Haas, Derek

For all the entertainment, adrenaline and box office receipts they deliver, popcorn movies rarely get the respect they deserve. A discussion with the pros on how to craft a solid story that delivers both explosions and laughs.

"Action and adventure scripts often follow an overdone line of pointless explosions and bank
robberies, but do they have to follow an overcooked formula? No. Does character development
belong in a twenty-minute car chase? What is just enough but not too much? This panel's got a
few big shots that know a little more than a little bit about ACTION."

"Action and adventure scripts often follow an overdone line of pointless explosions and bank
robberies, but do they have to follow an overcooked formula? No. Does character development
belong in a twenty-minute car chase? What is just enough but not too much? This panel's got a
few big shots that know a little more than a little bit about ACTION."