Patrick Sheane Duncan (born 1947) is an American writer, film producer and director. A graduate of Grand Valley State University in

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, Duncan's career has been influenced by his

Vietnam War The Vietnam War (also known by other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vietnam a ...

experiences, which inspired the television miniseries ''Vietnam War Story'' (1987) and its sequel ''Vietnam War Story: The Last Days'' (1989) and the films ''

84C MoPic ''84C MoPic'' (also known as ''84 Charlie MoPic''; released in the Philippines as ''Platoon 2'') is a 1989 American independent found footage war drama film written and directed by Patrick Sheane Duncan. Premise The film is a mock documentary o ...

'' (1989) and ''

Courage Under Fire ''Courage Under Fire'' is a 1996 American war film directed by Edward Zwick, and starring Denzel Washington and Meg Ryan. It is the second collaboration between Washington and director Zwick. The film was released in the United States on July ...

'' (1996). Additional writing credits include ''

A Home of Our Own ''A Home of Our Own'' is a 1993 American comedy drama film directed by Tony Bill, starring Kathy Bates and Edward Furlong. It is the story of a mother and her six children trying to establish a home in the small fictional town of Hankston, Ida ...

'' (1993), ''The Pornographer'' (1994), '' Nick of Time'' (1995), '' Mr. Holland's Opus'' (1995), and the television movies ''A Painted House'' (2003), ''

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'' (2005), and the '' Little Red Wagon'' (2012). Duncan is a winner of the

CableACE Award The CableACE Award (earlier known as the ACE Awards; ACE was an acronym for "Award for Cable Excellence") is a defunct award that was given by what was then the National Cable Television Association from 1978 to 1997 to honor excellence in Am ...

for Writing for a Dramatic Series for ''Vietnam War Story: The Last Days'' and a

Christopher Award The Christopher Award (established 1949) is presented to the producers, directors, and writers of books, films and television specials that "affirm the highest values of the human spirit". It is given by The Christophers, a Christian organization ...

for ''Mr. Holland's Opus'', which also garnered him a Golden Globe nomination. He was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival for ''84C MoPic'' and ''The Pornographer'' and the

Independent Spirit Award The Independent Spirit Awards (abbreviated Spirit Awards and originally known as the FINDIE or Friends of Independents Awards), founded in 1984, are awards dedicated to independent filmmakers. Winners were typically presented with acrylic glas ...

for Best First Feature and Best Screenplay for ''84C MoPic''. Duncan's play, ''Souls on Fire'', was produced by Danny Glover's theatre company,

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in Los Angeles. In 2016, Duncan published the historical horror novel ''Dracula vs. Hitler''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duncan, Patrick Sheane American film directors American male screenwriters Place of birth missing (living people) American film producers 1947 births Living people Grand Valley State University alumni