Tim McCanlies

Tim McCanlies (born 1953) is an American screenwriter and film director. He is best known for writing and directing Secondhand Lions, and for writing the screenplay for The Iron Giant.

Biography Tim McCanlies is a fifth-generation Texan, but rarely called one place home for long. McCanlies’s father was in the Air Force and the family traveled extensively.

Career Once McCanlies started taking graduate classes at Southern Methodist, he learned proper screenplay techniques and made several short films that were well accepted in national film competitions.

Selected filmography Dancer, Texas Pop. 81

He started production on his directorial debut, Dancer, Texas Pop. 81, in 1997, thanks to the support from Ignite Entertainment. with the film staying in theatres longer in McCanlies’ home state of Texas, while being removed from New York theatres after only a week.

Secondhand Lions His second directing project, Secondhand Lions had more success than his first. This film had much more of a draw due to bigger-name actors. It starred Robert Duvall, Michael Caine, and Haley Joel Osment in a story about a young boy staying with his strange uncles for the summer. It was released in 2003 and was met with mostly good reviews, including Roger Ebert giving it three out of four stars.

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