Terry Hayes | |
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Born | Sussex, England | 8 October 1951
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Nationality | British |
Children | 4 |
Terry Hayes (born 8 October 1951) is an English-born Australian screenwriter, producer and author best known for his work with the Kennedy Miller film production house and his debut novel I Am Pilgrim .
Born in Sussex, England, Hayes moved to Australia at the age of 5. [1] He began his career as a journalist, working as the US correspondent for the Australian newspaper TheSydney Morning Herald. [1] Hayes married in 1999 and has four children.
After periods spent as an investigative reporter, columnist and radio show host, Hayes met director George Miller when he did the novelisation of the script to Mad Max (1979). He and Miller got on well and the director subsequently hired Hayes to help on the script for Mad Max 2 (1981). [2]
Hayes subsequently became an in-house writer for Kennedy Miller, working on the scripts for all their subsequent mini-series. [3] Further work included a script for Dead Calm in 1989. [4] He wrote Bangkok Hilton specifically as a vehicle for Nicole Kidman. [5]
Hayes moved to Hollywood. His work includes an unused screenplay for Planet of the Apes, titled Return of the Apes in 1994. [6]
In 2001, Hayes was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Screenplay for his work on From Hell . [7]
Hayes' debut novel, I Am Pilgrim was published by Transworld Publishers on 18 July 2013. That same month, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquired the film rights to the novel with Hayes attached to adapt it into a screenplay. [8] His second novel entitled The Year of the Locust was planned for release in 2016, [9] was finally released 9 November 2023.
In 2024, Hayes and British author Tammy Cohen were revealed as the writers of the tie-in novel to the film Argylle , under the pseudonym "Elly Conway". [10] The book overleaf credits the (pseudonymous) author's full name as "Elizabeth Conway". [11]
Year | Film | Credit | Notes |
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1981 | Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior | Screenplay by | Co-wrote with George Miller & Brian Hannant |
1985 | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | Written by, co-producer | Co-wrote with George Miller |
1987 | The Year My Voice Broke | Producer | |
1988 | The Clean Machine | Written by, producer | Co-wrote with Ken Cameron and Richard Mortlock |
The Riddle of the Stinson | Producer | ||
Fragments of War: The Story of Damien Parer | Producer | ||
1989 | Dead Calm | Screenplay by, producer | |
1991 | Flirting | Producer | |
1993 | Cliffhanger | Uncredited script work | |
1996 | Mr. Reliable | Written by, producer | Co-wrote with Don Catchlove |
1997 | Amy | The producers wish to thank | |
1999 | Payback | Screenplay by | Co-wrote with Brian Helgeland |
2000 | Vertical Limit | Screenplay by | Co-wrote screenplay with Robert King, based on a story by Robert King |
2001 | From Hell | Screenplay by | Co-wrote with Rafael Yglesias |
2002 | Reign of Fire | Uncredited script work | |
2005 | Flightplan | Uncredited script work |
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