James 'Jim' Jennewein is an American screenwriter, author, teacher and

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, best known for writing several major Hollywood comedies of the 1990s, including the feature film adaptation of ''

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''. He collaborates with Tom S. Parker.

Career

Jennewein graduated from the

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, and worked as a copywriter in advertising before becoming a screenwriter. With fellow copywriter Parker, the duo wrote ''Stay Tuned'' on spec. Within two days, the pair had signed with the Bauer Benedek agency and sold it for $750,000. With Parker, Jennewein wrote the first draft of the film version of ''

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'', which was a comedic fairy tale, focusing on Mario and Luigi attempting to rescue a princess named Hildy from Koopa. On ''The Flintstones'', their most commercially successful project, they were part of a record 35 writers attached to the project before it was shot. Conversely, ''Ri¢hie Ri¢h'' underperfomed at the North America box office, making back less than its $40 million budget, but made $125 million in VHS rentals. In 2008, he partnered with Parker and together they wrote their first novel, ''Runewarriors: Shield of Odin'', which is based on Norse mythology. The ''Runewarriors'' series was continued with 2010's ''Sword of Doom'' and 2011's ''Ship of the Dead''. He taught screenwriting at CSU Northridge, and is currently a professor at Fordham University, teaching screenwriting and TV Drama.

Film credits

*'' Stay Tuned'' (1992) - screenplay, story *'' Ri¢hie Ri¢h'' (1994) *''

Getting Even with Dad ''Getting Even with Dad'' is a 1994 American comedy film starring Macaulay Culkin and Ted Danson. Plot Timmy Gleason is the estranged son of ex-con Ray Gleason and has been living with his aunt Kitty and her fiancée Wayne since the death of his ...

'' (1994) -

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, writer *''

'' (1994) *''

Major League II ''Major League II'' is a 1994 American sports comedy film and sequel to the 1989 film '' Major League'' and it is the second installment in the ''Major League'' film series. The film stars most of the same cast from the original, including Charl ...

'' (1994) - story *''

A Mighty Wind ''A Mighty Wind'' is a 2003 American mockumentary comedy film about a folk music reunion concert in which three folk bands reunite for a television performance for the first time in decades. Co-written (with Eugene Levy), directed, and composed ...

'' (2003)

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(as James Jennewein)— Witch #3

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* Living people University of Notre Dame alumni Fordham University faculty 21st-century American novelists Screenwriters from New York (state) American male screenwriters American male novelists Screenwriting instructors Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American screenwriters 21st-century American male writers {{US-screen-writer-stub