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Peter Simpson Hedges (born July 6, 1962) is an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, film director and film producer.
Peter Hedges is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film director. His novel What's Eating Gilbert Grape was adapted into a critically acclaimed movie of the same title, which launched his film career. In 2002 he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for About a Boy.
Dec 5, 2018 · Hedges’ latest picture, “Ben is Back,” also centers around a family reunion during the holidays, as the titular young man (played by the director’s son, Lucas Hedges, an Oscar nominee for “ Manchester by the Sea ”) unexpectedly returns home from rehab on Christmas Eve, much to the joy of his mother, Holly ( Julia Roberts ).
Dec 14, 2018 · The 21-year-old Oscar-nominated star is having yet another impressive year, finding a greater purpose in Boy Erased, sharpening his performance skills on Broadway, and being directed by...
Dec 3, 2018 · 'Ben Is Back,' about a drug addicted young man who reaches out for his mother's help, has roots in the most personal of stories, says writer-director Peter Hedges.
Sep 1, 1991 · Peter Hedges created many memorable characters in small town Endora, Iowa, also known derogatorily by Gilbert as Endora of the line. A touching story about a dysfunctional family wasting away as their mother Bonnie eats herself into oblivion, I rooted for Gilbert to get out of town the entire time.
Mar 13, 2024 · I met with writer/director Peter Hedges (Dan in Real Life) on Saturday, October 20, 2018, at the Middleburg Film Festival, to discuss his latest film, Ben Is Back (which I also reviewed). It tells the hard-hitting tale of a young drug addict who can't escape his troubled past, even on what should be
