James C. Strouse is an American
screenwriter
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and
film director
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. He wrote and made his directorial debut with ''
Grace Is Gone
''Grace Is Gone'' is a 2007 American drama film written and directed by James C. Strouse in his directorial debut. It stars John Cusack as a father who cannot bring himself to tell his two daughters that their mother, a soldier in the U.S. Army, ...
'' (2007), starring
John Cusack
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.
Career
He wrote the film ''
Lonesome Jim'' (2005), directed by
Steve Buscemi
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. He wrote and made his directorial debut with ''
Grace Is Gone
''Grace Is Gone'' is a 2007 American drama film written and directed by James C. Strouse in his directorial debut. It stars John Cusack as a father who cannot bring himself to tell his two daughters that their mother, a soldier in the U.S. Army, ...
'' (2007) starring
John Cusack
John Paul Cusack ( ; born June 28, 1966)(28 June 1996)Today's birthdays ''Santa Cruz Sentinel'', ("Actors John Cusack is 30") is an American actor. With a career spanning over four decades, he has appeared in over 80 films. He began acting in f ...
. Strouse won an Audience Award for most popular dramatic feature and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the 2007
Sundance Film Festival
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The festival has acted ...
for the film. He next wrote and directed the film ''
The Winning Season
''The Winning Season'' is a 2009 American sports comedy film written and directed by James C. Strouse, and starring Sam Rockwell. It premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and received a limited theatrical release on September 3, 2010. Th ...
'' (2009), starring
Sam Rockwell
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and
Emma Roberts
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. Strouse is a native of
Goshen, Indiana
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and was an
MFA student at
Columbia University
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for fiction writing. His film ''
People Places Things
''People Places Things'' is a 2015 American comedy film written and directed by James C. Strouse. The film stars Jemaine Clement, Regina Hall, Jessica Williams, Stephanie Allynne and Michael Chernus. The film was released on August 14, 2015, by ...
'' was released in 2015. He wrote and directed ''
The Incredible Jessica James
''The Incredible Jessica James'' is a 2017 American romantic comedy film written and directed by James C. Strouse and starring Jessica Williams, Chris O'Dowd, Noël Wells, Lakeith Stanfield, Megan Ketch and Zabryna Guevara. It was released on ...
'' (2017).
He wrote and directed ''
Love Again'', an English-language remake of the 2016 German hit film ''
SMS für Dich
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'', starring
Priyanka Chopra
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,
Sam Heughan
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and
Celine Dion
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. It was released on May 5, 2023.
Filmography
References
External links
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1976 births
Living people
21st-century American male writers
21st-century American screenwriters
American male screenwriters
Columbia University School of the Arts alumni
Film directors from Indiana
People from Goshen, Indiana
Screenwriters from Indiana
Sundance Film Festival award winners
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