Biography
John August (born August 4, 1970) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist. He is known for writing the films Go (1999), Charlie's Angels (2000), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Big Fish (2003), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Frankenweenie (2012), the Disney live-action adaptation of Aladdin (2019), the novels Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire (2018), Arlo Finch in the Lake of the Moon (2019) and Arlo Finch in the Kingdom of Shadows (20...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
2021
as Self - Screenwriter
One-man armies, meet-cutes, casual strolls away from huge explosions — stars and industry insiders toast and roast these cinematic chestnuts and more.
Aladdin
2019
Screenplay
A kindhearted street urchin named Aladdin embarks on a magical adventure after finding a lamp that releases a wisecracking genie while a power-hungry ...
Frankenweenie
2012
Screenplay
When a car hits young Victor's pet dog Sparky, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way he knows how. But when the bolt-necked "monster" ...
Dark Shadows
2012
Story
Vampire Barnabas Collins is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find ...
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2010
Executive Producer
A rogue prince reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess and together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable ...
Tales from the Script
2009
as Self
Shane Black ("Lethal Weapon"), John Carpenter ("Halloween"), Frank Darabont ("The Shawshank Redemption"), William Goldman ("The Princess Bride"), Paul...
The Nines
2007
Director, Writer
A troubled actor, a television show runner, and an acclaimed videogame designer find their lives intertwining in mysterious and unsettling ways.
Corpse Bride
2005
Screenplay
In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his ...
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005
Screenplay
A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.
Big Fish
2003
Screenplay
Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge myste...
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003
Screenplay, Story
The Angels are charged with finding a pair of missing rings that are encoded with the personal information of members of the Witness Protection Progra...
Charlie's Angels
2000
Writer
The captivating crime-fighting trio who are masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts are back! When a devious mastermind embroils them in a plo...
Titan A.E.
2000
Screenplay
A young man finds out that he holds the key to restoring hope and ensuring survival for the human race, while an alien species called the Drej are ben...
Go
1999
Screenplay, Writer, Second Unit Director
A supermarket clerk decides to step in for an absent drug dealer, setting off an explosive, comedic chain of events.
God
1998
Director, Writer
Talking to the camera, Margaret tells us about her friendship with God. "We talk every day," she explains. And at that moment, her phone rings, and it...
Toto: The Dog-Gone Amazing Story of Wizard of Oz
N/A
Screenplay
The Wizard of Oz told from the point of view of Dorothy’s loyal companion, Toto.
Untitled Teen Missing Mother Film
N/A
Writer
A theatre-loving high school student is lured into a mystifying never-ending bacchanal in search of her missing mother.