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Scott Hicks is a Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Third Assistant Director Australien born on 4 march 1953

Scott Hicks

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Birth name Robert Scott Hicks
Nationality Australie
Birth 4 march 1953 (71 years)

Robert Scott Hicks (born 4 March 1953) is a film director from Australia. He is best known as the screenwriter and director of Shine, the Oscar-winning biopic of pianist David Helfgott. Hicks's work has been nominated for an Academy Award as well as winning an Emmy Award.

Biography

Scott Hicks est né en Ouganda d'un père anglais ingénieur et d'une mère écossaise, étant le plus jeune parmi leurs quatre enfants. Après une enfance qui se déroule principalement à Nairobi, il déménage avec sa famille en Australie à l'âge de 14 ans. De ces déménagements successifs à travers plusieurs continents, le réalisateur affirme en avoir tiré un regard d'"outsider" sachant les différences présentes d'un côté comme de l'autre. Il découvre vraiment le cinéma à l'université d'Adélaïde où il décide d'en faire son métier. Là bas il rencontre également sa future épouse Kerry Heysen, plus âgée, et ayant déjà un enfant.
Après le succès de Shine il a continué de vivre près d'Adelaïde où il possède d'ailleurs des vignes avec sa femme. On peut voir son vin en clin d'œil dans son film Le Goût de la vie. Outre le cinéma il s'intéresse également à la photographie et a exposé déjà trois fois. En 2007 Scott Hicks est sur la liste des finalistes au titre d'australien de l'année.

Best films

Shine
Shine
(1996)
(Director) Snow Falling on Cedars
Snow Falling on Cedars
(1999)
(Director)

Usually with

Pip Karmel
Pip Karmel
(4 films)
Chris Haywood
Chris Haywood
(4 films)
Celia Weston
Celia Weston
(3 films)
Ronald Bass
Ronald Bass
(1 films)
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Scott Hicks (13 films)

