Richard Lasser

I’m a professional screenwriter-for-hire and playwright-for-hire with 8 feature film writing credits. I’ve been hired to write, rewrite or polish scripts for 30 different production companies. Most recently I was hired to write “Miranda’s Victim”, with Abigail Breslin, Luke Wilson, Andy Garcia and Donald Sutherland.

Prior to that I was hired to write “Walking With the Enemy” (based on a true story and starring Academy Award Winning Best Actor Ben Kingsley).

I also wrote the horror/thriller feature, “The Counting House” starring Maggie Q (“Mission Impossible”). And I wrote the script for the feature film “The Tricks of Love”, starring Natasha Lyonne, (“Orange is the New Black”) which won Best Picture at the Monaco International Film Festival and 3 major acting awards. Following please find my bio and credits. How can I help you?

Cheers,

Richard A. Lasser

Resume – Credits

Produced Feature Film Writing Credits:

1. 'The Chosen Few', feature-length psychological thriller, produced by I VU Pictures. Writer and Co-Producer

2. “The Counting House”, feature-length psychological horror, produced by RAI Cinema, Italy.Writer.A writer-for-hire project.

3. “The Tricks of Love, a feature-length romantic comedy by Mutressa Movies.

4. “The Obedient Son”, short, war drama, Liberty Studios.

5. “I Scream”, short, dark comedy.Late Bloomer Films.Writer and Director.

6. “Walking With the Enemy”, writer, Liberty Studios

7. “Amazon Queen”, Writer, International Film

8.Good Will Entertainment. “Heroes of the Golden Mask”, family animation feature, writer.

9.“Miranda’s Victim”, All In Productions, feature-length biopic, writer and executive producer

In Preproduction

Mondo Motion Pictures shooting “Made in France” a bittersweet love story.shooting in Paris. 2025.Writer

Produced Plays

“The Impeachment Trial of George W. Bush,” San Francisco, May 2008.

Awards:

1. “The Tricks of Love”, Best Picture, Monaco International Film Festival, 2008

2. “The Chosen Few” Award of Excellence-Feature Category, Berkeley Film Festival, 2002; Official Selection Vancouver Island Film Festival, 2002

3. Chesterfield Writers Awards – Semi-Finalist

4. New Century Writers Awards – Finalist for “Young Love”

5. “Bedroom City” Official Selection for IFP Market 2006, No Borders Section.

6. “CGY”Winner, Screenplay Competition, Canada International Film Festival

7. “Amazon Queen”, Best Film, Barcelona Film Festival

Education, Training and Background:

B.A. University of Virginia, Double Major in English Honors and Russian Language and Literature

Postgraduate work, UCLA, Russian Studies

Robert McKee’s Story Structure graduate

John Truby’s Screenwriting graduate

Author of two books, (Great Vegetables From the Great Chefs and Great Desserts From the Great Chefs,for Chronicle Books. (under the pseudonym Baba S. Khalsa), numerous articles for The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Food and Wine Magazine