Jeff Maguire
Jeff Maguire | |
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Born | 1952 (age 71–72) |
Alma mater | Hampshire College |
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Jeff Maguire (born 1952) is an American screenwriter.[1]
Regarded for his talent for writing
In 1990, Maguire was approached by producer Jeff Apple to develop Apple's Secret Service agent concept into a film treatment. Maguire was in debt to his relatives and about to have his utilities turned off when his script based on Apple's concept, "In the Line of Fire", went into a bidding war between stars Tom Cruise, Sean Connery, and Clint Eastwood.[1] When he received a call from Eastwood congratulating him on the completed deal (more than $1,000,000.00). Jeff's wife reportedly had to return a dress so they could afford to go out to dinner to celebrate. Prior to this, various moguls had rejected and almost destroyed the story. The dead-broke writer spurned Cruise, but wound up with Eastwood and about $1,000,000.[1]
Maguire is a graduate of
Filmography
- Victory(1981) (Story Only)
- Toby McTeague (with Jamie Brown and Djordje Milicevic) (1986)
- In the Line of Fire (1993)
- Timeline (with George Nolfi) (2003)
- Gridiron Gang (with Jac Flanders) (2006)
References
- ^ a b c Bernard Weinraud (1993-07-20). "With 'Line of Fire,' Writer Discovers Ending for Hollywood-Failure Story". The New York Times.
- ^ Glow International, belovedarchives.org. Accessed December 9, 2022.
External links
- Jeff Maguire at IMDb
- Jeff Maguire at Yahoo Movies (biography)