Basic Information About David Koepp
| Category | Celebrities βΊ Directors |
|---|---|
| Professions | Screenwriter, Actor, Television Producer, Film Producer, Film Director |
| Net worth | $35,000,000 |
| Date of birth | 1963-06-09 (60 years old) |
| Place of birth | Pewaukee |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Curiosities and Trademarks | Often writes big-budget action-adventures (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), War of the Worlds (2005), Spider-Man (2002), Mission: Impossible (1996), Jurassic Park (1993)). Often writes and/or directs dark, suspenseful dramas (Secret Window (2004), _The Trigger Effect (1996)_, Suspicious (1994), Toy Soldiers (1991), Bad Influence (1990), Apartment Zero (1988)). |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Social Media | βοΈ Wikipedia βοΈ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did David Koepp win?
 Oscar |
 Golden Globe |
 Golder Raspberry |
 BAFTA |
 Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
David Koepp awards
| Award Name | State | Movie / Series Name | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stinker Award - Worst Screenplay for a Film Grossing More than $100 Million Using Hollywood Math | Nominee | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | 1997 |
| Razzie Award - Worst Written Film Grossing Over $100 Million | Nominee | Mission: Impossible | 1997 |
| Stinker Award - Worst Screenplay for a Film Grossing More than $100 Million Using Hollywood Math | Nominee | Mission: Impossible | 1996 |
| Bram Stoker Award - Other Media | Nominee | Jurassic Park | 1994 |
| Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation | Winner | Jurassic Park | 1994 |
| Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form | Nominee | Spider-Man | 2003 |
| Grand Prize - | Winner | Stir of Echoes | 2000 |
| Saturn Award - Best Writing | Nominee | Ghost Town | 2009 |
David Koepp roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| Death Becomes Her | Writer |
| The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Writer |
| The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Unlucky Bastard |
| The Mummy | Writer |
| Carlito's Way | Writer |
| Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Writer |
| Mission: Impossible | Writer |
| Mission: Impossible | Writer |
| Panic Room | Writer |
| Inferno | Writer |
| Jurassic Park | Writer |
| Angels & Demons | Writer |
| Spider-Man | Writer |
| You Should Have Left | Director |
| You Should Have Left | Writer |
| War of the Worlds | Writer |
| Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit | Writer |
| Zathura: A Space Adventure | Writer |
| Secret Window | Director |
| Secret Window | Writer |
| Toy Soldiers | Writer |
| Mortdecai | Director |
| The Shadow | Writer |
| Stir of Echoes | Director |
| Stir of Echoes | Writer |
| Snake Eyes | Writer |
| Snake Eyes | Writer |
| Premium Rush | Director |
| Premium Rush | Writer |
| Ghost Town | Director |
| Ghost Town | Writer |
| Dark Angel | Writer |
| Bad Influence | Writer |
| Big Trouble | Annoyed Sports Radio Host (voice) |
David Koepp's Movie/Shows Salary
| Movie / Series | Salary |
|---|---|
| The Lost World: Jurassic ParkΒ (1997) | $1,500,000 |
| Panic RoomΒ (2002) | $4,000,000 |
David Koepp's Quotes
- [on Frank Darabont's rejected screenplay for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)] I've never actually met Frank Darabont, but I hear he's a lovely guy. Just for the record, the Indiana Jones jumping into the fridge bit is in the Darabont script. And I loved it, which is why I pushed it into the movie! I thought it was a great idea![Jan.2015]
- [on his script for Snake Eyes (1998)] It had a different ending, yep. And I'm trying to remember what the original ending was... [Gary Sinise's character] didn't die, Nicolas Cage's character saved him at the end. It's not uncommon to change things. It didn't end up that much different, it's just that they wanted the bad guy to get his comeuppance. So he did.[Jan.2015]
- [on writing Mission: Impossible (1996)] Tom Cruise was involved first. He was interested in doing it, and he was producing it. And then Brian De Palma called me and said why don't you take a crack at it. You have to consider who's in it, and then make it work. The essential problem was Tom Cruise was the biggest star on the planet, and [the original TV show] was an ensemble that tilts towards no-one. I'd never viewed the TV show as sacrosanct. We had to acknowledge who our cast was. So I can't remember whose idea it was, either De Palma or Steven Zaillian said let's start by killing the team, lets just get rid of them. Because you had to work out how you get this ensemble piece into a star vehicle. So we killed everybody, and we were feeling very cheeky, and decided we're going to do want we want, we'll kill people, we'll make the good guy the bad guy [refering to character 'Jim Phelbs' (John Voight'], and added in the new recruits. And I think it worked out well.[Jan.2015]
Interesting Facts about David Koepp
- He is the brother of Stephen Koepp.
- He is a graduate of UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television.
- He was unavailable to return to write the Men in Black (1997) sequel screenplay because he was writing another comic book adaption at the time, Spider-Man (2002).
- His surname is German and is pronounced "Kep".
- In an interview, he claimed that one of the things that inspired him to write movies was the scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark in which the buildup for a bull whip and scimitar fight ends up with Indy shooting the swordsman. Ironically, this scene was not conceived by the writer, but was the result of an offhand remark during shooting.
- He did some uncredited revisions to the script for The Tourist (2010).
- Born on exactly the same date as Johnny Depp.
