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Craig Mazin (born April 8, 1971) is an American screenwriter and director.
Mazin was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised on Staten Island, New York. He moved to Marlboro Township, New Jersey when he was a teen and attended Freehold High School which inducted him into its Hall of Fame in 2010. He graduated magna cum laude with a degree in psychology from Princeton University in 1992. Mazin's freshman roommate at Princeton was Ted Cruz, now the junior U.S. Senator from Texas and a candidate for the 2016 presidential election year. He has been highly critical of Cruz and ridicules him frequently from his Twitter account.
He began his entertainment career in marketing; he was an executive with the Walt Disney Company in the mid-1990s, responsible for writing and producing campaigns for studio films.
As a screenwriter, his credited work includes Senseless, RocketMan, Scary Movie 3, Scary Movie 4 and Identity Thief. Other projects in development include the upcoming movie Opus, an animated collaboration with cartoonist Berkeley Breathed. He produced and directed (but did not write) the low-budget superhero film The Specials. Mazin wrote and directed another superhero film spoof Superhero Movie. He also co-wrote the script for The Hangover films, parts II and III.
Mazin (Serbian Cyrillic: Мазин) is a village in Zadar County, Croatia. It is connected by the D218 highway.
Coordinates: 44°27′N 15°58′E / 44.450°N 15.967°E / 44.450; 15.967
Identity Thief is a 2013 American crime comedy film directed by Seth Gordon, written by Craig Mazin, and starring Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy. The film tells a story about a man (Bateman) whose identity is stolen by a woman (McCarthy).
Despite being a commercial success, grossing over $170 million worldwide on a $35 million budget, the film received generally negative reviews from critics.
In Denver, accountant Sandy Patterson (Jason Bateman) buys identity theft protection from Diana (Melissa McCarthy), a con artist, over the phone and reveals all of his personal information. At work, after Sandy clashes with his obnoxious and bullying boss, Harold Cornish (Jon Favreau), he receives a phone call that reminds him he has an appointment at a salon in Florida. Confused, he puts it out of his mind when co-worker Daniel Casey (John Cho) suggests they and several others leave Cornish's company and start their own firm; Sandy agrees to join them.
When paying for gas, Sandy's credit card is declined, and the clerk cuts it up. As the credit card company tells him that he has spent huge amounts of money in Florida, he is arrested for missing a court date there. At the police station, Detective Reilly (Morris Chestnut) determines Diana has stolen Sandy's identity. The situation worsens when cops ask Daniel, now his boss, about Sandy's possession of drugs. Reilly says Sandy's name was used to buy drugs from someone named Paolo (Jonathan Banks). When the cops say they can do nothing due to jurisdictional issues unless the identity thief is in Denver, Sandy offers to retrieve her and convince her to clear his name, despite his wife, Trish (Amanda Peet) concerns.
The Hangover is a 2009 American comedy film, co-produced and directed by Todd Phillips and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. The film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha, and Jeffrey Tambor. It tells the story of Phil Wenneck (Cooper), Stu Price (Helms), and Alan Garner (Galifianakis), who travel to Las Vegas for a bachelor party to celebrate their friend Doug Billings' (Bartha) impending marriage. However, Phil, Stu, and Alan have no memory of the previous night's events and must find Doug before the wedding can take place.
Lucas and Moore wrote the script after executive producer Chris Bender's friend disappeared and had a large bill after being sent to a strip club. After Lucas and Moore sold it to the studio for $2 million, Philips and Jeremy Garelick rewrote the script to include a tiger as well as a subplot involving a baby and a police cruiser, and also including boxer Mike Tyson. Filming took place in Nevada for 15 days, and during filming, the three main actors (Cooper, Helms, and Galifianakis) formed a real friendship.
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Watch more: http://makingof.com/ MakingOf's original show, Reel Life, Real Stories features intimate conversations with filmmakers who share their passion, inspiration and stories. The latest episode features screenwriter Craig Mazin who opens up about his craft and writing the script for 'The Hangover Part II'.
