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Philip Morton(I)

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A space capsule crash-lands on Earth, and the astronaut aboard disappears. Is there a connection between the missing man and the monster roaming the area?
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Monster a Go-Go (1965)
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A pro screenwriter for 20 years, and nominated for several awards, Morton started his career at Saturday Night Live and has written on numerous Hollywood studio assignments writing for Paramount, Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox, New Line Cinema and DreamWorks Animation. He has written on studio features from 'Fantastic Four' to 'Jack Frost' (starring Micheal Keaton) and has been hired on studio projects as far ranging as science fiction, action-adventure and suspense films to family pictures.

The writer of Fire Down Below starring Steven Seagal, he wrote the movies 12:01 PM starring Martin Landau which won the Brussels Film Festival Audience Award for best picture and an Honorary Edgar Award for best mystery writing. He has written for talent from Schwarzenegger to Eddie Murphy. His current project 'Amortals' is at Warner Brothers for producer Andrew Lazar (Academy Award winning producer of 'American Sniper'). He just finished co-producing the indie feature 'The Unwilling', (released by Vision Films). The Unwilling has won multiple awards on the festival circuit, including best horror picture at the Houston Film Festival.

Morton was the head writer on the ABC sketch comedy TV show On the Air, staff writer last year for the mini-series 'One Question For God', the co-creator and writer of the sit-com 'Malibu Dan: Family Man'. Philip Morton is an award nominated Hollywood screen writer as well as a regular contributor to the Huffington Post. Previous work includes a daytime Emmy nomination on the writing staff of 'Unusual Phenomena', a comedy pilot for NBC, he has also written family entertainment and was part of the TV animation staff for the Emmy award winning 'Tutenstein'.
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    Lance Henriksen and Levy Tran in The Unwilling (2016)
    The Unwilling
    4.3
    • Writer
    • 2016
    Steven Seagal and Marg Helgenberger in Menace toxique (1997)
    Menace toxique
    5.1
    • Writer
    • 1997
    Real Gangsters (2013)
    Real Gangsters
    7.1
    • Writer(as Phil Morton)
    • 2013
    Malibu Dan the Family Man (2017)
    Malibu Dan the Family Man
    3.6
    TV Series
    • Writer(creator)

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    • Fantastic Four (2005)
      Fantastic Four
      5.5
      Video Game
      • creative consultant (uncredited)
      • 2005
    • Kindred: le clan des maudits (1996)
      Kindred: le clan des maudits
      7.5
      TV Series
      • assistant: Mr. Wells (as Phillip Morton)
      • 1996
    • Saturday Night Live (1975)
      Saturday Night Live
      8.0
      TV Series
      • film researcher
      • researcher
      • production staff
      • 1982–1985
    • Birdland (1984)
      Birdland
      5.1
      Video
      • video production (as Phil Morton)
      • 1984

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    • Malibu Dan the Family Man (2017)
      Malibu Dan the Family Man
      3.6
      TV Series
      • written by
      • created by
      • 2017–2018
    • Lance Henriksen and Levy Tran in The Unwilling (2016)
      The Unwilling
      4.3
      • written by
      • 2016
    • Real Gangsters (2013)
      Real Gangsters
      7.1
      • screenplay (as Phil Morton)
      • 2013
    • Plan B
      7.0
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • Maneater (2007)
      Maneater
      4.2
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 2007
    • Tutenstein (2003)
      Tutenstein
      7.0
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2007
    • Kenny the Shark (2003)
      Kenny the Shark
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2005
    • Viewer Discretion Advised (1998)
      Viewer Discretion Advised
      3.7
      • screenplay by (as Phil Morton)
      • 1998
    • Steven Seagal and Marg Helgenberger in Menace toxique (1997)
      Menace toxique
      5.1
      • screenplay
      • 1997
    • 12h01 - prisonnier du temps (1993)
      12h01 - prisonnier du temps
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • teleplay
      • 1993
    • TerrorVision (1988)
      TerrorVision
      6.0
      TV Series
      • story
      • written by
      • 1988

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    • Viewer Discretion Advised (1998)
      Viewer Discretion Advised
      3.7
      • Ed (segment "Condom Cops")
      • Announcer (segment "Pleez Press On")
      • Ralph (segment "Tractor") (as Phil Morton)
      • 1998
    • 12:01 PM (1990)
      12:01 PM
      7.5
      Short
      • Walking Man #1
      • 1990
    • TerrorVision (1988)
      TerrorVision
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Intruder
      • 1988
    • Monster a Go-Go (1965)
      Monster a Go-Go
      1.8
      • Col. Steve Connors (as Phil Morton)
      • 1965

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