Gary RossFilmography

Born:: November 3, 1956 in Los Angeles, CA
Occupation:: Director, Executive Producer, Producer, Screenwriter
Biography:: The son of blacklisted screenwriter Arthur Ross, creator of Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954), Gary Ross was born in Los Angeles in 1956 and received an Ivy League education at the University of Pennsylvania, where he taught a course on Film and Social History. However, intending to gain...Read More

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Venom

Crew: Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Synopsis: The alien symbiote known as Venom makes a big return after what his fans consider to be a slighted appearance in Spider-Man 3 with this Columbia Pictures solo outing. Seabiscuit's Gary Ross directs from his own script, which takes its cue from a previous draft by Zombieland's Rhett Reese and Paul Read More

1/1/12
Spider-Man 4

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst

Synopsis: Columbia Pictures continues the Spider-Man franchise with this fourth entry starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst. Director Sam Raimi once again steps back behind the camera, supporting a script by James Vanderbilt (Zodiac) and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire. ~ Jeremy Read More

5/5/11
The Crusaders

Crew: Director, Executive Producer

Actors: Tobey Maguire

Synopsis: The story of the Supreme Court's ruling of Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 is adapted for film with this Universal Pictures production. Tobey Maguire stars as Jack Greenberg, a young lawyer who joins forces with future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP to Read More

1/1/09
Untitled NASCAR Project

Crew: Director, Producer

Synopsis: Seabiscuit's Gary Ross brings audiences a driver's seat view of NASCAR action-packed drama as never seen before with this Universal Pictures production. Sopranos screenwriter Terence Winter pens the story, which follows a young driver's rise in the circuit under the mentorship of a former idol. Read More

1/1/09
The Tale of Despereaux

Crew: Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: Matthew Broderick, Robbie Coltrane, Frances Conroy, Tony Hale, Ciarán Hinds

Synopsis: A diminutive mouse strives to make a mammoth change in his troubled kingdom in this adaptation of author Kate DiCamillo's Newbery Medal-winning children's book. A long time ago, in the distant kingdom of Dor, a horrible accident broke the heart of the king, left a beautiful princess crestfallen Read More

12/19/08
Seabiscuit

Crew: Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, Gary Stevens

Synopsis: For his sophomore effort, director Gary Ross re-teams with Tobey Maguire and William H. Macy, stars of his directorial debut Pleasantville, for this depression-era sports drama about the legendary racehorse, Seabiscuit. Unlike 1949's fictionalized The Story of Seabiscuit starring Shirley Temple Read More

7/25/03
Pleasantville

Crew: Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen, William H. Macy, J.T. Walsh

Synopsis: Gary Ross, Oscar nominated for his Dave and Big screenplays, made his directorial debut with this comedy. The cheerful '50s TV sitcom "Pleasantville" is revived in the '90s for a loyal cable audience. One devoted fan is shy suburban teen David Wagner (Tobey Maguire), who has an almost obsessive Read More

10/23/98
Trial and Error

Crew: Producer

Actors: Michael Richards, Jeff Daniels, Charlize Theron, Jennifer Coolidge, Alexandra Wentworth, Austin Pendleton, Jessica Steen, Rip Torn, Dale Dye, Lawrence Pressman, Max Casella

Synopsis: This comedy features TV's Seinfeld regular Michael Richards in his first starring role, opposite Jeff Daniels. Daniels plays Charlie Tuttle, an up-and-coming attorney engaged to Tiffany Whitfield (Alexandra Wentworth), the daughter of the law firm's boss (Lawrence Pressman). His boss sends him to Read More

1997
The Flintstones

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: John Goodman, Elizabeth Perkins, Rick Moranis, Rosie O'Donnell, Kyle MacLachlan

Synopsis: The good (if not fully evolved) citizens of Bedrock make their way to the big screen in this live-action adaptation of the popular animated series of the 1960s. Fred Flintstone (John Goodman) and his best friend Barney Rubble (Rick Moranis) work together at the Slate and Company Rock Quarry. When Read More

1994
Lassie

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Tom Guiry, Helen Slater, Jon Tenney, Brittany Boyd, Frederic Forrest

Synopsis: The story of an intelligent, heroic collie and his young owner, previously featured in numerous films and a successful 1950s television series, was updated for the 1990s in this family feature. This time, Lassie is determined to help a cynical city boy named Matt (Thomas Guiry), who turns even Read More

1994
Little Big League

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Luke Edwards, Timothy Busfield, John Ashton, Ashley Crow, Kevin Dunn

Synopsis: A 12-year old boy inherits the Minnesota Twins in this baseball comedy that is aimed toward younger viewers. Young Billy, a normal twelve-year old, is nuts about baseball and knows almost everything there is to know about the game. He should, his grandfather owns the perennial losers, the Read More

1994
Dave

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella, Kevin Dunn, Ving Rhames, Ben Kingsley, Charles Grodin

Synopsis: The ghost of Frank Capra must have smiled when he saw Dave, an amusing and effective update of one of Capra's favorite themes -- the scrupulously honest little guy who becomes a force for good against a corrupt system. Dave Kovic (Kevin Kline) runs an employment agency and seems to genuinely enjoy Read More

1993
Mr. Baseball

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Tom Selleck, Ken Takakura, Ava Takanashi, Dennis Haysbert, Toshi Shioya

Synopsis: When has-been baseball player Jack Elliot (Tom Selleck) is signed by a Japanese team, he is initially reluctant to take the game seriously. Elliot is very successful, though, as he teaches the team about American chutzpah, and they remind him of the value of respect. He must fight his way out from Read More

10/2/92
Beethoven

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt, Dean Jones, Oliver Platt, Nicholle Tom, Stanley Tucci, Christopher Castile

Synopsis: Feeling that something is lacking in their lives, the family of suburbanite Charles Grodin adopts a stray St. Bernard puppy. The cute lite beast grows up to be the less-than-cute Beethoven, a sloppy, slobbery, oversized and extremely destructive animal. Beethoven also brings with him a lot of Read More

4/3/92
Nelligan

Crew: Executive Producer

Synopsis: This historical drama with music examines the life and times of Emile Nelligan (Lorraine Pintal), one of the major Canadian poets of the 19th century who struggled through a difficult childhood with the help of his loving mother, only to see his career cut short by tragic circumstances. ~ Mark Read More

1991
Short Time

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Dabney Coleman, Matt Frewer, Teri Garr, Barry Corbin, Joe Pantoliano

Synopsis: Gregg Champion, the son of dance stars Marge and Gower Champion, made his feature film directorial debut with this sitcom-influenced cop comedy. Dabney Coleman stars as Burt Simpson, a police detective one week short of retirement, who is told he has a rare blood disease called Wechsler's Curtain Read More

5/4/90
Big

Crew: Co-producer, Screenwriter

Actors: Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, John Heard, Jared Rushton, Robert Loggia

Synopsis: More than anything else, 13-year old New Jerseyite Josh (David Moscow) wants to be "big". That's the wish he makes at an odd-looking amusement pier fortunetelling machine. The next morning, Josh wakes up-only to discover that he's grown to manhood overnight! (At this point, the part is taken over Read More

6/3/88