Marc Hyman


Marc Hyman is an American screenwriter. His writing credits include Universal's Meet the Fockers, Paramount's The Perfect Score, Warner Bros.'s Osmosis Jones, Amazon MGM's 2025 remake of War of the Worlds and Open Road Films' Show Dogs. He has served as a script doctor for over 40 produced films.

Career

Hyman began his career writing for television series, All That, Sweet Valley High and the short-lived Fox sitcom, Lush Life. He then moved to feature writing with Warner Bros. live-action/animated Osmosis Jones Hyman later developed the film's spin-off Ozzy & Drix.
Hyman worked with Jay Roach to develop Meet the Fockers, which was, in 2005, the highest-grossing comedy of all time.
In addition to his credited work, Hyman has rewritten scripts for films, including DreamWorks Animation's How to Train Your Dragon, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Penguins of Madagascar, and cult hits like Freddy Got Fingered and Disney's Bubble Boy. Throughout his career, Hyman has contributed comedy to dozens of movies including, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Freaky Friday, Monsters vs. Aliens and Shrek. He has collaborated on original scripts with actors such as Keanu Reeves, Mike Myers, Ice Cube and others. In television, Hyman has written pilots for ABC, Fox, CBS and FX, including vehicles for Kelsey Grammer, Matthew McConaughey, and with Julia Roberts for ABC.

Rewrites and polishes

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  • Rock Star
  • Me, Myself & Irene
  • The Smurfs
  • Charlotte's Web
  • The Ringer
  • Showtime
  • Say It Isn't So
  • Rush Hour
  • Shanghai Noon
  • Wild Wild West
  • Shrek
  • First Daughter
  • Glory Road
  • How to Train Your Dragon
  • Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
  • Penguins of Madagascar
  • Monsters vs. Aliens
  • The Ant Bully
  • Movie 43
  • Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
  • Kangaroo Jack
  • Freddy Got Fingered
  • Bubble Boy
  • DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
  • Last Holliday
  • Joe Somebody
  • Dr. Dolittle 2
  • Just My Luck
  • Freaky Friday
  • Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
  • Ghostbusters
  • Yours, Mine & Ours
  • Transformers
  • The Great Wall
  • ''War of the Worlds''