The January Man is a 1989 American neo-noir thriller comedy film directed by Pat O'Connor from a screenplay by John Patrick Shanley.
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John Patrick Shanley is an American playwright, screenwriter, and director. He won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film Moonstruck. His play, Doubt: A Parable, won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2005 Tony Award for Best Play; he wrote and directed the film adaptation and earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Shanley in 2015
John Patrick Shanley sits down to discuss adaptations and his creative process at the TIFF Bell Lightbox on the 23rd of March, 2015