Screenwriters and Scriptnotes podcast hosts John August and Craig Mazin interview Lawrence Kasdan, legendary screenwriter of THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, THE BIG CHILL, THE BODYGUARD and STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS. The interview took place at WGFestival on April 16, 2016. Filmed by: Francia Romero Jarod Dean Yiqing Yong Sara Andersson Raja Pothineni Darren Anzres Edited by Paula Neves Sound edit by Allyson Manno Special thanks to the New York Film Academy
David Zucker & Craig Mazin speaking at a Screenwriting Workshop during the 2009 Campus MovieFest International Grand Finale. Created by CMF Luminaries at CMF Central in 2012 as part of Campus MovieFest, the world's largest student film festival. David Zucker & Craig Mazin "Escalation" Cast & Crew : Abe Mohammadione - Captain with ---------- Become a Fan of CMF on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/campusmoviefest Follow CMF on Twitter: @campusmoviefest http://www.twitter.com/campusmoviefest Subscribe to CMF on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/campusmoviefest To learn more about CMF please visit: http://www.campusmoviefest.com More info - CMF Campus MovieFest movie short film festival fest five minutes '5 minutes' 'short film' 'one week' university college coed student 'film festival' 'wor...
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http://bit.ly/VWvvIT - Identity Thief Trailer! http://bit.ly/clevvermovies - Click to Subscribe! http://Clevver.com - Visit our site! http://Facebook.com/ClevverMovies - Become a Fan! http://Twitter.com/ClevverMovies - Follow Us! We caught up with screenwriter Craig Mazin at the premiere of his new movie 'Identity Thief' to talk about his process for writing the movie knowing which actors were starring in the film, seeing the film for the first time, changing up the direction of 'The Hangover Part III', ending the film the right way, tieing it back to the first film, possible spinoff films and Melissa McCarthy cameo. Identity Thief opens in theaters on February 8th, 2012. Cast: Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, Amanda Peet, Jon Favreau, T.I., Genesis Rodriguez, Morris Chestnut, John Cho,...
A tribute to one of our favorite podcasts. The Scriptnotes Podcast: http://johnaugust.com/scriptnotes We are all Craig Mazin.
Ted Cruz for President supporters read tweets from Craig Mazin, his freshman roommate at Princeton, before a rally in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Twitter: @busdriverjared Produced by Jared Hogan Filmed by Ron Frank
gofobo interviews Craig Mazin (Screenwriter) at the Los Angeles premiere of Identity Thief in Westwood.
"Nobody's gonna fuck on you." This time, there's no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack hits the road, all bets are off. Follow Mike Relm! http://www.twitter.com/mikerelm http://www.facebook.com/mikerelm https://plus.google.com/107644519612132017601/posts http://mixcrate.com/mikerelm http://soundcloud.com/mikerelm http://www.mikerelm.tumblr.com Soundtracking: mikerelm Vine: mikerelm Instagram: mikerelm
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures Director: Todd Phillips Screenwriter: Todd Phillips, Craig Mazin Starring: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong, Heather Graham, Jeffrey Tambor, Justin Bartha, John Goodman, Sasha Barrese, Gillian Vigman, Jamie Chung Genre: Comedy Plot Summary: The Hangover Part III is the third and final movie in director Todd Phillips' record-shattering comedy franchise. This time, there's no wedding and no bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack hits the road, all bets are off...
This track was produced by redhooknoodles. ATLANTA'S own Bigg Ben live at birthday bash 2013. celebration. http://www.bleszmediagroup.com/ https://twitter.com/bleszmediagroup http://bleszfilmz.blogspot.com/ BIGGBEN, Bigg Ben, Big Ben, BIGGBEN. this track was produced by redhooknoodles titled; for my haters. video edited my Blesz Media Productions. video shot for ATLANTA'S own Bigg Ben, Big Ben live at birthday bash 2013. celebration. #SPIDERTWERK Man we love them twerk girls! http://illectrikjones.com/ http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/ http://wfalife.tv/ Original video sources & much love to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHzdsFiBbFc http://www.worldstarcandy.com http://www.worldstarcandy.com/candy/47030 http://www.worldstarcandy.com/candy/49177 http://www.worldstarcandy.com/ca...
