Derek Rydall (born April 18, 1968) is an American screenwriter, screenplay consultant, script doctor, stuntman, actor and author.
His biggest role was the lead in Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge,[1] along with Morgan Fairchild, Rob Estes, Pauly Shore, Jonathan Goldsmith and Kimber Sissons.
[citation needed] As a screenwriter, screenplay consultant, and script doctor, he has been on staff for Fox and Disney, developed projects for RKO, United Artists, Miramax, Fine Line, Universal, Saturn (Nicolas Cage's company), Deepak Chopra, Wildrice, Longbow, and the creators of "Air Force One" and "Ghost".
Additionally, Rydall script doctored on the feature films "Diamonds" and "No Turning Back.
[3] Rydall has worked one-on-one with numerous screenwriters, independent producers, and executives from around the world; and has sold, optioned, or been hired to write over 20 Film & TV projects.