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Nick Castle (born September 21 , 1947 ) is an American Screenwriter and Film Director . BIOGRAPHY Born Nicholas Charles Castle, Jr. in Los Angeles, California , his father Nick Castle, The 2nd was a top Choreographer for motion pictures, Television , and the stage and was nominated for an Emmy , and as a child he often appeared as an Extra or in bit roles in his father's films. He studied film at USC , where he served as cinematographer for the Academy Award -winning live action short film '' The Resurrection Of Broncho Billy ''. FILM CREDITS Castle's film credits include '' Major Payne '', '' Dennis The Menace '', '' The Last Starfighter '', and '' Connors' War '' as a director, '' Escape From New York '' and '' Hook '' as a screenwriter, and '' Tap '' as both. He played Michael Myers in the 1978 horror classic '' Halloween '', directed by former USC classmate John Carpenter . OTHER MOVIES Castle's most recent project is the screenplay for '' August Rush '', a musical-drama directed by Kirsten Sheridan and starring Freddie Highmore , Jonathan Rhys-Meyers , Robin Williams , and Keri Russell , scheduled for release in 2007. AWARDS Castle had won an ), Grand Prize (for The Last Starfighter and a Bronze Gryphon also Gold Medal of the Regional Council. DIRECTOR
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