Mike Werb

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mike Werb is an American screenwriter, whose writing credits include Face/Off, The Mask and the story for Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. A Los Angeles native, Werb attended Stanford. He is a UCLA Film School graduate. His frequent collaborator is Michael Colleary. The duo won a Saturn Award for Best Writing for Face/Off in 1998. They previously worked on projects "Top Ten", "Stretch Armstrong" and "King's Ransom" (the latter one for director John Woo), but neither of these films were produced. He is the creator of Unnatural History. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mike Werb, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

Face/Off

In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind. The plan turns sour when the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge.

Release Date1997-06-27

DepartmentProduction

JobCo-Producer

Charactersd Hospital Dad

Vote Count5535

The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off'

A five-part documentary with interviews from the director, cast and crew, and some behind-scenes footage.

Release Date2007-09-11

Charactersd Self

Return to Edge City

A DVD exclusive making-of documentary for Chuck Russell's 1994 action comedy The Mask, consisting of interviews, behind the scenes footage, film clips, and frames from the comics.

Release Date2005-03-10

Charactersd Self

Extant

An astronaut returns home from a year long solo mission in space. She tries to reconnect with her husband and son in their everyday life. Her experiences in space and home lead to events that ultimately will change the course of human history.

Release Date2014-07-09

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count325

Salvation

An MIT grad student and a tech superstar bring a low-level Pentagon official a staggering discovery that an asteroid is just six months away from colliding with Earth.

Release Date2017-07-12

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count3

Vote Count410

The Mask

When timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask containing the spirit of the Norse god Loki, his entire life changes. While wearing the mask, Ipkiss becomes a supernatural playboy exuding charm and confidence which allows him to catch the eye of local nightclub singer Tina Carlyle. Unfortunately, under the mask's influence, Ipkiss also robs a bank, which angers junior crime lord Dorian Tyrell, whose goons get blamed for the heist.

Release Date1994-07-29

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count10633

Unnatural History

Teenager Henry Griffin acquired many skills through years of travelling the world with his anthropologist parents. Sent to live with his uncle and cousin in Washington DC, and with the help of his cousin Jasper and friend Maggie, he must now use those skills to solve the modern mysteries of high school.

Release Date2010-06-13

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count5

Vote Count12

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Orphaned heiress, English aristocrat and intrepid archaeologist, Lara Croft, embarks on a dangerous quest to retrieve the two halves of an ancient artifact which controls time before it falls into the wrong hands. As an extremely rare planetary alignment is about to occur for the first time in 5,000 years, the fearless tomb raider will have to team up with rival adventurers and sworn enemies to collect the pieces, while time is running out. But, in the end, who can harness the archaic talisman's unlimited power?

Release Date2001-06-11

DepartmentWriting

JobStory

Vote Count6217

Curious George

When The Man in the Yellow Hat befriends Curious George in the jungle, they set off on a non-stop, fun-filled journey through the wonders of the big city toward the warmth of true friendship.

Release Date2006-02-10

DepartmentWriting

JobStory

Vote Count523

Firehouse Dog

Rexxx, Hollywood's top canine star, gets lost and is adopted into a shabby firehouse. He teams up with a young kid to get the station back on its feet.

Release Date2007-04-04

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count186

Darkman III: Die Darkman Die

Darkman, needing money to continue his experiments on synthetic skin, steals a crate of cash from drug lord Peter Rooker...

Release Date1996-04-14

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count141

Food of the Gods II

A growth hormone experiment gets out of hand, when the the resulting giant man-eating rats escape, reaking havoc on the unsuspecting campus. Much blood-letting follows.

Release Date1989-05-18

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count36

The Secret of the Ice Cave

A group of treasure-seekers embark on a expedition into high adventure as they race to discover what's really located in the mysterious ice cave.

Release Date1989-01-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

The Human Shield

The Human Shield is a 1991 film directed by Ted Post. It stars Michael Dudikoff and Tommy Hinkley. It is about a former government agent who must save his diabetic brother from Iraqi abductors.

Release Date1992-03-27

DepartmentWriting

JobStory

Vote Count11

Things That Go Bump

It's New Orleans on the eve of Mardi Gras celebrations. Three kids call upon the legend of Sleepy Head to seek vengeance on their parents. Officer "Bump" Bumpstead aspires to become a detective and stumbles into one *weird* case.

Release Date1997-03-22

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter