Jeffrey Boam (November 30, 1949 – January 24, 2000) was an American screenwriter and producer. Educated at Sacramento State College and UCLA, he became one of Hollywood's most successful and highest paid writers during the 1980s and 1990s, working with such stars as Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford and Sean Connery and filmmakers Richard Donner, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days remaining, as the final day of November. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... Producer may refer to: Executive producer, supervises one or more producers Record producer, or music producer, in the music industry Theatrical producer, oversees the staging of theatre productions Film producer, oversees the making of movies Television producer, oversees the making of television programs Radio producer, oversees the making of a... The University of California, Los Angeles, popularly known as UCLA, is a public, coeducational university situated in the neighborhood of Westwood within the city of Los Angeles. ... Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an American Academy Award winning director and producer best known for acting in the Mad Max movie series, the Lethal Weapon series, acting in and directing the Academy Award winning Braveheart and directing the 2004 blockbuster The Passion of the Christ. ... Harrison Ford Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor. ... Sean Connery before appearing in the James Bond films. ... Richard Donner (born Richard Donald Schwartzberg, April 24, 1939) is an American film director and also producer through the production company, The Donners Company, he and his wife, producer Lauren Schuler-Donner, own. ... Steven Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (born December 18, 1946) is a Jewish American film director. ... George Walton Lucas, Jr. ...

Early in his career, he co-wrote the screenplay for Straight Time starring Dustin Hoffman. He then adapted the Stephen King novel The Dead Zone for the screen. In the mid 1980s, Warner Bros signed him to a long-term contract, resulting in a number of successful films, including The Lost Boys and the blockbusters Lethal Weapon 2 and Lethal Weapon 3. He also authored the screenplay for Paramount/Lucasfilm's Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Straight Time: 1978 When his efforts at rehabilitation are futile, a paroled Los Angeles ex-con named Max Dembo (Dustin Hoffman) becomes destined to repeat his criminal past, bedeviled by Earl Frank, his self-serving and venal parole officer played by M. Emmet Walsh. ... Dustin Hoffman Hoffman with Ben Stiller in 2004s Meet the Fockers. ... Stephen King Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author best known for his enormously popular horror novels. ... The Dead Zone is a 1983 film directed by David Cronenberg. ... The WB Shield, used from 2001 to late 2003. ... The Lost Boys is a 1987 American comedy/horror film about young Californians who must fight a gang of teenage vampires. ... Lethal Weapon 2 is the second movie in the Lethal Weapon series, released in 1989. ... Lethal Weapon 3 is a 1992 film starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci and Rene Russo. ... A screenplay or script is a blueprint for producing a motion picture. ... Look up Paramount on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Paramount can refer to: Paramount, California, a city in Los Angeles County Paramount Pictures, a motion picture company Paramount Records, a record label United Paramount Network (UPN), a television network in the United States, owned by Viacom Inc. ... Lucasfilm Logo Lucasfilm Ltd. ... Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1989 film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott, Julian Glover, Alison Doody, River Phoenix and John Rhys-Davies. ...

For television, he wrote and directed an episode of HBO's Tales From the Crypt, and co-created and produced the critically-acclaimed series The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. featuring Bruce Campbell, which premiered on the Fox Network in 1993. Although Brisco ran for only 27 episodes, the series has developed a cult following. HBO (Home Box Office) is a premium cable television network with headquarters in New York City. ... Tales from the Crypt can refer to: the television series Tales from the Crypt the film Tales from the Crypt the comic book Tales from the Crypt, published by EC Comics during the 1950s. ... The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. ... Bruce Campbell lectures on his life as a B Movie actor. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company is a television network in the United States. ...

Tragically, his career was cut short when he suffered heart failure as the result of a rare lung disease.

Filmography

• Straight Time (1978) (sceenplay)
• The Dead Zone (1983) (screenplay)
• Innerspace (1987) (screenplay)
• The Lost Boys (1987) (screenplay)
• Funny Farm (1988) (screenplay)
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) (screenplay)
• Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) (screenplay)
• Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) (screenplay/story)
• The Adventures of Brisco County Jr (1993) (TV) (creator/writer/executive producer)
• Tales From The Crypt (1993) (TV) (Episode: Creep Course) (teleplay/director)
• The Phantom (1996) (written by/co-producer)

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External links

• Jeffrey Boam at The Internet Movie Database