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Considered one of the pioneer screenwriters of the action genre, Black made his mark with his Lethal Weapon screenplay. He also collaborated on the story of the sequel, Lethal Weapon 2. Each successive script he turned in had a higher price attached it, from The Last Boy Scout to The Long Kiss Goodnight, and in between a re-write on the McTiernan/Schwarzenegger Last Action Hero script. See full bio »

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???? Lethal Weapon 5 (characters) (announced)
 
2013 Iron Man 3 (screenplay) (filming)
 
2006 A.W.O.L (short) (as Holly Martins)
 
2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (screen story / screenplay)
 
1998 Lethal Weapon 4 (characters)
 
1996 The Long Kiss Goodnight (written by)
 
1993 Last Action Hero (screenplay)
 
1992 Lethal Weapon 3 (characters)
 
1991 The Last Boy Scout (screenplay / story)
 
1989 Lethal Weapon 2 (characters / story)
 
1987 The Monster Squad (written by)
 
1987 Lethal Weapon (written by)
 
Show ShowActor (10 titles)
2007 Monkeys
 
2002 The Boy Scout (short)
Henchman #2
 
1997 As Good as It Gets
Cafe 24 Manager Brian
 
1994 Night Realm
 
1993 RoboCop 3
Donnelly
 
1993 Mike the Detective (short)
 
1991 Dark Justice (TV series)
Caldecott Rush
– Nowhere to Hide (1991) … Caldecott Rush
 
1988 Dead Heat
Patrolman
 
1987 Predator
Hawkins
 
1986 Night of the Creeps
Cop in Police Station (uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
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2014 Agent: Century 21 (producer) (pre-production)
 
2006 A.W.O.L (short) (executive producer - as Harry Lime)
 
1996 The Long Kiss Goodnight (producer)
 
1991 The Last Boy Scout (executive producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2011/III Harvest (short) (thanks) (completed)
 
2011 La froideur de l'été (short) (very special thanks) (completed)
 
2008 Joe Dick (grateful acknowledgment)
 
Show ShowSelf (17 titles)
2011 Conversations with Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Writing the Hollywood Blockbuster … Himself
 
2009 Tales from the Script (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Evolution of Clint Eastwood (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Business End: Violence in Cinema (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Craft of Dirty Harry (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 We, the Screenwriter
Himself
 
2005 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 November 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 October 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 September 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Shootout (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.28 (2005) … Himself
 
2001 Predator: Old Painless (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Predator: Character Design (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Predator: Camouflage (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Predator: The Unseen Arnold (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Predator: Classified Action (video short)
Himself
 
2001 If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1997 An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn
Himself
 

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Alternate Names:

Harry Lime | Holly Martins

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Personal Quote:

What I missed was the ability to tell stories that felt more like novels -- that had more edge to them, and more risk. There are a lot of obscure movies in the '60s that are thrillers that don't have happy endings. Odd movies like Vanishing Point or even Point Blank or Night Moves that had this sort of bittersweetness about them -- this melancholy where the ending was... See more »

Trivia:

At UCLA, classmates were Tim Robbins, Paul Townsend, Delia Frankel. See more »

Trademark:

Five of his screenplays begin with the letter "L" See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius