Diablo Cody
Brooke Busey-Maurio (born June 14, 1978), better known by the pen name Diablo Cody, is an American writer, director, and producer. She first became known for her candid memoir, "" (2005), and the blog that preceded it. Later, Cody achieved critical acclaim for her debut feature film script, "Juno" (2007), winning awards such as the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay, the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay, and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Rudy Wurlitzer
Wurlitzer's first script "Glen and Randa", co-written with Jim McBride and released in 1969, was another take on a post-apocalyptic world. At some point, Monte Hellman, who had been directing films for Roger Corman read Wurlitzer's novel "Nog" and approached him about writing the screenplay for "Two-Lane Blacktop". The film became a cult-classic, and the script was printed in its entirety in the April 1971 issue of "Esquire". During his time in Hollywood, Wurlitzer also wrote the screenplays "Walker" (directed by Alex Cox), 1987, "Candy Mountain" which he co-directed with Robert Frank, 1988, and "Little Buddha" (directed by Bernardo Bertolucci), 1993. Wurlitzer was working on a script with Michelangelo Antonioni at the time of Antonioni's death.