Kevin Alyn Elders Explained

Kevin Alyn Elders is an American writer, film director, and producer whose work includes novels and screenplays for film and television.

Career

Elders began his career in the 1980s as a screenwriter based in Southern California. In the length of his career, he has sold 23 of his 26 original screenplays.^{[1] [2]} He made his debut with Iron Eagle, a military action-adventure film that predated the similarly-themed Top Gun by several months.^[3] Though the film was not a major financial or critical success, it was enough of a success on home video to spawn several sequels, two of which Elders wrote and served as 2nd unit director on.^[4]

He made his directorial debut with the 1999 action comedy film Simon Sez starring Dennis Rodman and Dane Cook.^{[5] [6]} He wrote the 2009 techno-thriller Echelon Conspiracy. He published Room 502, his first novel in 2015.^[7]

Works

Film

• Iron Eagle (1986)
• Iron Eagle II (1988)
• (1992)
• Simon Sez (1999)
• Echelon Conspiracy (2009)

Television

• Raven Hawk (1996)
• Jane Doe (2001)

Novels

• Room 502 (2015)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archived copy . September 14, 2017 . October 23, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161023051336/http://kevinalynelders.com/Previews/KevinAlynEldersFilmography.pdf . dead .
2. Web site: Kevin Alyn Elders. Goodreads. 14 September 2017.
3. Web site: 11 Pairs of Damn Near Identical Movies That Were Released at the Same Time. 11 Points. March 13, 2009 . 14 September 2017.
4. Web site: Archived copy . September 14, 2017 . October 23, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161023051336/http://kevinalynelders.com/Previews/KevinAlynEldersFilmography.pdf . dead .
5. Web site: Movie Review - - FILM REVIEW; Dennis Rodman, a Terror for Terrorists . The New York Times. 14 September 2017.
6. Web site: Simon Sez. Noble. Barnes &. Barnes & Noble. 14 September 2017.
7. Web site: ROOM 502. Goodreads. 14 September 2017.