"Okay, this guy's going to be spouting off about screenwriting - what's he ever done?"

A fair enough question. And easy to answer. My name is David Hines, and I work as the much more clever half of a screenwriting team with Jeffrey Hause. (Just kidding... I'm only a little more clever.) We met in junior high school when I turned around in class to see what Jeff was drawing, complimented him, and he insulted me. We've been inseparable ever since. Whether that's a good thing, we're not sure...

In any event, we began writing screenplays while still in high school (our first script was - surprise! - about high school!) We continued to plug away, each script a slight improvement over the last... mostly because we went from handwriting them to typing. Eventually one thing led to another, and one of the things turned into the film 'Once Bitten', which has the distinction of being the only film he's made that Jim Carrey absolutely refuses to discuss.

Jim Carrey reacts to a young fan who's just told him that 'Once Bitten'
is his favorite film.

Actually, I can't say I blame him. If I'd gone on to his type of success I probably wouldn't mention 'Once Bitten' either. Hell, I didn't go on to that kind of success and I'm not too crazy about discussing it. And by the way - Jim? I won't discuss it for a small negotiable fee. E-mail me, we'll do blackmail.

Anyway, to make a long story short, Jeff and I rode the rocket of 'Once Bitten's' success all the way to anonymity. Well, to the general public, anyway. We've worked as writers-for-hire for 20 years, recently focusing more on spec scripts and independent production than taking assignments. We're currently hard at work (NOTE: THIS SENTENCE ADDED TO APPEASE OUR AGENT!) on another spec, which should be finished real soon. Honest. No kiddin'.

DAVE'S RESUME

PRODUCED CREDITS:

2002: "BachelorMan" - Co-writer w/Jeffrey Hause & Rodney Lee Conover. Co-producer w/Jeffrey Hause. Directed by John Putch. Starring David DeLuise, Missi Pyle, Rodney Lee Conover. Romantic comedy. Films On Tap.

1998: "Desperate But Not Serious" - Creative consultant w/Jeffrey Hause and Rodney Lee Conover. Directed by Bill Fishman. Starring Christine Taylor, Paget Brewster and John Corbett. Comedy. Franchise Films. 

1993: "Tales from the Cryptkeeper": 'A Little Body Work' - Animation teleplay w/Jeffrey Hause. Richard Donner/Joel Silver Prods., Nelvana Ent., ABC-TV. Based on the comic story 'Death Wagon' from 'The Crypt of Terror'.

1985: "Once Bitten" - Co-writer w/Jeffrey Hause. Directed by Howard Storm. Starring Jim Carrey, Lauren Hutton and Cleavon Little. Horror comedy. The Samuel Goldwyn Company.

SCREENWRITING:

2003: "Squatter's Rights" - A completely different version of the original screenplay w/Jeffrey Hause. Romantic comedy.

2002: "Win Her Back" - Original Screenplay w/ Jeffrey Hause. Relationship comedy.

2001: "BachelorMan" - Original Screenplay w/Jeffrey Hause and Rodney Lee Conover. Comedy. Films On Tap. 

2000: "Father Figure" - Original Screenplay w/Jeffrey Hause. Comedy/fantasy. Interscope Communications.

1999: "The Exorcist Squad" - Original Screenplay w/Jeffrey Hause. Comedy/fantasy.

PRODUCER:

2002: "BachelorMan" - Co-producer w/Jeffrey Hause. Comedy. Films On Tap. 

CREATIVE CONSULTANT:

1998: "Desperate But Not Serious" - W/Jeffrey Hause and Rodney Lee Conover. Comedy. Franchise Films. Directed by Bill Fishman. Starring Christine Taylor, Paget Brewster and John Corbett.

TELEVISION:

1993: "Tales from the Cryptkeeper": 'A Little Body Work' - Animation teleplay w/Jeffrey Hause. Richard Donner/Joel Silver Prods., Nelvana Ent., ABC-TV. Based on the comic story 'Death Wagon' from 'The Crypt of Terror'.

WEB SITE DESIGN:

'The He-Man's Guide to Chick Flicks' - Reviews of films women like, from a distinctly He-Mannish perspective.

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