Randall Wallace (born July 28, 1949) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and songwriter who came to prominence by writing the screenplay for the 1995 film Braveheart. His work on the film earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay and a Writers Guild of America award for Best Screenplay Adapted Directly for the Screen. He directed The Man in the Iron Mask, We Were Soldiers, and Secretariat.
If I'm making a film and I'm not loving everything about it, then I know I've got to change something until I do.
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I've had a couple of films in which the people who were the principals were still alive and you can draw on them. In this case, we had a magnificent book by William Nack - really the definitive biography of Secretariat - and Penny Chenery had been a great source for that, not only in terms of understanding what the facts might have been but understanding her perspective. But where I think the real difference comes when you're dealing with someone like that is they help you believe that the extraordinary achievements of character that they did were real. Actors need to believe in what they are doing, and a director's job is to inspire them to believe that. And having the real person to draw on, to sit down and talk with, to look into their eyes and to see that there is fire in Penny's eyes and she is 88 years old and there is just steel in her character. I think that's an inspiration for an actor; I know it's certainly an inspiration for a director.
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[about Braveheart (1995)]: Before I wrote the film I had never heard of William Wallace and his story seemed so romantic to me. I think he is an ancestor, I feel his blood in my veins. I can't prove it but then no one can disprove it.
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Fact
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He has published seven novels since 1980: The Russian Rose, So Late into the Night, Blood of the Lamb, Where the Angels Watch, Braveheart (novelization of his screenplay) and Pearl Harbor (also a novelization), most recently and Love and Honor.
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Graduated from E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, Virginia
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Black belt in karate.
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Graduated from Duke University with a major in religion.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Berserker
announced
Point of Honor
2015
TV Movie written by
Heaven Is for Real
2014
screenplay
Titan Quest
2006
Video Game
We Were Soldiers
2002
screenplay
Pearl Harbor
2001
written by
The Man in the Iron Mask
1998/I
screenplay
Dark Angel
1996
TV Movie story
Braveheart
1995
written by
Broken Badges
TV Series created by - 7 episodes, 1990 - 1991 written by - 3 episodes, 1990
Unsub
1989
TV Series teleplay - 2 episodes
Sonny Spoon
TV Series created by - 2 episodes, 1988 writer - 1 episode, 1988
J.J. Starbuck
TV Series written by - 2 episodes, 1987 - 1988 writer - 1 episode, 1988
Stingray
1987
TV Series written by - 1 episode
Starman
1986
TV Series written by - 1 episode
Hunter
1986
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Point of Honor
2015
TV Movie executive producer
Fight or Die
2008
TV Series documentary executive producer - 1 episode
We Were Soldiers: Getting It Right
2002
Video documentary short executive producer
We Were Soldiers
2002
producer
Pearl Harbor
2001
executive producer
The Man in the Iron Mask
1998/I
producer
Broken Badges
1990-1991
TV Series executive producer - 7 episodes
J.J. Starbuck
1988
TV Series producer - 1 episode
Sonny Spoon
1988
TV Series executive producer
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Point of Honor
2015
TV Movie
Heaven Is for Real
2014
Secretariat
2010
We Were Soldiers
2002
The Man in the Iron Mask
1998/I
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Entourage
2010
TV Series
Randall Wallace
The Rookie
2002
Texas Oilman
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Heaven Is for Real
2014
writer: "You Are Home"
Secretariat
2010
writer: "I Am Free", "It's Not How Fast, It's Not How Far", "It's Who You Are"
We Were Soldiers
2002
"Mansions of the Lord"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Praise the Lord
2014
TV Series
Himself
Entertainment Tonight
2010-2014
TV Series
Himself
Made in Hollywood
2010-2014
TV Series
Himself
On Story
2011
TV Series
Himself
Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition
2010
TV Series
Himself
Sidewalks Entertainment
2010
TV Series
Himself
Braveheart: A Look Back
2009
Video documentary
Himself
Smithfield: Medieval Killing Fields
2009
Video documentary short
Himself
Fight or Die
2008
TV Series documentary
Himself - Host / Narrator
Braveheart: Alba Gu Brath! The Making of 'Braveheart'
2007
Video documentary
Himself
Braveheart: A Writer's Journey
2007
Video documentary short
Himself
Tales of William Wallace
2007
Video documentary short
Himself
We Were Soldiers: Getting It Right
2002
Video documentary short
Himself - Director-Screenwriter
Pearl Harbor: Production Diary
2002
Video documentary
Himself
Journey to the Screen: The Making of 'Pearl Harbor'
2001
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Mel Gibson's 'Braveheart': A Filmmaker's Passion
2000
TV Short documentary
Himself
The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards
1996
TV Special
Himself - Nominee: Best Screenplay
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2010
Christopher Award
Christopher Awards
Feature Film
Secretariat (2010)
2010
Best Film for Mature Audiences
MovieGuide Awards
Secretariat (2010)
2003
Yoga Award
Yoga Awards
Worst Foreign Film
We Were Soldiers (2002)
1996
WGA Award (Screen)
Writers Guild of America, USA
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Braveheart (1995)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2002
Razzie Award
Razzie Awards
Worst Screenplay
Pearl Harbor (2001)
1996
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
$100,000
