Randall Frakes
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Randall Frakes | |
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| Born | 27 April 1947 [1] United States |
| Died | 25 June 2023 [1] |
| Occupations | Writer, author, screenwriter, photographer, producer |
| Notable work | The Terminator Terminator 2: Judgment Day Titanic |
Randall Frakes was a film and science fiction writer primarily known for his novelization work with long-time friends Bill Wisher and James Cameron on The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day.[2]
While Frakes was in the U.S. Army, he was stationed in Europe, where he edited the newspaper for the 16th Signal Battalion. While editor, he won a Stars and Stripes award for investigative journalism.
After the Army, he earned a degree in Film Writing and Production from Columbia College, while also writing for Analog, Fantastic, and Fantasy & Science Fiction.
His first film work was as a special effects cameraman for Roger Corman, and a number of unproduced screenplays, before his collaborations with Wisher and Cameron, initiated his film-writing career.
Frakes died on 25 June 2023.[1]
Filmography
[edit]- Xenogenesis (1978 short), writer, director, and producer (with James Cameron)
- Battle Beyond the Stars (1980), additional photographer
- Escape from New York (1981), photographic effects
- Galaxy of Terror (1981), photographic effects
- Last Thirty Days of Liberty, unproduced screenplay
- Deathlok, unproduced screenplay
- Roller Blade (1986), screenplay
- Hell Comes to Frogtown (1987), story, screenplay and producer
- Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force (1989), screenplay (as Lloyd Strathern) and lyrics
- Diplomatic Immunity (1991), screenplay
- The Divine Enforcer (1992), ghostwriter
- Twisted Fate (1993/II), writer and producer
- The Force (1994), writer
- Blowback (2000), screenplay
- Sacrifice (2000), written by
- Devil's Prey (2001), writer
- Instinct to Kill (2001), writer
- Stealing Candy (2002), screenplay
- Bad Karma (2001), writer
- Empires of the Deep (unreleased), screenplay
Bibliography
[edit]- The Terminator (1984, ISBN 0-553-25317-4), novelization
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, ISBN 0-553-29169-6), novelization
- Titanic: James Cameron's Illustrated Screenplay (1998, ISBN 0-06-095307-1)[3]
- #Obsession: Freeing Yourself from Social Media Disorder (2016, ISBN 978-1-4809-6674-1)[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Summary Bibliography: Randall Frakes". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. isfdb.org. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- ^ Frakes, Randall (July 1991). "About the Author". Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Bantam Books. ISBN 0-553-29169-6.
- ^ Cameron, James; Frakes, Randall (1998). Frakes, Randall (ed.). "Titanic: James Cameron's Illustrated Screenplay". HarperCollins – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Frakes, Randall; Tina Sadai, Seyedeh (22 April 2016). #Obsession: Freeing Yourself from Social Media Disorder. Dorrance Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4809-6674-1 – via Google Books.
- ^ Frakes, Randall; Tina Sadri, Seyedeh (April 2016). #Obsession: Freeing Yourself from Social Media Disorder. Rosedog Books. ISBN 978-1-4809-6674-1 – via GoodBooks.
