Randall Frakes is a film and science fiction writer primarily known for his work with long-time friends Bill Wisher and

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on ''

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'' and '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' While Frakes was in the U.S. Army, he was stationed in Europe, where he edited the newspaper for the 16th Signal Battalion. While editor, he won a '' Stars and Stripes'' award for investigative journalism. After the Army, he earned a degree in Film Writing and Production from Columbia College, while also writing for '' Analog'', '' Fantastic'', and ''

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''. His first film work was as a special effects cameraman for

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, and a number of unproduced screenplays, before his collaborations with Wisher and Cameron, kicked off his film-writing career.

Filmography

* '' Xenogenesis'' (1978 short), writer, director, and producer (with

) * '' Battle Beyond the Stars'' (1980), additional photographer * ''

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'' (1981), photographic effects * '' Galaxy of Terror'' (1981), photographic effects * ''Last Thirty Days of Liberty'', unproduced screenplay * '' Deathlok'', unproduced screenplay * ''

'' (1984, ), novelization * '' Roller Blade'' (1986), screenplay * '' Hell Comes to Frogtown'' (1987), story, screenplay, and producer * '' Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force'' (1989), screenplay (as Lloyd Strathern) and lyrics * ''

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'' (1991), screenplay * '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991, ), novelization * '' The Divine Enforcer'' (1992), ghostwriter * '' Twisted Fate'' (1993/II), writer and producer * ''The Force'' (1994), writer * '' Titanic: James Cameron's Illustrated Screenplay'' (1999, ) author * '' Blowback'' (2000), screenplay * ''

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'' (2000), written by * '' Devil's Prey'' (2001), writer * '' Instinct to Kill'' (2001), writer * '' Stealing Candy'' (2002), screenplay * '' Bad Karma'' (2002), writer * '' Empires of the Deep'' (unreleased), screenplay

Books

* #obsession Book by Randall Frakes and Seyedeh Tina Sadri

References

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Frakes, Randall American male screenwriters Living people Year of birth missing (living people)