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Leslie Bohem
American screenwriter, television writer, and former bassist
Leslie "Les" Bohem (born 1951) is an American screenwriter, television writer,[1] and former bassist. He is the son of screenwriter Endre Bohem.
Leslie Bohem | |
|---|---|
| Born | Leslie Karoly Bohem (1951-09-25) September 25, 1951 (age 72) |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, producer |
| Parent | Endre Bohem |
Bohem played bass in the 1980s with the pop groups Sparks and Gleaming Spires.
Bohem's writing credits include the miniseries Taken and the films Dante's Peak, Twenty Bucks (with his father), Daylight, and The Alamo. He also wrote the storybook of the Steven Spielberg produced mini-series Nine Lives.[2]
Bohem wrote parts of the science-fiction television series Extant, executive produced by Spielberg and created the series Shut Eye, airing on the streaming service Hulu. It was given a straight-to-series 10-episode order. All ten episodes became available on December 7, 2016.[3] A second season was ordered on March 20, 2017[4] which was released on December 6, 2017.
Film
| Year | Film | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | House III: The Horror Show | Written by | Co-wrote with Allyn Warner/Alan Smithee |
| A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child | Screenplay by, story by | Co-wrote story with John Skipp & Craig Spector | |
| Desperado: Badlands Justice | Screenplay by, story by | Co-wrote story with Andrew Mirisch | |
| 1990 | Kid | Written by | |
| 1993 | Nowhere to Run | Screenplay by | Co-wrote screenplay with Joe Eszterhas and Randy Feldman, based on a story by Joe Eszterhas & Richard Marquand |
| Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday | Uncredited script work | ||
| Twenty Bucks | Written by | Co-wrote with Endre Bohem | |
| 1996 | Daylight | Written by | |
| 1997 | Dante's Peak | Written by | |
| 2004 | The Alamo | Written by | Co-wrote Stephen Gaghan and John Lee Hancock |
| 2011 | The Darkest Hour | Story by | Co-wrote story with M.T. Ahern and Jon Spaihts |
| 2015 | Tracers | Uncredited script work |
Television
| Year | Film | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The Fifth Corner | Writer | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Taken | Creator, Executive Producer | 10 episodes, mini series |
| 2014-2015 | Extant | Written by, Consulting Producer | 5 episodes |
| 2016-2017 | Shut Eye | Created by, Written by, Story by | 20 episodes |
- "Leslie Bohem". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30.
- Alex McCown-Levy (December 7, 2016). "Hulu gives fake psychics real drama in the addicting Shut Eye". AVClub.com.
- Andreeva, Nellie (20 March 2017). "'Shut Eye' Renewed For Season 2 By Hulu With John Shiban As New Showrunner".
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