Studio: Universal Pictures Director: Seth Gordon Screenwriter: Craig Mazin Starring: Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, Jon Favreau, Amanda Peet, Tip 'TI' Harris, Genesis Rodriguez, Morris Chestnut, John Cho, Robert Patrick, Eric Stonestreet Genre: Comedy Plot Summary: Horrible Bosses Jason Bateman and Bridesmaids Melissa McCarthy lead the cast of Identity Thief, an all-star comedy in which a regular guy is forced to extreme measures to clear his name. With everything to lose after his identity is stolen, he'll find out how crazed you can get trying to settle a bad credit score. Unlimited funds have allowed Diana [McCarthy] to live it up on the outskirts of Miami, where the queen of retail buys whatever strikes her fancy. There's only one glitch: The ID she's using to finance these sp...
"Superhero Movie" (2008) de Craig Mazin Distribuidora: DeAPlaneta presentador: David Díaz guión: David Díaz & Juan Pérez montador: David Díaz animaciones: Antonio José Cuenca producido por: P.L.C. Producciones & A.D.J. Proyectos Audiovisuales S.L.
Watch more: http://makingof.com/ MakingOf's original show, Reel Life, Real Stories features intimate conversations with filmmakers who share their passion, inspiration and stories. The latest episode features screenwriter Craig Mazin who opens up about his craft and writing the script for 'The Hangover Part II'.
Comedy Central's Trevor Noah plays clip - www.ktrs.com
Screenwriters and Scriptnotes podcast hosts John August and Craig Mazin interview Lawrence Kasdan, legendary screenwriter of THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, THE BIG CHILL, THE BODYGUARD and STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS. The interview took place at WGFestival on April 16, 2016. Filmed by: Francia Romero Jarod Dean Yiqing Yong Sara Andersson Raja Pothineni Darren Anzres Edited by Paula Neves Sound edit by Allyson Manno Special thanks to the New York Film Academy
gofobo interviews Craig Mazin (Co-Screenwriter) at the LA premiere of The Hangover Part III at the Westwood Theater.
gofobo interviews Craig Mazin (Screenwriter) at the Los Angeles premiere of Identity Thief in Westwood.
Ted Cruz for President supporters read tweets from Craig Mazin, his freshman roommate at Princeton, before a rally in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Twitter: @busdriverjared Produced by Jared Hogan Filmed by Ron Frank
Screenwriter John August ("Big Fish," "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory") takes viewers inside his creative process in an exploration of where ideas come from. Subscribe and see Academy Originals first: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToAO Follow The Academy everywhere. Web: http://Oscars.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/theacademy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAcademy Google+: https://plus.google.com/+Oscars Tumblr: http://theacademy.tumblr.com
Seinfeld Writer Alec Berg and Hangover II & III Writer Craig Mazin Interviewed by SpiderwoodTV at the 2012 Austin Film Festival.
As the lights rose, Ted Cruz held center stage, dressed in black and kneeling at a bedside. The first-year student at Harvard Law School delivered his lines with the emotions of a man gripped by anger, fear, and worry for his reputation. "Do you understand that I have many enemies?" he thundered. "There is a faction that is sworn to drive me from my pulpit. Do you understand that?" Read More At: http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2013/11/10/ted-cruz-was-polarizing-figure-harvard-law-foreshadowing-his-partisan-profile-senate/gEUPs0iVgOyoidafkNe94H/story.html Clip from the Monday, November 11th 2013 edition of The Kyle Kulinski Show, which airs live on Blog Talk Radio and Secular Talk Radio monday - friday 4-6pm Eastern. Check out our website - and become a member - at: http://www....
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Watch more: http://makingof.com/ MakingOf's original show, Reel Life, Real Stories features intimate conversations with filmmakers who share their passion, inspiration and stories. The latest episode features screenwriter Craig Mazin who opens up about his craft and writing the script for 'The Hangover Part II'.
