He eventually transferred to UCLA to study film and while there wrote his first screenplay, “River’s Edge.” Produced in 1986 and directed by Tim Hunter, “River’s Edge” was described as ...

Neil Jimenez, who won three Indie Spirit Awards for writing River’s Edge and writing and co-directing ... Helen Hunt and Wesley Snipes also starred in the film, which won Indie Spirits for ...

While at UCLA Film School, he wrote “River’s Edge” at 21, the film that put him on the map. Starring Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, and Dennis Hopper, the coming-of-age thriller is now ...