James Gunn - Screenwriter and Director
                     James Gunn
American Movies Director
• Highest Rated: 94% Avengers: Endgame (2019) 
• Lowest Rated: 4% Movie 43 (2013) 
Screenwriter and director James Gunn applied his 
fondness for the comic book idiom -- as well as a 
healthy dash of irreverent humor -- to a host of 
popular genre films, including "Scooby-Doo" (2002), a 
remake of George A. Romero's "Dawn of the Dead" 
(2004), and the Marvel Cinematic Universe 
bockbuster "Guardians of the Galaxy" (2014).
• Birthday: Aug 05, 1966 
• Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, USA 
Born in St. Louis, Missouri on August 5, 1970, Gunn was 
raised in a large Irish Catholic family in the suburb of 
Manchester. As a child, he struggled to connect with his 
peers, but found solace in a huge comic book collection 
purchased for him by his father. From there, he began 
experimenting with Super 8 movies, which allowed him 
to experiment with early efforts in the horror genre. He 
briefly attended college but dropped out to play in a rock 
band. He also briefly supported himself as a hospital 
orderly in Tucson, Arizona while also writing and drawing 
comic strips for underground publications.
Bachelor's Degree at St. Louis University
Gunn completed his bachelor's degree at St. Louis University and 
headed for New York, where he received an MFA in creative 
writing from Columbia University. While there, he penned his 
first novel, The Toy Collector (1999), while also exploring the 
world of low-budget filmmaking with the New York-based 
exploitation production company Troma Entertainment. Initially 
hired as an intern, Gunn was quickly promoted to write and co-
direct one of the company's most substantial hits, the raunchy 
spoof "Tromeo and Juliet" (1996). In 2000, he relocated to Los 
Angeles to write and produce "The Specials" (2000), a superhero 
comedy with Rob Lowe, Thomas Haden Church and Judy Greer 
that became a minor cult hit on home video.
Gunn scored his first major hit with the script for a live-
action film version of "Scooby-Doo" (2002), starring 
Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini, 
and Matthew Lillard as the Mystery Machine team. This 
surprise hit was soon followed by a sequel, "Scooby-Doo 
2: Monsters Unleashed" (2004) and the script for director 
Zach Snyder's remake of "Dawn of the Dead" (2004). 
Gunn scored his first major hit with the script for a live-
action film version of "Scooby-Doo" (2002), starring 
Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini, 
and Matthew Lillard as the Mystery Machine team. This 
surprise hit was soon followed by a sequel, "
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed" (2004) and the 
script for director Zach Snyder's remake of "Dawn of the 
Dead" (2004). 
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