Curtis Hanson

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Curtis Hanson (2007)

Curtis Lee Hanson (born March 24, 1945 in Reno , Nevada , † September 20, 2016 in Hollywood Hills , California ) was an American director , screenwriter and film producer .

Life

Curtis Hanson dropped out of high school early. After working as an editor and critic for a film magazine as a teenager, he grew into the film business as a photographer and screenwriter. He was particularly influenced by Alfred Hitchcock , and accordingly many of Hanson's films are thrillers. He worked as a screenwriter for veterans like Roger Corman and Samuel Fuller , and as a director on several horror films and thrillers , low budget, which made him gradually known, including Todfreunde - Bad Influence , in which he Hitchcock's Strangers on a train (Strangers on a Train) took as a model.

Hanson's first major success was the thriller The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (The Hand That Rocks the Cradle) and The River Wild (The River Wild) , with Meryl Streep first in their action movie role. His biggest hit was LA Confidential (1997), a film about police corruption against the backdrop of 1950s Hollywood based on a novel by James Ellroy . The film received almost unanimous praise from the critics and showed that Hanson knew not only about suspense, but also about staging complex characters at crucial stages in life. For this film he got u. a. the Oscar for best screenplay and nominations for best producer and director.

Hanson's next film The WonderBoys (2002), with Michael Douglas in an unusually unglamorous role as a slutty literature professor, was also a critical success. The video for Things Have Changed from Bob Dylan , the one with Oscar winning title song of the film, Hanson turned itself.

8 Mile (2002), Hanson's film adaptation of the life story of world rap star Eminem with the singer in the lead role, was a box-officehitand confirmed Hanson's reputation as one of the most prominent directors in Hollywood today.

Hanson, who called himself "more a film lover than a filmmaker," took an active part in preserving old films as chairman of the UCLA Film & Television Archives .

Filmography

As a director

As a producer

As a screenwriter

  • 1970: Voodoo Child (The Dunwich Horror)
  • 1972: Sweet Kill
  • 1978: G - Silent Partner (The Silent Partner)
  • 1978: Your partner is death (The Silent Partner)
  • 1982: White Dog (White Dog)
  • 1986: Times Square Gang (The Children of the Times Square)
  • 1987: The bedroom window (The Bedroom Window)
  • 1997: LA Confidential
  • 2007: Glück im Spiel (Lucky You)

As an actor

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Andrew L. Urban: Hanson, Curtis: Wonder Boys . Interview on Urban Cinefile, July 27, 2000, accessed on September 22, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Hanson, Curtis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hanson, Curtis Lee
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American director, screenwriter, actor and film producer
DATE OF BIRTH March 24, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Reno , Nevada, USA
DATE OF DEATH 20th September 2016
Place of death Hollywood Hills , California , United States