hiː ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts lˈɪvɪŋ ɪn kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə æz ɐ skɹˈiːnɹaɪɾɚ, kˈoʊɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ɐ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks θɹˈɪlɚ kˈɔːld kɹˈɔskʌt ɐmˌʌŋ mˈɛni ˈʌðɚ pɹˈɑːdʒɛkts, bˈoʊθ kɹˈɛdɪɾᵻd ænd ʌŋkɹˈɛdɪɾᵻd.
He returned to the United States living in California as a screenwriter, co-writing a 1996 thriller called Crosscut among many other projects, both credited and uncredited.