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RECENT CREDITS

The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (FILM) Dec. 25, 2007

The Shipping News (FILM) Dec. 25, 2001

Chocolat (FILM) Dec. 15, 2000

Dinosaur (FILM) May. 19, 2000

Out To Sea (FILM) Jul. 2, 1997

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A screenwriter with an interestingly diverse group of credits to his name, Robert Nelson-Jacobs' maiden voyage into cinema was penning the Walter Matthau/Jack Lemmon grumpy old maritime comedy Out to Sea (1997). It was three years later, however, when Nelson-Jacobs began to find his stride. In 2000, with his screenplays for both Disney's highly anticipated CGI opus Dinosaur and for Chocolat -- director Lasse Hallstrom's follow-up to his widely praised The Cider House Rules (1999) -- Nelson-Jacobs began to gain greater recognition and continued to refine his uniquely humanistic style. Noted for its ironically anti-Darwinist story line, Dinosaur was treated gently by critics and warmly received by audiences, though it was Nelson-Jacob's adaptation of Joanne Harris' novel Chocolat that would captivate audiences and critics alike, earning him an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for the 2000 Academy Awards.

~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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Harrison Ford Signs On for 'Crowley'

Jun. 9, 2008

Harrison Ford will next turn his attention to drama Crowley, from CBS Films. Based on the true story of John and Aileen Crowley, the film will also be executive produced by Ford.

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