Randall Frakes is a film and science fiction writer primarily known for his work with long-time friends Bill Wisher and James Cameron on '' The Terminator'' 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 ''

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

Filmography

* '' Xenogenesis'' (1978 short), writer, director, and producer (with James Cameron) * '' Battle Beyond the Stars'' (1980), additional photographer * ''

Escape from New York ''Escape from New York'' is a 1981 American science fiction film, science fiction action film co-written, co-scored and directed by John Carpenter. It stars Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Adrienne B ...

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

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'', unproduced screenplay * '' The Terminator'' (1984, ), novelization * '' Roller Blade'' (1986), screenplay * '' Aliens'' (1986), synthesizer effects * ''

Hell Comes to Frogtown ''Hell Comes to Frogtown'' is a 1988 American science fiction action film co-directed by Donald G. Jackson and R. J. Kizer, and written by Jackson and Randall Frakes. The film stars professional wrestler Roddy Piper as well as Sandahl Bergman ...

'' (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 * '' Sacrifice'' (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'' (2011), 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)