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{{Short description|American screenwriter}}

'''Steve Barancik''' (born [[September 23]], [[1961]], in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], [[Illinois]]) is a [[screenwriter]] whose first [[screenplay]], "Buffalo Girls," was [[film]]ed and [[release]]d as the ''[[The Last Seduction]]'' in [[1994]]. The film premiered as an [[HBO]] movie before going on shortly after to art house success. Actress [[Linda Fiorentino]] received notoriety for playing the movie's femme fatale, Bridget Gregory/Wendy Kroy, and Barancik was nominated for an [[Edgar Award|Edgar Allan Poe Award]] for best mystery/crime screenplay of 1994.

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'''Steve Barancik''' (born [[September 23]], [[1961]], in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], [[Illinois]]) is a [[screenwriter]] whose first [[screenplay]], "''Buffalo Girls,"'' was [[film]]ed and [[Film release|released]]d as the ''[[The Last Seduction]]'' in 1994.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E06E2D6153FF935A15753C1A962958260|author=Maslin, Janet|authorlink=Janet Maslin|title=THE LAST SEDUCTION; A Femme Fatale Who Lives Up To the Description|work=[[1994The New York Times]].|date=1994-10-26|accessdate=2012-03-08}}</ref> The film premiered as an [[HBO]] movie before going on shortly after to art house success. Actress [[Linda Fiorentino]] received notoriety for playing the movie's femme fatale, Bridget Gregory/Wendy Kroy, and Barancik was nominated for an [[Edgar Award|Edgar Allan Poe Award]] for best mystery/crime screenplay of 1994.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/188367/Steve-Barancik/biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081019110625/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/188367/Steve-Barancik/biography|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-10-19|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]]|date=2008|title=Steve Barancik|accessdate=2012-03-08}}</ref>

Barancik received critical acclaim for his screenplay for ''The Last Seduction'', [[James Berardinelli]] called his dialogue "scintillating, often hilarious, and occasionally insightful",<ref>[http://www.reelviews.net/movies/l/last_seduction.html Review: The Last Seduction<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> while ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' said his development of the narrative "is very skillful and original".<ref>[http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117902402.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&p=0 The Last Seduction Review - Film Reviews-Festival, Entertainment - Variety<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' claimed it was "a viciously funny first screenplay" from Barancik,<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/thelastseductionrkempley_a07dff.htm 'The Last Seduction' (R)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and [[Kim Newman]] of ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' called his screenplay "superb".<ref>[http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=3034 Empire Reviews Central - Review of The Last Seduction<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Barancik worked steadily in the industry but with little to show for it until receiving shared screenplay credit for 2002's ''[[No Good Deed]]''. He also received shared story credit for 2005's ''[[Domino (film)|Domino]]''. Barancik is also the founder and a regular performer in Monolog Cabin, a group featuring writers performing comedic personal essays, which performs at Club Congress in [[Tucson, Arizona]], and he has developed a website devoted to the subject of quality children's books.

Barancik received critical acclaim for his screenplay for ''The Last Seduction'',. [[James Berardinelli]] called his dialogue "scintillating, often hilarious, and occasionally insightful",<ref>[{{cite web|url=http://wwwpreview.reelviews.net/movies/l/last_seduction.html|authorlink=James Berardinelli|author=Berardinelli, James|accessdate=2012-03-08|publisher=Reelviews.net|title=Review: The Last Seduction<!-- Bot generated title -->]}}</ref> while ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' said his development of the narrative "is very skillful and original".<ref>[http{{cite news| url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117902402.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&p=0 The| Lastwork=Variety Seduction| Reviewfirst=David -| Filmlast=Stratton Reviews-Festival,| Entertainmenttitle=The -Last Variety<!--Seduction Bot generated title| date=1994-02->]23}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' claimed it was "a viciously funny first screenplay" from Barancik,<ref>[http{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/thelastseductionrkempley_a07dff.htm '|title=The Last Seduction'|work=[[The (R)<!Washington Post]]|accessdate=2012-03- Bot generated title 08|date=1994-11->]18|author= Rita Kempley}}</ref> and [[Kim Newman]] of ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' called his screenplay "superb".<ref>{{cite web|first=Kim|last=Newman|date=October 14, 2015|title=The Last Seduction|work=[http[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|url=https://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=3034 Empire Reviews Central - Review of The Last Seduction<!-- Bot generated title -->]}}</ref> Barancik worked steadily in the industry but with little to show for it until receiving shared screenplay credit for 2002's ''[[No Good Deed (2002 film)|No Good Deed]]''. He also received shared story credit for 2005's ''[[Domino (2005 film)|Domino]]''. Barancik is also the founder and a regular performer in Monolog Cabin, a group featuring writers performing comedic personal essays, which performs at Club Congress in [[Tucson, Arizona]],. and heHe has developed a website devoted to the subject of quality children's books and another to collecting the experiences of authors who have self-published.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.best-childrens-books.com|title=Best Children's Books|website=Best-childrens-books.com}}</ref>

==References==

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== External links ==

* {{imdbIMDb name|0052964}}

* [http://www.best-childrens-books.com Best Children's Books - Find, Read or Write]

* [http://www.shared-self-publishing.com The Shared Self Publishing Experience]

* [http://monologcabin.com Monolog Cabin]

* [http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbasetucson/Bestqanda-with-steve-barancik/MainFrameBestOf?year=2004&oid=oid%3A608991077754 Tucson Weekly interview]

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[[Category:1961 births]]

[[Category:American male screenwriters]]

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