About

Known credits:
24
Birthday:
1970-04-04
Place of birth:
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Website:

John August

Overview

John August (born August 4, 1970) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist. He is known for writing the films Go (1999), Charlie's Angels (2000), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Big Fish (2003), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Frankenweenie (2012), the Disney live-action adaptation of Aladdin (2019), the novels Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire (2018), Arlo Finch in the Lake of the Moon (2019) and Arlo Finch in the Kingdom of Shadows (2020).

He hosts the screenwriting podcast Scriptnotes with Craig Mazin, maintains an eponymous screenwriting blog, and develops screenwriter-targeted software through his company, Quote-Unquote Apps.

August is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, voting in the Writers branch. In 2016, he was awarded the WGAw's Valentine Davies Award for his dignified contributions to the entertainment industry and the community at large and has been nominated for a BAFTA and a Grammy.

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Known for

Acting

2021 Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! Actor Self - Screenwriter 59
Average
2009 Tales from the Script Actor Self 59
Average
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Chocolate Dreams Actor Himself N/A
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Directing

2007 The Nines Directing Director 59
Average
1999 Go Directing Second Unit Director 65
Fair
1998 God Directing Director 59
Average

Writing

2019 Aladdin Writing Screenplay 70
Good
2012 Frankenweenie Writing Screenplay 68
Fair
2012 Dark Shadows Writing Story 60
Fair
2007 The Nines Writing Writer 59
Average
2005 Corpse Bride Writing Screenplay 75
Good
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Writing Screenplay 70
Good
2003 Big Fish Writing Screenplay 76
Good
2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Writing Story 55
Average
2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Writing Screenplay 55
Average
2000 Charlie's Angels Writing Writer 58
Average
2000 Titan A.E. Writing Screenplay 63
Fair
1999 Go Writing Screenplay 65
Fair
1999 Go Writing Writer 65
Fair
1998 God Writing Writer 59
Average
Toto: The Dog-Gone Amazing Story of Wizard of Oz Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
Untitled Teen Missing Mother Film Writing Writer N/A
N/A

Production

2010 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Production Executive Producer 62
Fair
1999 Go Production Co-Producer 65
Fair