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Joe Eszterhas
Writing

Joe Eszterhas
Homepage
https://joeunchained.com
Known For
Writing
Birthday
1944-11-23,Csakanydoroszlo, Hungary
Gender
Male
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

The Tobacco Conspiracy

6

The Tobacco Conspiracy
2006-01-12

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

3.866

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998-02-27

6.167

The First Film
2015-07-03

5.846

You Don't Nomi
2021-05-13

Basic Instinct: Sex, Death & Stone

3.8

Basic Instinct: Sex, Death & Stone
2020-12-15

Jackie Chan: My Story

6.274

Jackie Chan: My Story
1998-07-17

Prüdes Hollywood - Laster, Lust und Leidenschaft im Film

8

Prüdes Hollywood - Laster, Lust und Leidenschaft im Film
2025-04-08

Carolco, un rêve hollywoodien

7

Carolco, un rêve hollywoodien
2026-06-20