John August

Screenwriter. Born 4 April 1970 in Boulder, Colorado, USA.

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Born

4 April 1970, Boulder, Colorado, USA

Biography

John August is an American screenwriter. His credits include the films Go (1999), Charlie's Angels (2000), Big Fish (2003), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Frankenweenie (2012) and Aladdin (2019).

Born in Boulder, Colorado, in 1970, August studied journalism at Drake University and film at the University of Southern California's Peter Stark Producing Program. He has also written the Arlo Finch series of novels and hosts the screenwriting podcast Scriptnotes with Craig Mazin. In 2016 he received the Writers Guild of America West's Valentine Davies Award.

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Films and series

Beyond what we have reviewed, John August is known for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Aladdin (2019), Corpse Bride (2005), Dark Shadows (2012), Charlie's Angels (2000), Frankenweenie (2012), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) and Titan A.E. (2000).

Big Fish

2003 · Screenplay