Jonathan Gems
| Jonathan Gems | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1952 (age 64–65) United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Playwright, screenwriter |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Theatre, film |
| Relatives |
Pam Gems (mother) Keith Gems (father) David Gems (brother) Milla Gems (former spouse m.(2000-2009) |
Jonathan Gems (born 1952, London) is a British playwright and screenwriter mostly known for his work on Mars Attacks!, directed by Tim Burton. He also wrote the film's novelization.
The son of the playwright Pam Gems,[1] Gems wrote a number of plays for theatres on the London fringe before gradually turning to screenwriting.[2] As well as Mars Attacks!, Gems did uncredited rewrite work on Batman. Gems has written a number of unproduced scripts for Burton, including a Beetlejuice sequel titled Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian, an updating of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" set in Burbank, California, The Hawkline Monster, a cowboy/monster movie that was to star Clint Eastwood and Jack Nicholson and Go Baby Go, a beach movie in the style of Russ Meyer.
Plays
- The Tax Exile (produced 1979)
- Naked Robots (produced 1980)
- The Paranormalist (produced 1982)
- Susan's Breasts (produced 1985)
References
- ↑ Obituary: Pam Gems, Daily Telegraph, 16 May 2011
- ↑ Alan Strachan, 'GEMS, Jonathan (Malcolm Frederick)', in K. A. Berney, ed., Contemporary British Dramatists1994. ISBN 1-55862-213-6