Award-winning, optioned screenwriter by night. Art History professor by day.
Missing Mona Lisa Budget: $5M - $10M | Romance ⋄ Historical Based on the romanticized true story of a lovable, Italian simpleton, who while working in the Louvre in 1911, becomes beguiled by the Mona Lisa, and believing in his heart she is homesick for Italy, steals the masterpiece, and smuggles her home with him to Florence. What is a lovable gesture to Vincenzo Peruggia turns out to be the most famous art heist in history.
The Raft of the Medusa Budget: $10M - $30M | Historical ⋄ Drama An early nineteenth-century French artist's life crumbles as he becomes obsessed with researching and painting the shipwreck of the Medusa.
Three Budget: $30M+ | Action ⋄ Adventure The "three wise men" battle Romans, King Herod and supernatural forces to find the newborn King foretold by the stars.
Missing Mona Lisa
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by Larry Thompson Organization
Screenwriter Based on the romanticized true story of a lovable, Italian simpleton, who while working in the Louvre in 1911, becomes beguiled by the Mona Lisa, and believing in his heart she is homesick for Italy, steals the masterpiece, and smuggles her home with him to Florence. What is a lovable gesture to Vincenzo Peruggia turns out to be the most famous art heist in history.
Creative Screenwriting Screenplay Competition (semi-finalist for THREE)
(2019)
Screencraft Family-Friendly Screenplay Contest (quarterfinalist for THREE)
(2014)
Fade In Awards Screenplay Competition (quarterfinalist for THREE)
(2013)
Act One Screenplay Competition (winner for THREE)
(2012)
FilmMakers International Screenplay Contest (quarterfinalist for THREE)
(2012)
Gold Remi Award in Worldfest Houston Int'l Film Festival (for THE RAFT OF THE MEDUSA)
(2005)
Fade In Magazine Awards Screenplay Competition (quarterfinalist for THE RAFT OF THE MEDUSA)
(2005)
Script Magazine's Open Door Competition (2nd Round Finalist/Top 3% for THE RAFT OF THE MEDUSA)
(2004)
Creative Screenwriting Expo 3 Screenplay Competition (quarterfinalist for THE RAFT OF THE MEDUSA)
(2004)
San Diego State University
(1989-1992)
University of California - Irvine
(1982-1987)