Though not as widely recognized or worshiped as his one-time collaborator Quentin Tarantino, writer-director Roger Avary was nonetheless at the forefront of the new wave of neo-noir filmmakers to emerge in the mid-1990s and revitalize a stodgy industry. In fact, Avary had his hand in many of Tarantino’s early projects, most notably as a co-writer on the pair’s ode to 1950s pulp novels, “Pulp Fiction” (1994). After sharing the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, however, Avary and Tarantino went their separate ways in a public spat that many thought was due to Tarantino’s hogging of the
Won Los Angeles Student Film Expo at 16 with "The Worm Turns"
1987
Began work at D'arcy Masius Benton & Bowles advertising agency
Penned 80-page script "The Open Road" which Quentin Tarantino used it as the basis for what became "True Romance"; Avary assisted in structuring Tarantino's version but did not receive screen credit
1992
Wrote background dialogue and designed logo for "Reservoir Dogs"
