'Gump' Director Seeks Restraining Order
Zemeckis Says Alleged Stalker Claims To Be Christ
POSTED: 4:02 p.m. EDT August 20, 2002
It sounds like a page right out of the script for Robert Altman's movie about movies, "The Player," where a screenwriter hounds a studio executive.
But for "Forrest Gump" director Robert Zemeckis, the scenario is all too real.
According to The Associated Press, Zemeckis has filed papers with the Santa Barbara, Calif., Superior Court alleging a screenwriter has been harassing him.
Zemeckis, 50, is seeking a three-year restraining order against Robert Scott Miller, 35, claiming the screenwriter has been sending him "alarming" faxes. In the faxes, Zemeckis alleged, Miller claims to be the second coming of Jesus Christ.
The filmmaker claims that the faxes may be a result of rejecting one of Miller's scripts, according to the AP. Miller, who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, was recently committed to the Ventura County psychiatric hospital for three days.
A hearing on the restraining order is set for Aug. 27.
Zemeckis, won an Oscar for "Forrest Gump," has also directed such films as "Cast Away," "What Lies Beneath," "Contact" and the "Back to the Future" trilogy.
But for "Forrest Gump" director Robert Zemeckis, the scenario is all too real.
According to The Associated Press, Zemeckis has filed papers with the Santa Barbara, Calif., Superior Court alleging a screenwriter has been harassing him.
Zemeckis, 50, is seeking a three-year restraining order against Robert Scott Miller, 35, claiming the screenwriter has been sending him "alarming" faxes. In the faxes, Zemeckis alleged, Miller claims to be the second coming of Jesus Christ.
The filmmaker claims that the faxes may be a result of rejecting one of Miller's scripts, according to the AP. Miller, who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, was recently committed to the Ventura County psychiatric hospital for three days.
A hearing on the restraining order is set for Aug. 27.
Zemeckis, won an Oscar for "Forrest Gump," has also directed such films as "Cast Away," "What Lies Beneath," "Contact" and the "Back to the Future" trilogy.Copyright 2002 by Lifewhile.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
