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Todd Alcott(I)

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Todd Alcott
A mockumentary melange of Spinal Tap and Ken Burns, The Bentfootes is a loving skewering of 200 years of American dance.  Jim Raritan (James Urbaniak) attempts to memorialize a quasi-illustrious family of dancers who managed to keep their demented muse al
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Todd Alcott is an American screenwriter, playwright, novelist and occasional performer born October 22, 1961 in Crystal Lake, Illinois. His father, Royal Gilbert Alcott, made commercials for a living and his mother, Ann Hirtman, was a 3rd grade teacher. A prolific writer for stage and screen, Alcott's film credits include Antz, Curtain Call, Just Your Luck, and many others. He recently wrote and co-directed 2008's The Bentfootes, starring Nina Hellman and James Urbaniak.

Alcott also authors a popular blog focused on analyzing film and television writing, "What Does The Protagonist Want?".

He was married to Sara Gaffney in New York City in June of 1998, and lives in Santa Monica, California.
BornOctober 22, 1961
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Fourmiz (1998)
    Fourmiz
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1998
    Paul Newman, Tim Robbins, and Jennifer Jason Leigh in Le Grand Saut (1994)
    Le Grand Saut
    7.2
    • Mailroom Screamer
    • 1994
    The Bentfootes
    • Writer
    • 2008
    The Occupants (2014)
    The Occupants
    3.8
    • Writer
    • 2014

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    Writer



    • Medusa
      • earlier screenplay
      • In Development



    • The Occupants (2014)
      The Occupants
      3.8
      • Writer
      • 2014
    • The Bentfootes
      • written by
      • 2008
    • Grasshopper
      5.9
      Short
      • writer
      • 2003
    • 13 Fantômes (2001)
      13 Fantômes
      5.6
      • screenplay (uncredited)
      • 2001
    • CyberWorld (2000)
      CyberWorld
      6.7
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2000
    • Curtain Call (1998)
      Curtain Call
      5.7
      • writer
      • 1998
    • Fourmiz (1998)
      Fourmiz
      6.5
      • screenplay
      • 1998
    • Virginia Madsen, Sean Patrick Flanery, Ernie Hudson, Alanna Ubach, and Jon Polito in Just Your Luck (1996)
      Just Your Luck
      5.6
      Video
      • screenplay
      • 1996
    • House of Buggin' (1995)
      House of Buggin'
      7.5
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1995
    • You Wrote It, You Watch It (1993)
      You Wrote It, You Watch It
      7.5
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1993

    Actor



    • Curtain Call (1998)
      Curtain Call
      5.7
      • Larry
      • 1998
    • Alien Sex Phone Psycho (1994)
      Alien Sex Phone Psycho
      5.6
      Video
      • DNN Anchor
      • 1994
    • Paul Newman, Tim Robbins, and Jennifer Jason Leigh in Le Grand Saut (1994)
      Le Grand Saut
      7.2
      • Mailroom Screamer
      • 1994
    • Will Smith, Stockard Channing, and Donald Sutherland in Six degrés de séparation (1993)
      Six degrés de séparation
      6.8
      • Concert Goer
      • 1993
    • You Wrote It, You Watch It (1993)
      You Wrote It, You Watch It
      7.5
      TV Series
      • 1993
    • Manic a Go-Go (1992)
      Manic a Go-Go
      4.1
      • 1992
    • Thrill Kill Video Club
      5.5
      Video
      • 1991

    Director



    • The Occupants (2014)
      The Occupants
      3.8
      • Director
      • 2014
    • The Bentfootes
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Grasshopper
      5.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 2003

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    The Bentfootes

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    • Official sites
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      • Official Blog
    • Born
      • October 22, 1961
      • Crystal Lake, Illinois, USA
    • Spouse
      • Sara GaffneyJune 1998 - present (2 children)

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