8 6 ), ▁F atal ▁Att raction ▁( 1 9 8 7 ), ▁The ▁Acc used ▁( 1 9 8 8 ) ▁and ▁Ghost ▁( 1 9 9 0 ). ▁Tan en ▁res igned ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁with ▁the ▁respons ib ilities ▁included ▁in ▁his ▁position ▁split ▁between ▁Sid ▁Gan is ▁and ▁Barry ▁London . ▁ ▁The ▁character ▁B iff ▁T ann en ▁in ▁the ▁Back ▁to ▁the ▁Future ▁films ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁Tan en . ▁Writ ers ▁Bob ▁G ale ▁and ▁Robert ▁Z eme ck is ▁had ▁met ▁with ▁Tan en ▁during ▁a ▁script ▁meeting ▁for ▁I ▁W anna ▁Hold ▁Your ▁Hand ▁where ▁Tan en ▁had ▁react ed ▁in ▁ag gress ive ▁fashion ▁to ▁their ▁writing , ▁acc using ▁them ▁of ▁attempting ▁to ▁produce ▁an ▁anti - sem it ic ▁film . ▁ ▁Tan en ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁independent ▁film ▁production ▁after ▁leaving ▁Param ount , ▁working ▁on ▁films ▁such ▁as ▁Guard ing ▁T ess ▁( 1 9 9 4 ), ▁C ops ▁& ▁Rob bers ons ▁( 1 9 9 4 ) ▁and ▁Mary ▁Re illy ▁( 1 9 9 6 ). ▁ ▁Tan en ▁died ▁at ▁age ▁ 7 7 ▁on ▁January ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁in ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Santa ▁Mon ica , ▁California . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 9 ▁death s ▁Category : Bus iness people ▁from ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁personnel