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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 [[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.
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]]
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