- Randall Frakes
Randall Frakes is a film and science fiction writer primarily known for his work with long-time friends, Bill Wisher, and
James Cameron on "The Terminator " and "".While Frakes was in the U.S. Army, he was stationed in Europe, where he edited the newspaper for the 16th Signal Battalion. While editor, he won a "
Stars and Stripes " award for investigative journalism.After the Army, he earned a degree in Film Writing and Production from
Columbia College , while also writing for "Analog", "Fantastic", and "Fantasy & Science Fiction".His first film work was as a special effects cameraman for
Roger Corman , and a number of unproduced screenplays, before his collaborations with Wisher and Cameron, kicked of his professional film-writing career.Body of Work
* "Xenogenesis" (1978 short), writer, director, and producer (with
James Cameron )
* "Battle Beyond the Stars " (1980), additional photographer
* "Escape from New York " (1981), photographic effects
* "Galaxy of Terror " (1981), photographic effects
* "Last Thirty Days of Liberty", unproduced screenplay
* "Deathlok ", unproduced screenplay
* "The Terminator " (1984, ISBN 0-553-25317-4), novelization
* "Roller Blade " (1986), screenplay
* "Aliens" (1986), synthesizer effects
* "Hell Comes to Frogtown " (1987), story, screenplay, and producer
* "" (1989), screenplay (as Lloyd Strathern) and lyrics
* "Diplomatic Immunity" (1991), screenplay
* "" (1991, ISBN 0-553-29169-6), novelization
* "The Divine Enforcer " (1992), ghostwriter
* "Twisted Fate " (1993/II), writer and producer
* "The Force" (1994), writer
* "" (1999, ISBN 0-0609-5307-1) author
* "Blowback" (2000), screenplay
* "Sacrifice" (2000), written by
* "Devil's Prey " (2001), writer
* "Instinct to Kill " (2001), writer
* "Stealing Candy " (2002), screenplay
* "Bad Karma " (2002), writerources
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External links
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* (later work)
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