Writer 86 years old

David Seltzer

Highland Park, Illinois, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Seltzer (born 1940) is an American screenwriter, producer and director, perhaps best known for writing The Omen (1976), and Bird on a Wire (1990), starring Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn. As writer/director, Seltzer's credits include... Read full bio →

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

13 titles

Cinema Verite

Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini 2011 1h 26m 6.0

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the first American family to be the subjects of a reality TV show.

The Omen

John Moore 2006 1h 50m 5.8

A diplomatic couple adopts the son of the devil without knowing it. A remake of the classic horror film of the same name from 1976.

Dragonfly

Tom Shadyac 2002 1h 44m 6.3

A grieving doctor is being contacted by his late wife through his patients near death experiences.

My Giant

Michael Lehmann 1998 1h 43m 6.0

Sammy, an agitated agent lost in the forest of the modern world, happens upon a gentle giant with a tall talent for friendship named Max.

Shining Through

David Seltzer 1992 2h 12m 6.0

An American woman of Irish and Jewish-German parentage goes undercover in Nazi Germany.

Bird on a Wire

John Badham 1990 1h 50m 5.1

A FBI informant has kept his new identity secret for 15 years, now an old flame has recognised him and the bad guys are back for revenge.

Punchline

David Seltzer 1988 2h 3m 6.5

Lilah Krytsick is a mother and housewife who's always believed she could be a stand-up comedian. Steven Gold is an experienced stand-up seemingly on the cusp of success. When the two meet, they form an unlikely friendship, and Steven tries to help the untried Lilah develop her stage act.

Someone to Watch Over Me

Ridley Scott 1987 1h 43m 5.3

A married New York cop falls for the socialite murder witness he's been assigned to protect.

Lucas

David Seltzer 1986 1h 40m 8.0

A socially inept fourteen year old experiences heartbreak for the first time when his two best friends -- Cappie, an older-brother figure, and Maggie, the new girl with whom he is in love -- fall for each other.

Prophecy

John Frankenheimer 1979 1h 42m 7.3

When a dispute occurs between a logging operation and a nearby Native American tribe, Dr. Robert Verne and his wife, Maggie, are sent in to mediate. Chief John Hawks insists the loggers are poisoning the water supply, and, though company man Isley denies it, the Vernes can't ignore the strangely mutated wildlife roaming the woods.