David Seltzer
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David Seltzer (* 1940 in Highland Park , Illinois ) is an American screenwriter , film producer and film director . He was best known as the writer of the original screenplay for The Omen .
Life
Seltzer also wrote the scripts for the horror film Prophecy , the comedy film My Giant , the tragicomedy Lucas , the film drama Punchline and the thriller Like a Light in a Dark Night . He was also the director of the last three. In the literary film adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , he is said to have rewritten 30% of the screenplay by Roald Dahl , who also wrote the book. Seltzer is not mentioned in the credits, however.
In 2002 he founded the talent and production company Management 360 with Eric Kranzler , Guymon Casady , Suzan Bymel , Evelyn O'Neill and Daniel Rappaport .
Awards
In 1975 and 1977 he won the Humanitas Prize in the Prime Time TV 90 minute category .
For the film Like a Light in Dark Night , he was awarded the Golden Raspberry for the worst director in 1992 and was nominated for the worst screenplay for the same film .
The Writers Guild of America recognized him for Cinema Verite in 2012 and nominated him for The Omen and The Hellstrom Chronicle in 1977 and 1972 .
Filmography
As a director
- 1986: Lucas
- 1988: Punchline - The Pop Effect (Punchline)
- 1992: Like a Light in a Dark Night (Shining Through)
- 2001: Nobody's Baby
As screenwriter (selection)
- 1971: The Hellstrom Chronicle (The Hellstrom Chronicle) - Directed by: Walon Green
- 1971: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory) - Directed by Mel Stuart
- 1972: König, Dame, Bube (King, Queen, Knave) - Director: Jerzy Skolimowski
- 1972: My Heart Needs Love (One is a lonely Number) - Director: Mel Stuart
- 1975: The Other Side of the Mountain - Director: Larry Peerce
- 1976: Das Omen (The Omen) - Director: Richard Donner
- 1979: Prophecy - Director: John Frankenheimer
- 1982 Six Weeks - Director: Tony Bill
- 1983: Table for Five - Directed by Robert Lieberman
- 1986: Lucas (also director)
- 1988: Punchline - Der Knalleffekt (Punchline) (also director)
- 1990: Bird on a Wire (Bird on a Wire) - Director: John Badham
- 1992: Like a Light in a Dark Night (Shining Through) (also director)
- 1998: The Eighteenth Angel - Director: William Bindley
- 2001: Nobody's Baby (also director)
- 2002: Under the Sign of the Dragonfly (Dragonfly) - Director: Tom Shadyac
- 2006: The Omen (The Omen) - Director: John Moore
Web links
- David Seltzer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Guymon Casady . In: Variety.com , accessed January 1, 2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Seltzer, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter, film producer and film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Highland Park , Illinois |