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Howard Franklin
Writer

Howard Franklin

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Howard Franklin is an American screenwriter and film director. He wrote and directed the (now-cult) '90's comedy Quick Change, starring Bill Murray, Geena Davis and Jason Robards and The Public Eye, a thinly-veiled biography of the... Read full bio →

Filmography

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7 titles
The Big Year

The Big Year

David Frankel 2011 1h 42m 5.6

Three avid bird watchers compete to spot the rarest birds in North America at a prestigious annual event.

Antitrust

Antitrust

Peter Howitt 2001 1h 48m 6.2

A computer programmer's dream job at a hot Portland-based firm turns nightmarish when he discovers his boss has a secret and ruthless means of dispatching anti-trust problems.

The Man Who Knew Too Little

The Man Who Knew Too Little

Jon Amiel 1997 1h 34m 6.5

An American gets a ticket for an audience participation game in London, then gets involved in a case of mistaken identity. As an international plot unravels around him, he thinks it's all part of the act.

The Public Eye

The Public Eye

Howard Franklin 1992 1h 39m 7.0

A crime photographer gets involved in a conspiracy.

Quick Change

Quick Change

Bill Murray, Howard Franklin 1990 1h 29m 7.3

Three thieves successfully rob a New York City bank, but making the escape from the city proves to be almost impossible.

Someone to Watch Over Me

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.

Der Name der Rose

Der Name der Rose

Jean-Jacques Annaud 1986 2h 10m 8.2

14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's authority and fight the shadowy conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence; which is considerable.

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