Daniel Petrie Jr.

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Daniel Mannix Petrie Jr. (born November 30, 1951)<ref>"Daniel Petrie jr. - Biografie Template:Webarchive. Sat.1. Retrieved February 4, 2012.</ref> is a Canadian-American<ref name="linkedin">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> producer, writer, and director of film and television.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He is best known for pioneering the sub-genres of action comedy and buddy cop films<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> through films like Beverly Hills Cop and Turner & Hooch.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He served as President of the Writers Guild of America, West between 1997 and 1999, and then again between 2004 and 2005.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He currently serves as the President of the Board of Directors at the Writers Guild Foundation. <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Life and career

Petrie was born in Canada to Daniel Petrie Sr., a film director, and Dorothea, a producer, novelist, and actress. He attended Northfield Mount Hermon School and the University of Redlands, earning degrees in psychology and creative writing.<ref name="linkedin"/> Originally a literary agent, he followed in his father's footsteps and joined the film industry as a screenwriter. His debut screenplay, Beverly Hills Cop, was the result of numerous rewrites and several radically different iterations over the course of a decade.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

At one point, the film was a serious action film starring Sylvester Stallone,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> a project that Stallone later took with him and developed into Cobra. Despite the troubled production history, the film was a massive critical and financial success, grossing over $300 million worldwide from a $15 million budget<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and earning rave reviews from critics like Janet Maslin<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and Richard Schickel.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> In spite of much of the film's comedy having been improvised by the actors,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Petrie's contributions earned him accolades in the form of Academy Award and Edgar Award nominations.

Petrie wrote a number of well-known and well-received films throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including the off-beat crime thriller The Big Easy starring Dennis Quaid and Ellen Barkin. He wrote two films for director Roger Spottiswoode, the 1988 thriller film Shoot to Kill and the Tom Hanks comedy Turner & Hooch, and produced a third, The 6th Day. Much of his work falls under the umbrella of crime fiction. He made his directorial debut with Toy Soldiers, a 1991 action film revolving around a group of teenagers fighting terrorists that have taken over their prep school. He served as the creator and executive producer of Combat Hospital, a television war drama series produced in his native Canada.

In addition to his creative pursuits, Petrie has been active in various entertainment industry organizations. He served as Vice President, and later President, of the Writers Guild of America, West, and currently sits on its Board of Trustees. He also served as a member of the Board of Trustees for the American Film Institute; a member of the Board of Governors for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; and as a member of the Board of Advisers of the Austin Film Festival and Screenwriting Conference.<ref name="linkedin"/> He is co-founder of Enderby Entertainment,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> an independent film finance and production company.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Writer Producer
1984 Beverly Hills Cop Template:No Template:Yes Template:No
1986 The Big Easy Template:No Template:Yes Template:No
1988 Shoot to Kill Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes
1989 Turner & Hooch Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes
1991 Toy Soldiers Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No
1994 In the Army Now Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No
2014 Dawn Patrol Template:Yes Template:No Template:Yes
2015 Rosemont Template:Yes Template:No Template:Yes

Executive producer only

Acting credits

Year Title Role
1992 The Distinguished Gentleman Asbestos Lobbyist
1994 In the Army Now Lieutenant Colonel

Television

Year Title Writer Executive
Producer 		Notes
1995 Stick with Me, Kid Template:No Template:Yes 10 episodes
1996-1997 The Big Easy Template:No Template:Yes 23 episodes
2011 Combat Hospital Template:Yes Template:Yes Creator and producer in 13 episodes; writer in 2 episodes

TV movies

Year Title Director Writer Executive
Producer 		Notes
1990 Turner & Hooch Template:No Template:No Template:Yes
1996 Toe Tags Template:Yes Template:No Template:No
1997 Dead Silence Template:Yes Template:No Template:No Cameo as "Slaughterhouse Trooper"
2002 Framed Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No
2007 Pictures of Hollis Woods Template:No Template:Yes Template:No

Personal life

Petrie's father Daniel Petrie was also a film director, and his brother Donald is an actor and director. His family was awarded an AFI Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He currently resides in Los Angeles, California, and holds dual US-Canadian citizenship.<ref name="linkedin"/> He is a member of the Writers Guild of America, Directors Guild of America, SAG-AFTRA, Writers Guild of Canada, Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Awards and nominations

1984 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay: Beverly Hills Cop (nomination) - with Danilo Bach

1984 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture: Beverly Hills Cop (nomination)

1988 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture: Shoot to Kill (nomination)

2008 Humanitas Prize in 90 Minute Category: Pictures of Hollis Woods (nomination) - with Ann Peacock and Camille Thomasson

2013 WGA Morgan Cox Award (won)

References

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