Terry Rossio

Terry Rossio

1960-07-02 Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA 40 Credits

Biography

Terry Rossio (born July 2, 1960) is an American screenwriter. Rossio was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan. After graduating from Saddleback High School in Santa Ana, California, he went on to study at California State University, Fullerton where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Communications, with an emphasis in radio, television and film. He is the founder of Wordplay a.k.a. Wordplayer.com, one of the premier screenwriting sites on the Internet. Along with his writing partner Ted Elliott, Rossio...

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Protocol-7

Protocol-7

2024

Writer

Writing

With the catastrophic regression of her adopted son, Lexi, a small-town lawyer, is confronted with the reality of corporate fraud at the highest level...

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

2024

Screenplay, Story

7.1
Writing

Following their explosive showdown, Godzilla and Kong must reunite against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their v...

The Amazing Maurice

The Amazing Maurice

2022

Screenplay

6.7
Writing

Maurice is a streetwise ginger cat who comes up with a money-making scam by befriending a group of self-taught talking rats. When Maurice and the rode...

Johnny Depp: King of Cult

Johnny Depp: King of Cult

2021

as Self

7.1
Acting

Johnny Depp. One of the world's best known actors. Famous for his versatility and dedication to the characters he plays. Initially known as a teen ido...

Godzilla vs. Kong

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

Story

7.6
Writing

In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerf...

Laboratory Conditions

Laboratory Conditions

2018

Writer

8.0
Writing

A physician investigating a missing body disrupts an unlawful experiment.

Captain Jokes Parrot's Disaster of the Caribbean

2017

Characters

1.0

In his special movie "Captain Jokes Parrot's Adventures: Disaster of the Caribbean" try to take his nervously funny achievements in a satirical style ...

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

2017

Characters, Executive Producer, Story

6.7
Producing Writing

Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost sa...

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

2013

Screenplay, Executive Producer

6.1
Writing Producing

The Texas Rangers chase down a gang of outlaws led by Butch Cavendish, but the gang ambushes the Rangers, seemingly killing them all. One survivor is ...

Lovestruck: The Musical

Lovestruck: The Musical

2013

Writer

6.5
Writing

Harper was one of the best dancers to hit Broadway, but an injury caused her to leave the spotlight, become a choreographer, and raise her daughter Mi...

Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked

Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked

2011

Writer

6.8
Writing

Wenches Scarlett and Giselle fix each other up for their wedding, in which they would each marry their groom. Upon realizing that both their grooms we...

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

2011

Screenplay, Executive Producer

6.6
Writing Producing

Captain Jack Sparrow crosses paths with a woman from his past, and he's not sure if it's love — or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to f...

The Death of Toys

The Death of Toys

2010

Associate Producer

Producing

Ten year-old SETH wants to give up his toys, but his work-numbed mother LILY needs the spark of their playtime more than he does. Her insistence that ...

Shrek Forever After

Shrek Forever After

2010

Characters

6.4

A bored and domesticated Shrek pacts with deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin to get back to feeling like a real ogre again, but when he's duped and sent to a ...

G-Force

G-Force

2009

Associate Producer

5.5
Producing

A team of trained secret agent animals, guinea pigs Darwin, Hurley, Juarez, Blaster, mole Speckles, and fly Mooch takes on a mission for the US govern...

Laudry

Laudry

2009

Executive Producer

Producing

Laundry raises the question of faith, is it real? Starring Amber Dawn Lee this film is beautifully shot, including aerial shots, and was done on film.

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

2007

Story

6.4
Writing

Benjamin Franklin Gates and Abigail Chase re-team with Riley Poole and, now armed with a stack of long-lost pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, Ben ...

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

2007

Screenplay, Lyricist, Characters

7.3
Writing

Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann join forces with the revived Captain Barbossa to free Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones' locker. The group must navigate da...

Shrek the Third

Shrek the Third

2007

Characters

6.3

The King of Far Far Away has died and Shrek and Fiona are to become King & Queen. However, Shrek wants to return to his cozy swamp and live in peace a...