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Director

Fallen
Fallen (2016)
, 1h32
Directed by Scott Hicks
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Adventure, Romance
Actors Jeremy Irvine, Scout Taylor-Compton, Addison Timlin, Harrison Gilbertson, Juliet Aubrey, Daisy Head
Rating52% 2.6411252.6411252.6411252.6411252.641125
Lucinda Price is sent to a reform academy under the assumption that she has killed a boy. There she meets two mysterious boys, Cam and Daniel, to both of whom she feels drawn. But as the love triangle unfurls, it is Daniel that Luce cannot keep herself away from, and things begin to take a darker turn when she finds out his true identity.
The Lucky One
The Lucky One (2012)
, 1h41
Directed by Scott Hicks
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling, Jay R. Ferguson, Blythe Danner, Adam LeFevre, Joe Chrest
Rating64% 3.210923.210923.210923.210923.21092
Logan Thibault (Zac Efron), a U.S. Marine serving in Iraq, witnesses a Marine called "Aces" die attempting to aid one of his men during an ambush. The following morning, he finds a picture of a young woman on the ground just before a mortar attack destroys where he had been sitting, killing many around him. Unsuccessful at finding the photo's owner, Logan keeps it. Logan's squadmate declares the woman in the picture Logan's "guardian angel" just before an explosion destroys their Humvee.
The Boys Are Back
The Boys Are Back (2010)
, 1h44
Directed by Scott Hicks
Origin Australie
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Clive Owen, Laura Fraser, Emma Lung, Nicholas McAnulty, George MacKay, Julia Blake
Rating67% 3.3954953.3954953.3954953.3954953.395495
Joe Warr (Clive Owen) is a British sports writer who lives in Australia with his second wife, Katy (Laura Fraser) and his young son Artie (Nicholas McAnulty). Katy is diagnosed with cancer and dies, forcing Joe to cope with the responsibilities of being a single parent.
No Reservations
No Reservations (2007)
, 1h43
Directed by Scott Hicks
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Cooking films
Actors Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, Abigail Breslin, Patricia Clarkson, Lily Rabe, Jenny Wade
Rating63% 3.152263.152263.152263.152263.15226
Kate Armstrong (Catherine Zeta-Jones) is the head chef at the trendy 22 Bleecker Street Restaurant in Manhattan, New York. She runs her kitchen at a rapid pace as she coordinates the making and preparation of all the fantastic meals, and personally displays the food to perfection on every dish. She intimidates everyone around her, including her boss Paula (Patricia Clarkson), who sends her to therapy. Kate hates to leave the kitchen when a customer wants to compliment her on one of her special dishes; however, she is ready to leave the kitchen in an instant when a customer insults her cooking.
Hearts in Atlantis
Hearts in Atlantis (2001)
, 1h41
Directed by Scott Hicks
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Anthony Hopkins, Anton Yelchin, Hope Davis, Mika Sue Boorem, David Morse, Wes Johnson
Rating68% 3.4491953.4491953.4491953.4491953.449195
Hearts in Atlantis tells the story of Robert "Bobby" Garfield (David Morse), a middle-aged man recollecting his past, in particular the summer when he was eleven years old (Anton Yelchin). During that summer, he and his two friends, Carol Gerber (Mika Boorem) and John "Sully" Sullivan (Will Rothhaar), experienced many things together, the most mysterious of which was meeting an older gentleman named Ted Brautigan (Anthony Hopkins).
Snow Falling on Cedars
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
, 2h7
Directed by Scott Hicks
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Ethan Hawke, Yūki Kudō, Reeve Carney, Max von Sydow, Anne Suzuki, Sam Shepard
Rating66% 3.3471353.3471353.3471353.3471353.347135
Set on the fictional San Piedro Island in the northern Puget Sound region of the Washington state coast in 1950, the plot revolves around the murder case of Kazuo Miyamoto (Rick Yune), a Japanese American accused of killing Carl Heine, a White fisherman. The trial occurs in the midst of deep anti-Japanese sentiments following World War II. Covering the case is the editor of the town's one-man newspaper, Ishmael Chambers (Ethan Hawke), a World War II veteran who lost an arm fighting the Japanese in the Pacific. Ishmael struggles with his love for Kazuo's wife, Hatsue (Youki Kudoh), and his conscience, wondering if Kazuo is truly innocent.
Shine
Shine (1996)
, 1h45
Directed by Scott Hicks
Origin Australie
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Themes Films about children, Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, Piano, Films about psychiatry, Enfant musicien
Actors Geoffrey Rush, Noah Taylor, Armin Mueller-Stahl, John Gielgud, Lynn Redgrave, Nicholas Bell
Rating75% 3.7985953.7985953.7985953.7985953.798595
A man (Geoffrey Rush) wanders through a heavy rainstorm finding his way into a restaurant. The restaurant's employees try to determine if he needs help. Despite his manic mode of speech being difficult to understand, Sylvia learns that his name is David Helfgott and that he is staying at a local hotel. She returns him to the hotel and despite his attempts to engage her with his musical knowledge and ownership of various musical scores, she leaves.
Freedom
Freedom (1982)
, 1h42
Directed by Scott Hicks
Origin Australie
Genres Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies
Actors Jon Blake, Candida (Candy) Raymond, Bud Tingwell, Max Cullen, Chris Haywood, Greg Rowe
Rating60% 3.0453953.0453953.0453953.0453953.045395
Australie Méridionale. Ron a perdu une nouvelle fois son emploi en usine, et se rebelle de plus en plus contre la société. Fasciné par les Porches, il se décide à voler l'objet de ses rêves à la suite d'une nouvelle déception. En fuite à bord du véhicule il se fait passer pour un agent secret. Au passage il embarque Sally, une jeune femme qui cherche à récupérer un enfant placé dans une famille d'accueil.

Scriptwriter

Snow Falling on Cedars
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
, 2h7
Directed by Scott Hicks
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Ethan Hawke, Yūki Kudō, Reeve Carney, Max von Sydow, Anne Suzuki, Sam Shepard
Rating66% 3.3471353.3471353.3471353.3471353.347135
Set on the fictional San Piedro Island in the northern Puget Sound region of the Washington state coast in 1950, the plot revolves around the murder case of Kazuo Miyamoto (Rick Yune), a Japanese American accused of killing Carl Heine, a White fisherman. The trial occurs in the midst of deep anti-Japanese sentiments following World War II. Covering the case is the editor of the town's one-man newspaper, Ishmael Chambers (Ethan Hawke), a World War II veteran who lost an arm fighting the Japanese in the Pacific. Ishmael struggles with his love for Kazuo's wife, Hatsue (Youki Kudoh), and his conscience, wondering if Kazuo is truly innocent.
Shine
Shine (1996)
, 1h45
Directed by Scott Hicks
Origin Australie
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Themes Films about children, Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, Piano, Films about psychiatry, Enfant musicien
Actors Geoffrey Rush, Noah Taylor, Armin Mueller-Stahl, John Gielgud, Lynn Redgrave, Nicholas Bell
Roles Story
Rating75% 3.7985953.7985953.7985953.7985953.798595
A man (Geoffrey Rush) wanders through a heavy rainstorm finding his way into a restaurant. The restaurant's employees try to determine if he needs help. Despite his manic mode of speech being difficult to understand, Sylvia learns that his name is David Helfgott and that he is staying at a local hotel. She returns him to the hotel and despite his attempts to engage her with his musical knowledge and ownership of various musical scores, she leaves.

Producer