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785:Uncredited
603:Consultant
525:Boys Life 3
470:Filmography
377:film series
350:Lisa McMann
310:spec script
305:Boys Life 3
266:Larry Clark
125:Mark Landon
56:Los Angeles
1571:Categories
1293:Scream VII
1157:January 7,
1126:January 7,
1095:January 7,
1025:2008-01-07
979:References
938:Heart Eyes
903:Executive
857:Executive
696:Executive
587:2007–2009
379:, writing
340:The Lesson
288:homophobia
215:Early life
63:Occupation
46:1975-02-27
1274:August 2,
569:Disturbia
489:Producer
483:Director
444:franchise
332:Disturbia
327:Disturbia
321:The Flock
159:Disturbia
115:(brother)
100:Relatives
66:Filmmaker
1398:Archived
1365:Archived
1332:Collider
1325:Scream 7
1240:Deadline
1190:June 17,
972:Filming
915:Time Cut
448:Scream 7
436:Scream 7
367:thriller
284:came out
242:Catholic
211:(2010).
153:genres.
109:(sister)
95:(father)
1151:Variety
1089:Variety
486:Writer
133:(niece)
89:Parents
1556:(2025)
1546:(2023)
1536:(2020)
1533:Freaky
1526:(2019)
1516:(2017)
1506:(2015)
1496:(2014)
1486:(2010)
1429:
1215:Empire
823:Freaky
492:Notes
480:Title
464:faggot
442:Scream
397:, and
293:Austin
252:Career
246:Jewish
238:Jewish
199:, and
196:Freaky
147:horror
933:2025
910:2024
887:2023
864:2022
841:2021
818:2020
795:2019
772:2017
754:Viral
749:2016
726:2015
703:2014
680:2012
657:2011
613:2010
544:2007
520:2000
497:1998
477:Year
282:, he
274:with
1553:Drop
1427:IMDb
1406:2024
1373:2024
1340:2023
1308:2023
1276:2023
1248:2013
1222:2021
1192:2010
1159:2008
1128:2008
1097:2008
1048:Jew.
963:Yes
958:Drop
949:Yes
946:Yes
926:Yes
900:Yes
897:Yes
880:Yes
854:Yes
831:Yes
828:Yes
808:Yes
805:Yes
782:Yes
762:Yes
739:Yes
736:Yes
716:Yes
713:Yes
693:Yes
670:Yes
647:Yes
629:Yes
626:Yes
623:Yes
600:Yes
577:Yes
557:Yes
536:Yes
533:Yes
510:Yes
424:and
355:Wake
300:$ 30
149:and
38:Born
1425:at
969:No
966:No
943:No
923:No
920:No
877:No
874:No
851:No
834:No
811:No
788:No
765:No
759:No
742:No
719:No
690:No
667:No
650:No
644:No
597:No
580:No
574:No
560:No
554:No
530:No
513:No
507:No
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