Writers in Movies

Writers in Movies

I suppose this could really be an essay about writers portraying writers in any medium, but I think for now I'll focus in on movies.

When a character in a movie is introduced as a writer, I almost always groan. Usually inwardly, but sometimes audibly. Why? Lots of reasons.

First of all, it's just an overused cliche. I don't have any real data to back this up, but I'm pretty certain that the number of characters in movies that are writers probably is right up there with lawy...