S3:E3 - Screenwriter/Playwright Gerard Brown on Writing the Movie 'Juice'

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Gerard Brown is best known for his work on Juice (1992), which launched the careers of Omar Epps, Jermaine Hopkins, Khalil Kain, and Tupac Shakur. He also wrote episodes on shows such as Spawn (1998) and Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995). In this episode, Gerard shares his experience writing Juice and the "feast or famine" nature of the film industry. He also talks about the difference in writing for film and theatre, and what his favorite project to date is.

— Who Gerard is

— Gerard's writing process, and the unpredictability of success

— Writing under pressure

— Why writing on multiple projects at once doesn't work for him

— His experience teaching and doing workshops for his work

— Audition stories from Juice

— Two major scenes that were changed when adapting his Juice screenplay for the big screen

Episode Links:

Gerard Brown's IMDb page

Rumpelstiltskin on "Happily Ever After"

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