Douglas Cook was an American screenwriter. He passed away in July 2015. He is best known for writing the film The Rock (1996), which he co-wrote with his partner David Weisberg. Their past ventures include Payoff (1991), Holy Matrimony (1994) and the more recent Blank Slate, which is under production. The duo have written the 2016 film Criminal, which is an American action crime thriller drama directed by Ariel Vromen.