Screenwriters and Scriptnotes podcast hosts John August and Craig Mazin interview Lawrence Kasdan, legendary screenwriter of THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, THE BIG CHILL, THE BODYGUARD and STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS. The interview took place at WGFestival on April 16, 2016. Filmed by: Francia Romero Jarod Dean Yiqing Yong Sara Andersson Raja Pothineni Darren Anzres Edited by Paula Neves Sound edit by Allyson Manno Special thanks to the New York Film Academy
David Zucker & Craig Mazin speaking at a Screenwriting Workshop during the 2009 Campus MovieFest International Grand Finale. Created by CMF Luminaries at CMF Central in 2012 as part of Campus MovieFest, the world's largest student film festival. David Zucker & Craig Mazin "Escalation" Cast & Crew : Abe Mohammadione - Captain with ---------- Become a Fan of CMF on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/campusmoviefest Follow CMF on Twitter: @campusmoviefest http://www.twitter.com/campusmoviefest Subscribe to CMF on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/campusmoviefest To learn more about CMF please visit: http://www.campusmoviefest.com More info - CMF Campus MovieFest movie short film festival fest five minutes '5 minutes' 'short film' 'one week' university college coed student 'film festival' 'wor...
Comedy Central's Trevor Noah plays clip - www.ktrs.com
http://bit.ly/VWvvIT - Identity Thief Trailer! http://bit.ly/clevvermovies - Click to Subscribe! http://Clevver.com - Visit our site! http://Facebook.com/ClevverMovies - Become a Fan! http://Twitter.com/ClevverMovies - Follow Us! We caught up with screenwriter Craig Mazin at the premiere of his new movie 'Identity Thief' to talk about his process for writing the movie knowing which actors were starring in the film, seeing the film for the first time, changing up the direction of 'The Hangover Part III', ending the film the right way, tieing it back to the first film, possible spinoff films and Melissa McCarthy cameo. Identity Thief opens in theaters on February 8th, 2012. Cast: Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, Amanda Peet, Jon Favreau, T.I., Genesis Rodriguez, Morris Chestnut, John Cho,...
A tribute to one of our favorite podcasts. The Scriptnotes Podcast: http://johnaugust.com/scriptnotes We are all Craig Mazin.
Ted Cruz for President supporters read tweets from Craig Mazin, his freshman roommate at Princeton, before a rally in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Twitter: @busdriverjared Produced by Jared Hogan Filmed by Ron Frank
gofobo interviews Craig Mazin (Screenwriter) at the Los Angeles premiere of Identity Thief in Westwood.
"Nobody's gonna fuck on you." This time, there's no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack hits the road, all bets are off. Follow Mike Relm! http://www.twitter.com/mikerelm http://www.facebook.com/mikerelm https://plus.google.com/107644519612132017601/posts http://mixcrate.com/mikerelm http://soundcloud.com/mikerelm http://www.mikerelm.tumblr.com Soundtracking: mikerelm Vine: mikerelm Instagram: mikerelm
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures Director: Todd Phillips Screenwriter: Todd Phillips, Craig Mazin Starring: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong, Heather Graham, Jeffrey Tambor, Justin Bartha, John Goodman, Sasha Barrese, Gillian Vigman, Jamie Chung Genre: Comedy Plot Summary: The Hangover Part III is the third and final movie in director Todd Phillips' record-shattering comedy franchise. This time, there's no wedding and no bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack hits the road, all bets are off...
This track was produced by redhooknoodles. ATLANTA'S own Bigg Ben live at birthday bash 2013. celebration. http://www.bleszmediagroup.com/ https://twitter.com/bleszmediagroup http://bleszfilmz.blogspot.com/ BIGGBEN, Bigg Ben, Big Ben, BIGGBEN. this track was produced by redhooknoodles titled; for my haters. video edited my Blesz Media Productions. video shot for ATLANTA'S own Bigg Ben, Big Ben live at birthday bash 2013. celebration. #SPIDERTWERK Man we love them twerk girls! http://illectrikjones.com/ http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/ http://wfalife.tv/ Original video sources & much love to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHzdsFiBbFc http://www.worldstarcandy.com http://www.worldstarcandy.com/candy/47030 http://www.worldstarcandy.com/candy/49177 http://www.worldstarcandy.com/ca...
