Scotch Plains Writer Enjoys Hollywood Hit by Hugh Lilly Dempsey)
VOLUME 30-NUMBER 36 SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD, N.J. SEPTEMBER 10, 1987 30 CENTS SCOTCH PLAINS THE TIMES NUTWOOD Scotch Plains writer enjoys Hollywood hit by Hugh Lilly Dempsey). Ronald simply because of who I "Can't Buy Me Love," achieves his popularity, was with. It was a real the recent film released but loses sight of who he lesson." from Disney, has its roots really is and who he really Swerdlick attended in Scotch Plains! wants to be. American University in Michael Swerdlick, the The working title for Washington, DC after scriptwriter for "Can't the movie was "Balmoral graduating from high Buy Me Love" was raised Lane", the street in the school in 1974. He then here, He graduated from Scotchwood section of went on to law school at the local high school in town where Swerdlick Pepperdine University in 1974 and served as vice grew up. The original pro- Malibu, California. Upon president of . his ducers were using the title graduation, he took a job graduating class, "Boy Rents Girl" until at the William Morris Swerdlick wrote the film Disney purchased the Agency as a talent agent, with "only one place in movie, bought the rights where he spent most of his mind." In fact, he wanted to the Beatles hit from time reading and digesting to have the movie shot Michael Jackson, and scripts of other writers, here, featuring his alma renamed the movie, improving his own sense mater. However, the cost Swerdlick says that of what made a movie suc- prohibited the studio from Michael Eisner (Chairman cessful.
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