Steven Zaillian

Graduated from San Francisco State University in 1975 with a degree in Cinema.

A veteran go-to script doctor in the industry, Steven Zaillian has contributed to screenplays uncredited on a number of projects over the years. They include a rewrite of "Patriot Games" (1992), revisions on "Crimson Tide" (1995), "Twister" (1996), "Primal Fear" (1996), "Amistad" (1997), and "Saving Private Ryan" (1998). He has also done script revision work on "Black Hawk Down" (2001), "Road to Perdition" (2002) and "Body of Lies" (1998). He was called upon in post-production to rewrite some scenes for re-shooting for "Salt" (2010).