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John Hill is an award-winning American screenwriter and television producer. He got his start in Hollywood when he penned the 1976 TV movie ''Griffin and Phoenix'', starring Peter Falk and Jill Clayburgh. In 1980 his film ''Heartbeeps'' was released, starring Andy Kaufman and Bernadette Peters. In 1988, he co-wrote LITTLE NIKITA, starring Sidney Poitier and River Phoenix. He wrote the movie ''Quigley Down Under'' in 1975. It was slated to be filmed in 1980, but when star Steve McQueen became too ill with cancer, it was canceled. Clint Eastwood was approached next, but he turned it down. It was released finally in 1990, starring Tom Selleck (who had wanted to make the film for several years), Laura San Giacomo and Alan Rickman.〔Persico Newhouse, Joyce J. - "'Perfect Hero' Selleck Takes Aim at Action". - ''Times Union''. - October 18, 1990.〕 He attained success as a writer for TV's ''Quantum Leap'', and writer/producer of ''L.A. Law'', for which he won an Emmy.〔 Currently, Hill teaches in the Educational Outreach division of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in Las Vegas, Nevada.〔 He has written 73 feature-length screenplays and now writes-directs-produces and often co-stars in his own 'micro-budget/backyard' feature films. He is also writing novels. 〕〔 〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Hill (screenwriter)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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