, which depicts a dystopian Los Angeles in November 2019. ... Sir Ridley Scott (born November 30, 1937 in South Shields) is an influential British film director and producer. ... Hampton Fancher (born July 18, 1938 in Los Angeles, California, USA) was an actor who transitioned into being a producer and screenwriter in the late 1970s. ... Soldier is a 1998 science fiction film directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. ... Paul William Scott Anderson (born March 4, 1965 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) is a British filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. ... Twelve Monkeys is a 1995 science fiction film written by David and Janet Peoples and directed by Terry Gilliam. ...

The screenplay Peoples received the most accolades for took the longest to produce. He wrote Unforgiven in 1976 but it was not produced until 1992. He received Oscar, Golden Globe and British Academy nominations, and won L.A. Film Critics (1991) and National Society of Film Critics (1992) awards for best screenplay. Unforgiven is a 1992 revisionist Western film which tells the story of a retired gunslinger who takes on one more job for the money. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States and most watched awards ceremony in the world. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organization that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) was founded in 1975. ... The National Society of Film Critics or NSFC is an American film critic organization. ...

On the unconventional side Peoples also wrote a comedy called Hero and the fantasy film Ladyhawke (1985). He also wrote and directed The Blood of Heroes (1989). Hero is a drama movie starring Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis and Andy Garcia. ... Ladyhawke is a 1985 film starring Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer and Michelle Pfeiffer, directed by Richard Donner. ... The Blood of Heroes or Salute of the Jugger is a 1990 Science fiction film, directed by David Webb Peoples. ...

External links

• David Webb Peoples at The Internet Movie Database
• Cinequest Film Festival – Interview with Janet and David Webb Peoples