Joe Eszterhas

Known for WritingBorn 1944-11-23 (age 81)Csakanydoroszlo, Hungary

József Antal Eszterhás (Hungarian: [ˈjoːʒɛf ɒntɒl ˈɛstɛrhaːʃ]; born November 23, 1944), credited as Joe Eszterhas, is a Hungarian-American writer. Born in Hungary, he grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States. After an early career as a journalist and editor, he entered the film industry. His first screenwriting credit was for the film F.I.S.T. (1978). He co-wrote the script for Flashdance, which became one of the highest-grossing films of 1983, and set off a lucrative and prolific run for his career. By the early 1990s, he was known as the highest-paid writer in Hollywood, and noted for his work in the erotic thriller genre. He was paid a then-record $3 million for his script Love Hurts, which was produced as Basic Instinct (1992), and following its success, news outlets reported he earned seven-figure payouts solely on the basis of two-to-four page outlines. Eszterhas' screenwriting career experienced a decline over the rest of the decade, with films such as Showgirls (1995), Jade (1995), and An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997), the latter receiving negative reviews and performing poorly at the box office. He mostly withdrew from Hollywood afterward, though he has since authored several books. His publications include American Rhapsody (2000), and two volumes of memoirs: Hollywood Animal (2004), an autobiography, and Crossbearer (2008), which detailed his adulthood return to the Catholic faith he was raised in. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Eszterhas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on WikipediaRead more

Movies & web series

Prüdes Hollywood - Laster, Lust und Leidenschaft im Film

Music Box

Basic Instinct

Children of Glory

Big Shots

Nowhere to Run

The First Film

Flashdance

F.I.S.T.

Carolco, un rêve hollywoodien

Jackie Chan: My Story

Jagged Edge

The Tobacco Conspiracy

You Don't Nomi

Betrayed

Telling Lies in America

Showgirls

Sliver

Jade

Basic Instinct 2

Checking Out

Hearts of Fire

Basic Instinct: Sex, Death & Stone

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

The Impact

Untitled Basic Instinct Reboot