Finn Taylor (born July 4, 1958) is an American film writer and director. Taylor was born in Oakland, California. Originally a writer, he studied poetry and playwriting at San Francisco State University before moving into screenwriting in 1994. July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... Generally a director is a person or one of a body of persons appointed to manage the affairs of a government agency, company, corporation, group or project. ... View of downtown Oakland looking west across Lake Merritt. ... San Francisco State University is a branch of the California State University system. ...

Early career

Taylor frequently works and produces films in the San Francisco bay area rather than for major studios in Hollywood and Los Angeles. Taylor told the San Francisco Chronicle, "I feel really strongly that I stay based up here. My roots in San Francisco go way back to when I ran a literary series at Intersection for the Arts. I see no reason to work anywhere else."^[1] Taylor has also cited the greater creative control and the ability to make unconventional films as a reason for remaining independent. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue... Nickname: City of Angels Motto: Official website: http://www. ... The San Francisco Chronicle, the self-described Voice of the West, is Northern Californias largest newspaper. ...

Dream with the Fishes

Taylor's directorial debut was in 1997 with Dream with the Fishes. The film follows a suicidal man who forms a friendship with a terminally ill man. Taylor has claimed that the film is loosely autobiographical. In one interview, Taylor claimed, "When I was 19, I contemplated suicide and attempted to hold up a drug store."^[2] The film debuted at the Sundance film festival, and would go on to earn $460,000 in limited release.^[3] The film also received a relatively positive reception from critics. Roger Ebert said that the film, "shows some of the signs of unchained ambition."^[4] The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival in the United States, and ranks amongst the top five events of its type in the world. ...

Cherish

Taylor's next film would be 2002's Cherish, a romantic comedy about a female animator who is implicated in a murder. Taylor conceived the film while studying people under house arrest in the bracelet program. The film is also recognizable for its soundtrack of pop music from the 1970s and 1980s, including Modern English, Soft Cell, The Turtles, and Tom Petty. The film debuted at Sundance and would receive mixed reviews from critics and had medicore box office success. The Los Angeles Times would write that, "Cherish is an unfortunate title for a film that has nothing endearing about it."^[5] 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In justice and law, house arrest is the situation where a person is confined (by the authorities) to his or her residence. ... Modern English was a New Wave band famous for their hit song, I Melt With You. ... Soft Cell were an English synthesizer duo during the early 1980s (currently re-formed). ... The Turtles album cover The Turtles are an American bubblegum pop, psychedelic and folk-rock band, best known for 1967s Happy Together (see 1967 in music). ... Tom Petty on the cover of Damn the Torpedoes. ... The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the western United States. ...

The Darwin Awards

Taylor's next film would be The Darwin Awards, which Taylor began writing in 1999. The film is set around a forensic detective investigating a potential Darwin award winner. It was also Taylor's highest budgeted film to date, and boasted a cast of well known actors including Joseph Fiennes, Winona Ryder, and David Arquette. In January 2006, The Darwin Awards premiered at Sundance. The film was the first to feature actor Chris Penn to be released after the actor's death. Talor would say of Penn, "he gave an incredible performance in the film that's going to make a lot of people laugh for a years to come."^[6] Joseph Fiennes in The Darwin Awards The Darwin Awards is a comedy film based on the website of the same name. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... A Darwin Award is an honour given to people who supposedly help to improve the human gene pool by removing themselves from it in a spectacularly stupid manner. ... Joseph Alberic Fiennes (born May 27, 1970) is an English actor. ... Winona Ryder Winona Ryder (born Winona Laura Horowitz on October 29, 1971) is an American actress. ... David Arquette (born September 8, 1971 in Winchester, Virginia) is an American actor. ... Chris Penn as Nice Guy Eddie in Reservoir Dogs Christopher Ryan Penn (October 10, 1965 – January 24, 2006) was an American film actor. ...

Filmography

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References

External links

• Finn Taylor at the Internet Movie Database
• Finn Taylor at The New York Times