Paul Schrader

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 34 wins & 67 nominations. See more awards »

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First Reformed Writer

(2017)

Affliction Writer

(1997)

Taxi Driver Writer

(1976)

Raging Bull Writer

(1980)

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Writer (27 credits)

Nine Men from Now (pre-production)

The Card Counter (screenplay) (filming)

The Jesuit (screenplay) (completed)

2017/II Dark

2017 First Reformed (written by)

2014 Dying of the Light (screenplay)

2007 The Walker (written by)

1999 Bringing Out the Dead (screenplay)

1999 Forever Mine (written by)

1997 Affliction (screenplay)

1997 Touch (screenplay)

1996 City Hall (written by)

1992 Light Sleeper (written by)

1988 The Last Temptation of Christ (screenplay)

1987 Light of Day (written by)

1986 The Mosquito Coast (screenplay)

1985 Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (written by)

1982 Cat People (uncredited)

1980 Raging Bull (screenplay)

1980 American Gigolo (written by)

1979 Old Boyfriends (written by)

1979 Hardcore (written by)

1978 Blue Collar (written by)

1977 Rolling Thunder (original story) / (screenplay)

1976 Obsession (screenplay by) / (story by)

1976 Taxi Driver (written by)

1974 The Yakuza (screenplay)

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Director (26 credits)

Nine Men from Now (pre-production)

The Card Counter (filming)

2017/II Dark

2017 First Reformed

2016/I Dog Eat Dog

2014 Dying of the Light

2013 Venice 70: Future Reloaded (Documentary)

2013 The Canyons

2008 Adam Resurrected

2007 The Walker

2005 Dominion

2002 Auto Focus

1999 Forever Mine

1997 Affliction

1997 Touch

1995 Untitled: New Blue (Documentary short)

1994 Witch Hunt (TV Movie)

1992 Light Sleeper

1990 The Comfort of Strangers

1988 Patty Hearst

1987 Light of Day

1985 Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

1982 Cat People

1980 American Gigolo

1979 Hardcore

1978 Blue Collar

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Soundtrack (4 credits)

2002 Auto Focus (writer: "Snap!")

1998 A Civil Action (lyrics: "Hard Workin' Man" (1978))

1980 American Gigolo ("Love and Passion")

1978 Blue Collar (lyrics: "Hard Workin Man")

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Producer (2 credits)

The Jesuit (executive producer) (completed)

1979 Old Boyfriends (executive producer)

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Actor (1 credit)

2016/I Dog Eat Dog
El Greco

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Thanks (10 credits)

2019 Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (the filmmakers would like to give their thanks to the following for their generous support and contribution to our film)

2018 Relaxer (special thanks)

2015 American Johns (Short) (special thanks)

2015/I Jasmine (special thanks)

2014 The Story of Red (Short) (special thanks - as Schrader)

2012 Walk of Fame (Video short) (special thanks)

2001 'Obsession' Revisited (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

1999 Making 'Taxi Driver' (Video documentary) (special thanks)

1996 Waiting for Guffman (special thanks: for dialogue from Raging Bull)

1927 Metropolis (special thanks - 1984 restoration)

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Self (67 credits)

2020 Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business (Documentary) (completed)
Self

