Joe Eszterhas Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Joe Eszterhas

Joe Eszterhas

Writing

Biography

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 Wikipedia

Filmography Movies

Acting

The Tobacco Conspiracy movie poster
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The Tobacco Conspiracy

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The Tobacco Conspiracy
Himself
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn movie poster
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An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

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An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Joe Eszterhas
The First Film movie poster
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The First Film

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The First Film
Himself
You Don't Nomi movie poster
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You Don't Nomi

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You Don't Nomi
Himself (archive footage)
Basic Instinct: Sex, Death & Stone movie poster
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Basic Instinct: Sex, Death & Stone

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Basic Instinct: Sex, Death & Stone
Self
Jackie Chan: My Story movie poster
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Jackie Chan: My Story

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Jackie Chan: My Story
Self - Showgirls' Writer
Prüdes Hollywood - Laster, Lust und Leidenschaft im Film movie poster
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Prüdes Hollywood - Laster, Lust und Leidenschaft im Film

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Prüdes Hollywood - Laster, Lust und Leidenschaft im Film
Carolco, un rêve hollywoodien movie poster
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Carolco, un rêve hollywoodien

Production

Basic Instinct movie poster
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Basic Instinct

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Basic Instinct
Screenplay
Flashdance movie poster
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Flashdance

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Flashdance
Screenplay
Sliver movie poster
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Sliver

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Sliver
Screenplay
Nowhere to Run movie poster
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Nowhere to Run

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Nowhere to Run
Screenplay
Music Box movie poster
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Music Box

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Music Box
Screenplay
Betrayed movie poster
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Betrayed

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Betrayed
Writer
Jagged Edge movie poster
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Jagged Edge

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Jagged Edge
Screenplay
F.I.S.T. movie poster
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F.I.S.T.

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F.I.S.T.
Writer
Big Shots movie poster
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Big Shots

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Big Shots
Writer
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn movie poster
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An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

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An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Writer

Gallery

Joe Eszterhas portrait