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Tim McCanlies

Tim McCanlies

Known For Writing
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Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jul 16, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tim McCanlies (born 1953) is a film director and screenwriter. He has attracted attention for his work writing and directing Secondhand Lions, and wrote the screenplays for The Iron Giant and Dennis the Menace Strikes Again. McCanlies attended high school in B ... ryan, Texas and took some college level courses at nearby Texas A&M University. In 1971, he moved to Austin and enrolled at the University of Texas majoring in Radio-Television-Film. After a couple of years, McCanlies transferred back to Texas A & M. In 1975, he moved to Dallas where he worked as a police officer and took graduate film classes at Southern Methodist University. McCanlies worked for Walt Disney Studios in the 1980s and wrote for all the major motion picture studios at one time or another. McCanlies made his directorial debut in his own independently produced feature Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 (1998). Description above from the Wikipedia article Tim McCanlies, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The 2 Bobs

The 2 Bobs

2009

Writer

Secondhand Lions

Secondhand Lions

2003

Writer

The Iron Giant

The Iron Giant

1999

Screenplay

Dancer, Texas Pop. 81

Dancer, Texas Pop. 81

1998

Writer

North Shore

North Shore

1987

Screenplay

Angels Sing

Angels Sing

2013

Director

The 2 Bobs

The 2 Bobs

2009

Director

Alabama Moon

Alabama Moon

2009

Director

Secondhand Lions

Secondhand Lions

2003

Director

Dancer, Texas Pop. 81

Dancer, Texas Pop. 81

1998

Director

Scalps

Scalps

1983

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

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