Garry Johnson From Essex To Hollywood

EXTRACT From part 2 of my autobiography.

I always loved films and wanted to be in the movies.

My dream was to star in one or write a blockbuster.

It`s a mighty long way from East London to Hollywood and my journey started in 1991.

I bought a video camera and my wife agreed to be my leading lady.

She was perfect as at the time she was a `dead ringer` for actress Patsy Kensit and I was a budding David Sullivan.

The West Ham Utd chairman discovered Mary Millington and became a millionaire. I was convinced I could do the same.

Julie was a better actress, twice as good-looking and as with Millington the camera loved her.


                                                               Mary Millington

                                                     Julie Johnson and Me (25th Nov 1989)

Making our first film `Saturday Night Specials` was great fun and between 1992-2004 we went onto to make 33 movies with titles like `Essex Escort` and `Basildon Babe`.

I wrote all the scripts but after a while got fed up imitating Sullivan. I`ve always had a low boredom threshold and now wanted to be the next Guy Richie.

From writing scripts for `movie shorts` I progressed to novels and co-writing the script for the movie version of SERIAL KILLER.

( LOADS OF GAPS TO FILL IN - but jumping ahead to 2017 )

2017:

My novel SERIAL KILLER has been optioned for a movie and I`ve been asked to co-write the script.

This is the big one and a long way from making low-budget movies in Essex. SERIAL KILLER is being shot in Hollywood.