A movie called "The Core" is currently running in theatres. When we saw the trailers, Barb and I thought it looked really dumb, one of those movies featuring completely bogus science. But, surprise! the screenwriter has a physics degree from McGill, according to a Montreal Gazette story:
Screenwriter John Rogers's physics degree from McGill has finally come in handy. Rogers, who originally hails from Massachusetts, came up here to study physics at McGill University in the mid-1980s and ended up staying for a decade. After earning his bachelor of science degree from McGill, he started in the master's program there, but soon bailed to pursue his other passion at the time -- stand-up comedy.
I started my undergrad work in physics at McGill in 1991, and transferred to computer science in, erm, mid-1993 or thereabouts. Rogers might have still been hanging around the physics department at that point, but I don't remember him. (Then again, I don't remember any of the undergrads from that time, except for Greg and Jeffrey.)
The article also mentions that Rogers is currently doing final rewrites on a screenplay based on Asimov's Foundation books.