Studio: Universal Pictures Director: Seth Gordon Screenwriter: Craig Mazin Starring: Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, Jon Favreau, Amanda Peet, Tip 'TI' Harris, Genesis Rodriguez, Morris Chestnut, John Cho, Robert Patrick, Eric Stonestreet Genre: Comedy Plot Summary: Horrible Bosses Jason Bateman and Bridesmaids Melissa McCarthy lead the cast of Identity Thief, an all-star comedy in which a regular guy is forced to extreme measures to clear his name. With everything to lose after his identity is stolen, he'll find out how crazed you can get trying to settle a bad credit score. Unlimited funds have allowed Diana [McCarthy] to live it up on the outskirts of Miami, where the queen of retail buys whatever strikes her fancy. There's only one glitch: The ID she's using to finance these sp...
"Superhero Movie" (2008) de Craig Mazin Distribuidora: DeAPlaneta presentador: David Díaz guión: David Díaz & Juan Pérez montador: David Díaz animaciones: Antonio José Cuenca producido por: P.L.C. Producciones & A.D.J. Proyectos Audiovisuales S.L.
American crime comedy http://identitythieff13.blogspot.com/ film directed by Seth Gordon, written by Craig Mazin, and starring Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy.
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Scary Movie 4 is a 2006 American horror comedy film and the fourth film of the Scary Movie franchise, as well as the first film in the franchise to be released under The Weinstein Company banner since the purchase of Dimension Films. It was directed by David Zucker, written by Jim Abrahams, Craig Mazin, and Pat Proft, and produced by Robert K. Weiss and Craig Mazin.
Scary Movie 4 is a 2006 American horror comedy film and the fourth film of the Scary Movie franchise, as well as the first film in the franchise to be released under The Weinstein Company banner since the purchase of Dimension Films. It was directed by David Zucker, written by Jim Abrahams, Craig Mazin, and Pat Proft, and produced by Robert K. Weiss and Craig Mazin.
Pilot for the "American Focus" TV show from 1990, with Princeton students interviewing Speaker of the House Tom Foley. Students are Craig Mazin, Alicia Lewis, Margarita S. Andrew, and Bradley Davis.
Superhero Movie is a 2008 http://2008superhero.blogspot.com/ American comedy spoof film written and directed by Craig Mazin, produced by David Zucker and Robert K. Weiss, and starring Drake Bell, Sara Paxton, Christopher McDonald, and Leslie Nielsen.
Identity Thief http://gaurikhan96.blogspot.com/1462506 is a 2013 American comedy film directed by Seth Gordon, written by Craig Mazin, and starring Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy. The film tells a story about a man (Bateman) whose identity is stolen by a woman (McCarthy).
After a bite from a genetically altered insect gives him superhuman abilities, teenage loser Rick Riker (Drake Bell) decides to use his powers for good. Donning an uncomfortably tight costume, Rick becomes a mysterious crime fighter known as "The Dragonfly." But standing in the way of truth, justice and the American Way is an evil villain known as "The Hourglass," who plans to become immortal by sucking the life force out of anyone who gets in his way. A spoof of the superhero film genre, mainly the first "Spider-Man," as well as "Batman Begins," "Fantastic Four," and "X-Men." CAST Drake Bell - Rick Riker/Dragonfly Sara Paxton - Jill Johnson Christopher McDonald - Lou Landers/Hourglass Leslie Nielsen - Uncle Albert Kevin Hart - Trey Marion Ross - Aunt Lucille Written and directed by Crai...
The Hangover Part III (2013) https://goo.gl/7uzXnf When one of their own is kidnapped by an angry gangster, the Wolf Pack must track down Mr. Chow, who has escaped from prison and is on the lam. Director: Todd Phillips Writers: Todd Phillips, Craig Mazin Stars: Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms
Identity Thief is a 2013 American comedy film directed by Seth Gordon, written by Craig Mazin, and starring Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy. The film tells a story about a man (Bateman) whose identity is stolen by a woman (McCarthy).