2020 Paul Schrader: Man in a Room (Documentary short)
Self

2019 34th Film Independent Spirit Awards (TV Special)
Self - Nominee

2019 Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter (TV Series)
Self

- Writers (2019) ... Self

2019 Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series)
Self

- Ice-T/Paul Schrader/Tucker Rule (2019) ... Self

2018 What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael (Documentary)
Self

2017 We Blew It (Documentary)
Self

2011-2017 Días de cine (TV Series)
Self - Interviewee

- Episode dated 26 January 2017 (2017) ... Self - Interviewee

- Episode dated 13 October 2016 (2016) ... Self - Interviewee

- Episode dated 27 February 2014 (2014) ... Self - Interviewee

- Episode dated 24 October 2013 (2013) ... Self - Interviewee

- Episode dated 10 March 2011 (2011) ... Self - Interviewee

2016 Film 2017 (TV Series)
Self - Interviewee

- Episode #45.10 (2016) ... Self - Interviewee

- Episode #45.9 (2016) ... Self - Interviewee

2016 Taxi Driver: 40th Anniversary Cast Q&A (Video documentary short)
Self

2016 Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series)
Self

- Matt Lanter/DIIV/Paul Schrader (2016) ... Self

2016 Cinema 3 (TV Series)
Self - Interviewee

- Episode dated 15 October 2016 (2016) ... Self - Interviewee

2016 Ken San (Documentary)
Self

2016 Today (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode dated 22 April 2016 (2016) ... Self - Guest

2015 Hitchcock/Truffaut (Documentary)
Self

2015 Behind the Scenes: Dying of the Light (Video documentary short)
Self

2014 Liberatum Inspiring Creativity (Short)
Self

2014 More Than a Remake: An Interview with Paul Schrader (Video short)
Self

2013 Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (Documentary)
Self

2013 The Seventh Art (TV Series)
Self

- Issue 13 (2013) ... Self

2013 The Making of 'Rolling Thunder' (Video short)
Self

2013 Milius (Documentary)
Self

2011 Eames: The Architect & The Painter (Documentary)
Self

2011 The Story of Film: An Odyssey (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Self - Interviewee

- American Cinema of the 70s (2011) ... Self - Interviewee

- European New Wave (2011) ... Self - Interviewee

- Post-War Cinema (2011) ... Self - Interviewee

2011 These Amazing Shadows (Documentary)
Self

2010 Godard Made in USA (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2010 Hollywood's Best Film Directors (TV Series)
Self - Interviewee / Film Director

- Paul Schrader (2010) ... Self - Interviewee / Film Director

2010 More Tales from the Script (Video documentary)
Self

2009 Na plovárne (TV Series)
Self

- Na plovárne s Paulem Schraderem (2009) ... Self

2009 The Rules of Film Noir (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2009 Nouvelle vague vue d'ailleurs (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2009 Metropolis (TV Series)
Self

- Ein Tag mit Paul Schrader (2009) ... Self

2009 Tales from the Script (Documentary)
Self

2008 Murnau, Borzage and Fox (Video documentary)
Self

2008 Erika Rabau: Puck of Berlin (Documentary)
Self

2007 God's Lonely Man (Video short)
Self

2007 Influence and Appreciation: A Martin Scorsese Tribute (Video documentary short)
Self

2007 Producing 'Taxi Driver' (Video documentary short)
Self - Guest

2006 Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light (Video documentary)
Self

2006 The Passion: Films, Faith & Fury (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2005 Budd Boetticher: An American Original (Video documentary)
Self

2005 Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (TV Movie documentary)
Self - Interviewee

2005 Pickpocket: Paul Schrader Introduction (Video documentary short)
Self

2004 Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz (TV Movie documentary)

2004 Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2003 Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (Video documentary)
Self - Interviewee

2003 A Decade Under the Influence (Documentary)
Self

2003 Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (Documentary)
Self

2002 The Directors (TV Series documentary)
Self

- The Films of Paul Schrader (2002) ... Self

2002 Festival Pass with Chris Gore (TV Series documentary)
Self

2002 Cat People: An Intimate Portrait by Paul Schrader (Video documentary short)
Self

2002 Heroes of Black Comedy (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Self

2001 The 100 Greatest Films (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1999 Making 'Taxi Driver' (Video documentary)
Self - Screenwriter

1999 Charlie Rose (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode dated 5 January 1999 (1999) ... Self - Guest

1998 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: The Antiheroes (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1998 Scene by Scene (TV Series)
Self

- Paul Schrader (1998) ... Self

1995 American Cinema (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Film Noir (1995) ... Self

1995 Untitled: New Blue (Documentary short)
Self

1995 The Hollywood Fashion Machine (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1993 Talking with Ozu (Documentary short)
Self

1990 Picture of Europe (TV Movie documentary)

1990 Hollywood Mavericks (Documentary)
Self

1985 De película (TV Series)
Self - Interviewee

- Ciudades de cine (III) (1985) ... Self - Interviewee

1985 The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Eddie Murphy/Paul Schrader (1985) ... Self - Guest

1984 Fear - Angst (TV Movie documentary)
Guest

1984 The Road to Bresson (Documentary)
Self

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Archive footage (1 credit)

2014 Lindsay (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Self

- Part One (2014) ... Self (uncredited)

Personal Details

Other Works:

Book: "Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer". Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 0306803356

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Alternate Names:

Schrader

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)

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Everything inside cinema rebels against spirituality. Cinema is based on action and based on empathy. These are not elements in the transcendental toolkit. In many ways, people who try to do spiritual or contemplative films are working against the grain of the medium itself. See more »

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Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival in 1987. See more »

Trademark:

His films are often set at night. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer

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