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William C. Martell

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A look back at one of the classic films of our time, CHILDREN OF SCUM.
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Children of Scum: A Retrospective (2007)
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William C. Martell is the West Coast Editor of Scr(i)pt Magazine where he has written the "Independents" screenwriting column for over a decade. He's also a contributor to Writer's Digest Magazine, wrote the Screenwriting 101 column for the Independent Film Channel Magazine, and was the only non-nominated screenwriter mentioned on "Siskel & Ebert's If We Picked The Winners" Oscar show in 1997. In 1998 he wrote "The Secrets of Action Screenwriting". He was on the jury of the Raindance Film Festival (London) in 2001 (with director Mike Figgis and actress Saffron Burrows) and again in 2004.

Mr. Martell has been interviewed in Variety (February 24, 1997), featured in The Hollywood Reporter's first Writers Special Issue (February 1994), was the cover interview in The Hollywood Scriptwriter(October 1996), and was interviewed in the first issue of ScreenTalk Magazine (Denmark).
BornJuly 20, 1957
BornJuly 20, 1957
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    Hard Evidence (1995)
    Hard Evidence
    4.7
    • Writer
    • 1995
    Black Thunder (1998)
    Black Thunder
    3.7
    • Writer
    • 1998
    Gary Busey, Olivier Gruner, Don Wilson, and Diana Kauffman in Soft Target (2006)
    Soft Target
    3.6
    • Writer
    • 2006
    Droid Gunner (1995)
    Droid Gunner
    4.1
    • Writer
    • 1995

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    Writer



    • Judd Nelson and AnnaLynne McCord in Dante's Hotel (2023)
      Dante's Hotel
      4.8
      • screenplay
      • 2023
    • Gary Busey, Olivier Gruner, Don Wilson, and Diana Kauffman in Soft Target (2006)
      Soft Target
      3.6
      • screenplay
      • 2006
    • Mark Dacascos in L'honneur d'un soldat (1999)
      L'honneur d'un soldat
      4.7
      Video
      • Writer (uncredited)
      • 1999
    • Black Thunder (1998)
      Black Thunder
      3.7
      • written by
      • 1998
    • Steel Sharks (1997)
      Steel Sharks
      4.2
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 1997
    • Shooter on the Side (1996)
      Shooter on the Side
      5.5
      • Writer
      • 1996
    • Michael Dudikoff and Frederic Forrest in Nuclear Alert (1996)
      Nuclear Alert
      4.4
      Video
      • screenplay by
      • 1996
    • Maria Ford and Don Wilson in Night Hunter (1996)
      Night Hunter
      3.9
      • screenplay
      • 1996
    • Invisible Mom (1996)
      Invisible Mom
      3.8
      Video
      • written by
      • 1996
    • Droid Gunner (1995)
      Droid Gunner
      4.1
      • screenplay
      • 1995
    • Hard Evidence (1995)
      Hard Evidence
      4.7
      • written by
      • 1995
    • Athena Massey and Don Wilson in Grid Runners (1995)
      Grid Runners
      4.0
      Video
      • screenplay
      • 1995
    • Shannon Tweed, Marc Singer, and Julie Strain in Victim of Desire (1995)
      Victim of Desire
      3.9
      • screenplay
      • 1995
    • Tia Carrere, Adam Baldwin, and C. Thomas Howell in Treacherous (1993)
      Treacherous
      3.4
      • story
      • 1993
    • Ninja Busters (1984)
      Ninja Busters
      5.4
      • Writer
      • 1984

    Actor



    • Forbidden Power (2018)
      Forbidden Power
      3.7
      • San Jose Bartender
      • 2018
    • Children of Scum: A Retrospective (2007)
      Children of Scum: A Retrospective
      7.6
      Short
      • Phil '30 Minutes or Less' Bardell
      • 2007
    • Invisible Mom (1996)
      Invisible Mom
      3.8
      Video
      • Teamster #2
      • 1996

    Producer



    • Forbidden Power (2018)
      Forbidden Power
      3.7
      • co-producer
      • 2018
    • Gary Busey, Olivier Gruner, Don Wilson, and Diana Kauffman in Soft Target (2006)
      Soft Target
      3.6
      • co-producer
      • 2006

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    Children of Scum: A Retrospective
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    Children of Scum: A Retrospective

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      • Blog - Sex In A Submarine
    • Height
      • 1.93 m
    • Born
      • July 20, 1957
      • Concord, California, USA
    • Other works
      Wrote "The Secrets of Action Screenwriting"
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      Has wanted to make a Steven Seagal film for some time. His first and only opportunity was when, unbeknown to him, 'Black Thunder' was remade from his script as "Flight of Fury'.
    • Quotes
      Write the type of movies you regularly pay to see.
    • Nickname
      • Billiam

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