Curriculum Vitae

RICHARD BEATTIE   

Background

Richard Beattie aka Dick Amoeba is a film, television and fiction writer. Born in 1962 in Creston, British Columbia, Beattie grew up in a series of small towns scattered throughout BC. He financed his pursuit of higher education by fighting forest fires and prospecting for gold with penny mining companies but dropped out of the engineering program at UBC after only two weeks. Beattie then traveled around the world on a container ship flying the Liberian flag and after several scurrilous misadventures, returned to UBC and completed a B.A. in Political Science in 1985. 

Beattie then dropped out of UBC law school before the first day of classes to write a screenplay called Blindside. The screenplay sold. The film was made in 1987 with Harvey Keitel playing the lead. And Beattie began his march to becoming the modern-day Pat Hobby. Beattie has since written for almost every genre in every format of film and television.

As Dick Amoeba he is publishing a series of novels - also in varying genres and styles. He is involved in The Hard Cell - thehardcell.com - a fragrant flower of an artistic collective and creative collaboration with his son Ronan Beattie aka Milbert Smirk aka Monte etc. All is explained in the Opposite Manifesto.

Mr. Amoeba and Mr. Beattie enjoy black and white comic books, eye catching belts, bad things and fine shoes.

Awards and Nominations:

1990 Genie Award – Cold Comfort – Best Adapted Screenplay. Won.

2006 WGC Award Nomination for Almost Heaven Best Screenplay. Lost.

Filmography: (selected credits)

Blindside 1987. Film-noir-oriented psychological suspense drama. Starring Harvey Keitel.  (Writer - Sole credit).

High Stakes 1987. Comedy. (Writer – uncredited ADR)

Higher Education 1987. College comedy/romance. (Writer - Uncredited rewrite).

Cold Comfort 1989. Adaptation of the stage play. Psychological drama. Starring Maury Chakin and Paul Gross. Beattie won a Genie Award for this film. (Writing Co-credit) Best Adapted Screenplay.

Prom Night IV: Deliver Us From Evil 1991. Horror. (Writer - Sole Credit).

The Shower 1992. Drama/relationship. Starring Brent Carver. (Writer - Co-credit).

Cold Sweat 1993. Black comedy. (Writer - Sole Credit).

Boulevard 1994. Street drama. Starring Rae Dawn Chong, Lance Hendrickson. (Writer - Uncredited rewrite: received credit as Creative Consultant).

Salt Water Moose 1995. Family adventure. (Writer - Uncredited rewrite).

No Contest II  1996. Action. (Writer - Sole Credit).

Brooklyn State of Mind 1996. Drama. Starring Danny Aiello. (Writer - Uncredited rewrite).

The Ultimate Weapon 1997. Action. Starring Hulk Hogan. (Writer - Uncredited rewrite).

Blackheart 1997. Thriller. (Writer - Uncredited polish).

Grizzly Falls 1999. Family adventure. Starring Brian Brown. (Writer - Sole Credit).

The Highwayman 2000. Black-comedy. Starring Jason Priestly. Writer. Sole Credit.

The Fourth Angel 2001. Political thriller. Starring Forrest Whitaker and Jeremy Irons (Writer – Uncredited rewrites).

 Succubus 2006. Short film. Drama. Summitquest Productions. Co-writer.

 Almost Heaven 2006. Romantic comedy. Infinity Filmed. (Co-writer. Shared credit).  Starring Donal Logue and Tom Conti. WGC Awards finalist.

The Baby Formula 2008. Free Spirit Films, Grindstone. Comedy/Drama. (Writer).

High Plains Invaders 2009. Television Movie Muse Entertainment Enterprises, RHI Entertainment. (Written by)

 Maximum Conviction 2012. Action. Steven Seagal. Steve Austin. Voltage. (Writer)

Eve of Destruction 2013 – Four-hour disaster mini-series with Sonar Entertainment and Reunion Pictures. Starring Treat Williams.  Writer.

Force of Execution 2013 – Steven Seagal. Action movie. Voltage. Writer.

The Mercenary: Absolution 2015 - Steven Seagal Action Movie. Grindhouse. Writer.

Shark Killer 2015 – Syfy. Comedy action film. Writer.

Cartels 2017 – Luke Goss, George St. Pierre. Action/grindhouse film. Writer.

 Television Series: 

 The Rising Suns – 2017/18 – Half-hour drama with NTDTV. Writer of Episodes 101-103 and webisodes 101-109.

 Insomnia Season 1 – (2018)– Writer Episodes 103, 104 and the season finale 108. production rewrites. Tone pass on all episodes.

 Olympus: Season 1 – 2015. Writer – Episode 5 “The Lexicon”

 True Justice Season2 – 2013.  (11 Episodes). Head writer.  Writer Episodes 103 thru 113. All production rewrites. All tone passes. Reelz Channel

True Justice Season 1 - 2012. Steven Seagal. Hour long police/action drama. Uncredited rewrites 4 episodes. Industry Releasing Inc. Reelz Channel.

Producing Credits:

The Rising Suns – 2018 - Executive Producer Episodes 101-103 Webisodes 101-109

Insomnia – 2018 - Co-Executive Producer Episodes 101-108

True Justice Season 2 – 2012 Associate Producer Episodes 101, 102.

 Books:

 Family Tradition – 2018 Novel.  Black comedy/satire. Love story. (as Dick Amoeba).

Blur 2018. Novel. Thriller. Neo-noir. (as Dick Amoeba).

Plays:

Compared to This, Hell Will be Swell  1997.  Toronto Summerworks Festival.

Self:

I Thought I Told You To Shut Up. 2016 Documentary.

The Highwayman 2000 - Boiler room phone dog.