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Richard DiLello

Not to be confused with Richard DiLallo.

Richard DiLello (born 1945) is an American photographer, author, and screenwriter.[1][2][3][4]

Career

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Serving as the "house hippie" (formally termed Client Liaison Officer) at Apple Corps, DiLello's duties included promotional campaigns for The Beatles, Badfinger and other artists who were signed to Apple Records, he later published a memoir of his experiences working at Apple titled The Longest Cocktail Party.[5][6]

DiLello also became a screenwriter, and went on to write the screenplay for the 1983 Sean Penn film Bad Boys; the 1988 film Colors, as well as writing for television shows such as Midnight Caller,[7] DEA,[8] and Dellaventura.[9]

Works

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As Photographer

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Film

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Year Title Writer Producer
1983 Bad Boys Yes No
1988 Colors Yes No

Television

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Year Title Writer Producer Director Notes
1986 Popeye Doyle Yes Yes No Television Film
1988-91 Midnight Caller Yes Yes No Creator
1990 The Brotherhood Yes Co-Executive No Television Film
1990-91 DEA Yes Executive No Creator
1997 Riot Yes No Yes Television Film
1997-98 Dellaventura Yes Executive No Co-Creator

Unmade film/television projects

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  • Aspen, a prime time soap set in the resort town of the same name[10]
  • Dark Matter[11]
  • Dark Moon Rising[11]
  • Escape[12][13]
  • The Michael Concepcion Story aka The Original Gangster, a project about the creation, growth, and rise to power of South-Central L.A.’s Crips gang that would have been directed by Renny Harlin[14][15][11]
  • Murder in Cold, Blue Blood, an adaptation of a Dominick Dunne article about a blue-blood murder in a cheap Las Vegas hotel[16]
  • Never Fade Away: The Kurt Cobain Story, an adaptation of the Dave Thompson book about the life and times of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain[17]
  • Vegas Metro, a Las Vegas-based action drama[18]

References

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  1. ^ Guides, Rough (2003). The Rough Guide to the Beatles. Rough Guides UK. ISBN 9781848367524. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  2. ^ O'Dell, Chris; Ketcham, Katherine (2009). Miss O'Dell My Hard Days and Long Nights with The Beatles, The Stones, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, and the Women They Loved. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781416590934. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  3. ^ Taylor, Derek (2018). As Time Goes By. Faber & Faber. ISBN 9780571349029. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  4. ^ Matovina, Dan (2000). Without You The Tragic Story of Badfinger. Frances Glover Books. ISBN 9780965712224. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  5. ^ The Longest Cocktail Party: An Insider Account of the Beatles & the Wild Rise and Fall of Their Multi-Million Dollar Apple Empire. ISBN 978-1-4706-1517-8. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via archive.org.
  6. ^ "A House Hippie on Tour". meetthebeatlesforreal.com. 2022-04-14. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  7. ^ O'Connor, John J. (25 October 1988). "Review/Television; Policeman in New Series Is Host of Call-In Show". The New York Times.
  8. ^ "DEA". ew.com. 1990-09-28. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  9. ^ "Fall TV Preview 1997: Tuesday". ew.com. 1997-09-12. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  10. ^ "Fox wants to expand audience". www.variety.com. 1993-03-24. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  11. ^ a b c Film Writers Directory Volume 8. 2000. ISBN 9781580650182. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  12. ^ "Judgment night". www.copyrightencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  13. ^ Avallone, Susan (1998). Film Writers Guide. Lone Eagle. ISBN 9780943728988. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  14. ^ "A look inside Hollywood and the movies : L.A. STORIES : Crips Saga in Development". Los Angeles Times. May 17, 1992. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  15. ^ "Cliffhanger' sees some (illegal) action". www.variety.com. 1992-08-03. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  16. ^ "Gross shapes slate". www.variety.com. 2002-09-15. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  17. ^ Harrington, Richard (1 June 1994). "Cashing In on Cobain?". The Washington Post.
  18. ^ "Original 'Invasion'". www.variety.com. 1997-05-08. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
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