According to Plan: The Making of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'

According to Plan: The Making of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'

2006

as Self

8.6
Acting

Special feature documentary following the cast and crew through the making of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.

Déjà Vu

Déjà Vu

2006

Screenplay, Executive Producer

6.9
Writing Producing

Called in to recover evidence in the aftermath of a horrific explosion on a New Orleans ferry, Federal agent Doug Carlin gets pulled away from the sce...

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

2006

Screenplay, Characters

7.4
Writing

Captain Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart ...

The Legend of Zorro

The Legend of Zorro

2005

Story

6.1
Writing

Despite trying to keep his swashbuckling to a minimum, a threat to California's pending statehood causes the adventure-loving Don Alejandro de la Vega...

Shrek 2

Shrek 2

2004

Creative Consultant

7.3

Shrek, Fiona, and Donkey set off to Far, Far Away to meet Fiona's mother and father, the Queen and King. But not everyone is happily ever after. Shrek...

An Epic At Sea: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

An Epic At Sea: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

2003

as Self

7.8
Acting

Behind the scenes documentary of the making of Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, featuring behind the scenes footage, interviews wit...

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

2003

Screenplay, Screenstory

7.8
Writing

After Port Royal is attacked and pillaged by a mysterious pirate crew, capturing the governor's daughter Elizabeth Swann in the process, William Turne...

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

2003

Creative Consultant

7.0

The sailor of legend is framed by the goddess Eris for the theft of the Book of Peace, and must travel to her realm at the end of the world to retriev...

Treasure Planet

Treasure Planet

2002

Story

7.6
Writing

When space galleon cabin boy Jim Hawkins discovers a map to an intergalactic "loot of a thousand worlds," a cyborg cook named John Silver teaches him ...

Shrek

Shrek

2001

Co-Producer, Writer

7.8
Producing Writing

It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the cl...

The Road to El Dorado

The Road to El Dorado

2000

Screenplay

7.2
Writing

Stowing away after a failed con, a pair of swindlers end up on El Dorado, the fabled "city of gold", where they quickly get in over their heads when t...

Antz

Antz

1998

Creative Consultant

6.2

A neurotic worker ant in love with a rebellious princess rises to unlikely stardom when he switches places with a soldier. Signing up to march in a pa...

The Mask of Zorro

The Mask of Zorro

1998

Screenplay, Story

6.6
Writing

It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero, Zorro. Having escaped...

Small Soldiers

Small Soldiers

1998

Screenplay

6.5
Writing

When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, the toys soon begin to take their battle programming too seriously.

Godzilla

Godzilla

1998

Story

5.6
Writing

French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that viciously attacks freighter ships in the Pacific Ocean. A team of experts, includin...

The Puppet Masters

The Puppet Masters

1994

Screenplay

5.8
Writing

The Earth is invaded by alien parasites—AKA 'slugs'—that ride on people's backs and control their minds.

Aladdin

Aladdin

1992

Screenplay

7.7
Writing

In the boorish city of Agrabah, kind-hearted street urchin Aladdin and Princess Jasmine fall in love, although she can only marry a prince. He and pow...

Little Monsters

Little Monsters

1989

Writer

5.8
Writing

A young boy is scared of the monster under his bed. He asks his 6th grade brother to swap rooms for the night as a bet that the monster really exists....

Time Zone

N/A

Writer

Writing

Time Zone is a science-fiction action thriller about a covert squad of first responders equipped with technology that allows them to manipulate time.

Aladdin: Live from the West End

Aladdin: Live from the West End

N/A

Original Film Writer

Writing

A live film recording of Disney's hit Broadway musical based on their classic 1992 animated film. Filmed at the Prince Edward Theatre in London's West...

Killer Bee

N/A

Writer

Writing

A retiring assassin who takes on an underground criminal network after being tasked to kill the man she’s recently fallen in love with.