Christopher Hawthorne

Christopher Hawthorne
Born	United States
Occupation	Screenwriter, producer

Christopher Hawthorne is an American screenwriter and producer.

Hawthorne is best known for writing the screenplay for director Bob Balaban's surrealist horror-comedy Parents, starring Randy Quaid, Mary Beth Hurt, Bryan Madorsky and Sandy Dennis.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Hawthorne is also known for writing the made for cable television films The Courtyard, a thriller starring Andrew McCarthy, Mädchen Amick and Cheech Marin,^[6][7] the family film Whiskers with Michael Caloz^[8] and the mermaid themed Sea People starring Shawn Roberts and Hume Cronyn,^[9] which won the Writer's Guild of America Award for Best Children's Script.^[10]

References

1. "Chicago-Sun Times". Chicago Sun-Times.
2. "Washington Post". The Washington Post. March 17, 1989.
3. "Washington Post". The Washington Post. March 17, 1989.
4. James, Caryn (January 27, 1989). "Review/Film; Dubious Housekeeping In Balaban's 'Parents'". The New York Times.
5. Books.google.com.
6. "TVmovies24.com".
7. "New York Times". The New York Times.
8. "New York Times". The New York Times.
9. "New York Times". The New York Times.
10. WGA.org

External links

• Christopher Hawthorne at the Internet Movie Database
• Christopher Hawthorne at AllMovie