Martin Hynes
Encyclopedia
Martin Hynes is an American screenwriter
, director, actor and producer of independent films.
and has a bachelors degree in history from Columbia University
.
His most recent work is the 2007 film The Go-Getter
, starring Lou Taylor Pucci
, Zooey Deschanel
and Jena Malone
, which premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival
.
He has written and directed the 1999 film The Big Split
, in which he also starred alongside Judy Greer
. This film premiered at AFI's Los Angeles International Film Festival. In 1999, he also starred as a young George Lucas
in the independent film George Lucas in Love
.
Prior to this, he wrote the script for "Stealing Stanford", which served as the inspiration for the film Stealing Harvard
, although many changes were made to the script that were contrary to Hynes's wishes.
His first film, Al as in Al was written and filmed while Hynes was a student at the USC
graduate film school, which he attended on the Paramount Pictures
Fellowship. Al as in Al premiered at HBO's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, and was chosen by USC as one of the best student films in the USC graduate film school's 75-year history
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, director, actor and producer of independent films.
Life and career
Hynes was born and raised in Eugene, OregonEugene, Oregon
Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...
and has a bachelors degree in history from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
.
His most recent work is the 2007 film The Go-Getter
The Go-Getter (film)
The Go-Getter is a 2007 American independent road movie directed and written by Martin Hynes. The film stars Lou Taylor Pucci, Zooey Deschanel, and Jena Malone. In the film, 19-year-old Mercer steals a stranger's car to embark on a road trip to find his estranged brother and tell him that their...
, starring Lou Taylor Pucci
Lou Taylor Pucci
Lou Taylor Pucci is an American actor who first appeared on film in Rebecca Miller's well received Personal Velocity: Three Portraits in 2002....
, Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Claire Deschanel is an American actress, musician, and singer-songwriter. In 1999, Deschanel made her film debut in Mumford, followed by her breakout role as young protagonist William Miller's troubled older sister Anita in Cameron Crowe's 2000 semi-autobiographical film Almost Famous...
and Jena Malone
Jena Malone
Jena Malone is an American actress and musician who has appeared on television, in films, and on Broadway. She made her movie debut with the film Bastard Out of Carolina , and has appeared in films including Contact , Stepmom , Donnie Darko , Saved! , Into the Wild , and Sucker Punch .Malone is...
, which premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
.
He has written and directed the 1999 film The Big Split
The Big Split
The Big Split is a 1999 romantic comedy independent film written, directed and produced by Martin Hynes, and starring Hynes opposite Judy Greer.The film won a Golden Trailer award in 2001 in the category "Best Trailer - No Budget"....
, in which he also starred alongside Judy Greer
Judy Greer
Judy Greer is an American actress, known for portraying a string of supporting female characters, including Kitty Sanchez on the Fox series Arrested Development and Cheryl on the animated comedy series Archer...
. This film premiered at AFI's Los Angeles International Film Festival. In 1999, he also starred as a young George Lucas
George Lucas
George Walton Lucas, Jr. is an American film producer, screenwriter, and director, and entrepreneur. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive of Lucasfilm. He is best known as the creator of the space opera franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones...
in the independent film George Lucas in Love
George Lucas in Love
George Lucas in Love is an independent, live action, parodical short film that started attracting notice in June 1999 when it was passed around Hollywood offices as a filmmaker's "calling card"...
.
Prior to this, he wrote the script for "Stealing Stanford", which served as the inspiration for the film Stealing Harvard
Stealing Harvard
Stealing Harvard is a 2002 crime comedy film directed by Bruce McCulloch, about a man who resorts to crime to pay for his niece's Harvard tuition....
, although many changes were made to the script that were contrary to Hynes's wishes.
His first film, Al as in Al was written and filmed while Hynes was a student at the USC
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
graduate film school, which he attended on the Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
Fellowship. Al as in Al premiered at HBO's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, and was chosen by USC as one of the best student films in the USC graduate film school's 75-year history