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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=[[The 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]]. He 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.

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]]. He 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>

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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:American male screenwriters]]

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