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Robert Nelson Jacobs (born 1954) is an American screenwriter. In 2000, he received an Academy Award nomination for best adapted screenplay for Chocolat. Jacobs grew up in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. He attended Yale University, where he received the Curtis Literary Prize for his short fiction and graduated with honors. He earned his master’s degree from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Jacobs began his career as a writer of short stories that were published in little, prestigious magazines that generated little, prestigious income. Jacobs’ love of movies brought him to... MORE

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Water Horse trailer

When a lonely young boy named Angus discovers a large, mysterious egg along the shores of Loch Ness, no one is prepared for what lies within. He soon discovers that the strange, mischievous hatchling inside is none other than The Water Horse, the loch's most mysterious and fabled creature! But with the Water Horse growing ten times its size every day, Angus finds it increasingly difficult to keep his new friend a secret. Two-time Academy Award(r) nominee Emily Watson (1998, Hilary and Jackie; 1996 Breaking the Waves), Alex Etel, Ben Chaplin (The Thin Red Line), David Morrissey (The Reaping) and Brian Cox (Running with Scissors) star in this heart warming tale from director Jay Russell (Tuck Everlasting) and written by Robert Nelson Jacobs (Flushed Away).

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Chocolat - Ein kleiner Biss genügt - Trailer
Chocolat Ein kleiner Biss genügt (Originaltitel: Chocolat) ist ein britisch-US-amerikanischer Spielfilm aus dem Jahr 2000, der auf dem Roman "Chocolat" von Joanne Harris basiert. Regie bei dem Romantikfilm führte Lasse Hallström, das Drehbuch schrieb Robe...
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the water horse soundtrack 13 Children Laugh
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep is a 2007 fantasy film directed by Jay Russell. The screenplay, written by screenwriter Robert Nelson Jacobs, is an adaptation of Dick King-Smith's children's novel The Water Horse. It stars Alex Etel as a young boy who...
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The Writer's Life, Part 1
Screenwriters Robert Nelson Jacobs (Chocolat), Kimberly Peirce (Boys Don't Cry), Tom Schulman (Dead Poets' Society) and Paul Haggis (Million Dollar Baby) talk about the writing process and the secrets to their success. This video was part 1 of a series sh...
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Extraordinary Measures - Official Trailer [HD]
Release Date: 22 January 2010 Cast: Harrison Ford, Brendan Fraser, Keri Russell, Courtney B. Vance, Jared Harris Genre: Drama Director: Tom Vaughan Writer: Robert Nelson Jacobs, Geeta Anand (book) Studio: CBS Films Plot: A drama centered on the efforts of...