Alec Sokolow is an American

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who has worked on such projects as the films ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Money Talks'', and '' Garfield: The Movie''. He frequently works with writing partner Joel Cohen. Along with

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, Joe Ranft, and Cohen, Sokolow was nominated in 1995 for the

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for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) for his work on ''Toy Story''. Beyond writing, Sokolow and Cohen jointly directed '' Monster Mash: The Movie'' (1995) and executive produced '' Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber'' (2008).

Selected writing credits

Movies

*''NBA All-Star Stay in School Jam'' (1992) *'' Monster Mash: The Movie'' (1995) *''

'' (1995) *'' Money Talks'' (1997) *''

Goodbye Lover ''Goodbye Lover'' is a 1998 neo-noir comedy film about a murder plot surrounding an alcoholic advertising agency worker and his adultery, adulterous wife. The film was directed by Roland Joffé, and stars Patricia Arquette, Dermot Mulroney, Don ...

'' (1998) *''

'' (2003) *'' Garfield: The Movie'' (2004) *'' Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties'' (2006) *''

Evan Almighty ''Evan Almighty'' is a 2007 American fantasy comedy film that is a spin-off and sequel of '' Bruce Almighty'' (2003). The film was directed by Tom Shadyac, written by Steve Oedekerk, based on the characters created by Steve Koren and Mark ...

'' (2007) *''

Daddy Day Camp ''Daddy Day Camp'' (also known as ''Daddy Day Care 2'') is a 2007 American children's comedy film directed by Fred Savage in his feature film directorial debut. It is the sequel to ''Daddy Day Care'' (2003). The film stars Cuba Gooding Jr., w ...

'' (2007) *'' Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber'' (2008) *'' The Last Godfather'' (2010) *'' Shooting an Elephant'' (2015) *'' I am Jane Doe'' (2017) *''I Am Little Red'' (2017) *''Magic Arch 3D'' (2020) *''Norm of the North: Family Vacation'' (2020) *''Rock Dog 2: Rock Around the Park'' (2021)

Video games

*'' Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure'' (2011)

References

External links

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