Ted Tally

Born 1952 · American playwright

Ted Tally is an American playwright and screenwriter. He adapted the Thomas Harris novel The Silence of the Lambs into the film of the same name, for which he received the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, the Writers Guild of America Award, the Chicago Film Critics Award, and the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America.

Ted Tally, in order

1. 1991 The Silence of the Lambs: wrote · directed by Jonathan Demme · critics 95%, audiences 95% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
2. 1996 Before and After: wrote · directed by Barbet Schroeder · critics 37%, audiences 35% · streaming on Prime Video, Hoopla
3. 1996 The Juror: wrote · directed by Brian Gibson · critics 23%, audiences 31% · streaming on Tubi
4. 2000 All the Pretty Horses: wrote · directed by Billy Bob Thornton
5. 2002 Red Dragon: wrote · directed by Brett Ratner · critics 68%, audiences 74% · streaming on Netflix
6. 2018 12 Strong: wrote · directed by Nicolai Fuglsig