Richard Outten
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Richard Outten is an American screenwriter who works in both motion pictures and television. After receiving his MFA from the USC School of Cinematic Arts, he co-authored (with Chris Columbus), the screenplay to the award-winning animated film Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland. Other motion picture credits include Lionheart, helmed by Oscar-winning director Franklin J. Schaffner, and Pet Sematary II. Based on his early work, Steven Spielberg selected him to do a rewrite of Gremlins 2. Although he didn't received credit on the film, the assignment led to an exclusive, multi-year writing deal at Warner Bros, during which he penned several screenplays, including an unproduced sequel to The Goonies. Among the television series he has written for is the cult favorite The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., which aired on the Fox Network. He also shared writing credit on Last Rites, an original TV movie for the Starz/Encore! pay cable network starring Randy Quaid.
