Poll: Surprising writing credits.

Results of 1,678 votes:

1. 1.
   

   Joss Whedon

    

   (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Avengers, Firefly) was a writer on Toy Story (1995)
2. 2.
   

   Roald Dahl

    

   (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Matilda) wrote the screenplay for You Only Live Twice (1967)
3. 3.
   

   M. Night Shyamalan

    

   (The Sixth Sense, Signs, After Earth) was a writer on Stuart Little (1999)
4. 4.
   

   Wentworth Miller

    

   (Prison Break, Resident Evil: Afterlife, The Human Stain) wrote Stoker (2013)
5. 5.
   

   J.J. Abrams

    

   (the new Star Treks, Lost, Super 8) wrote Regarding Henry (1991)
6. 6.
   

   Justin Theroux

    

   (Tropic Thunder, Mulholland Drive, The Leftovers) wrote the screenplay for Iron Man 2 (2010)
7. 7.
   

   Mario Puzo

    

   (The Godfather films, The Cotton Club, The Sicilian) was a writer on Superman (1978)
8. 8.
   

   Roger Ebert

    

   (legendary film critic) wrote the screenplay of Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
9. 9.
   

   Alexander Payne

    

   (The Descendants, Sideways, Nebraska) wrote the first version of I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
10. 10.
    

    Noah Baumbach

     

    (Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Squid and the Whale, Frances Ha) was a writer on Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
11. 11.
    

    Vince Gilligan

     

    (Breaking Bad, Hancock, The X-Files) wrote Home Fries (1998)
12. 12.
    

    Busy Philipps

     

    (Cougar Town, White Chicks, Freaks and Geeks) has a story credit on Blades of Glory (2007)
13. 13.
    

    Tom McCarthy

     

    (The Wire, the Meet the Parents movies, The Visitor) was a writer on Up (2009)
14. 14.
    

    Jim Rash

     

    (Community, The Way, Way Back, Reno 911!) was a writer on the screenplay of The Descendants (2011)
15. 15.
    

    Ray Bradbury

     

    (Fahrenheit 451, Something Wicked this Way Comes, The Illustrated Man) was a writer on Moby Dick (1956)
16. 16.
    

    John Hughes

     

    (Home Alone, Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off) has a story credit on Drillbit Taylor (2008)