Pete Hamill

Writing

Pete Hamill

Born June 24, 1935 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died August 5, 2020 · aged 85

Pete Hamill was an American journalist, novelist, essayist and editor. During his career as a New York City journalist, he was described as "the author of columns that sought to capture the particular flavors of New York City's politics and sports and the particular pathos of its crime."

Known For

The InsiderThe Insider · 1999
The Insider
7.51999
MovieDramaThriller
A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.
King of New YorkKing of New York · 1990
King of New York
6.81990
MovieThrillerCrime
A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on Robin Hood.
The Yellow HandkerchiefThe Yellow Handkerchief · 2009
The Yellow Handkerchief
6.32009
MovieDramaRomance
A road trip through Louisiana transforms three strangers who were originally brought together by their respective feelings of loneliness.
One Fine DayOne Fine Day · 1996
One Fine Day
6.51996
MovieRomanceComedy
Melanie Parker, an architect and mother of Sammy, and Jack Taylor, a newspaper columnist and father of Maggie, are both divorced. They meet one morning when overwhelmed Jack is left unexpectedly with Maggie and forgets that Melanie was to take her to school. As a result, both children miss their school field trip and are stuck with the parents. The two adults project their negative stereotypes of ex-spouses on each other, but end up needing to rely on each other to watch the children as each must save his job. Humor is added by Sammy's propensity for lodging objects in his nose and Maggie's tendency to wander.
Flesh & BloodFlesh & Blood · 1979
Flesh & Blood
5.91979
MovieDramaTV Movie
A young street-tough-turned-boxer struggles to reach the top while finding his romance with an attractive TV reporter is complicated by an incestuous relationship with his mother.
The Yellow HandkerchiefThe Yellow Handkerchief · 1977
The Yellow Handkerchief
7.01977
MovieComedyDrama
A convict, newly released from prison for murder, joins two strangers on a road trip through Hokkaido to visit his ex-wife, whom he hasn't seen in four years, knowing that if she puts a yellow handkerchief on the window, it would mean that she wants him back at home.
ExposedExposed · 1983
Exposed
4.81983
MovieDrama
Wisconsin farm girl Elizabeth Carlson leaves family and her English teacher lover behind and escapes to New York. There she soon makes a career for herself as a fashion model. During a vernissage she's approached by a mysterious man whose motives are unclear...
DocDoc · 1971
Doc
6.11971
MovieWestern
Doc Holliday travels to Tombstone, Ariz., with prostitute Katie Elder. Although the trip is difficult because Doc is ill with tuberculosis, they eventually reach their destination, where Holliday is reunited with his old friend Marshal Wyatt Earp, who has been clashing with the Clanton gang. Tensions between Earp and the Clantons rise until their infamous final showdown brings it to a head.

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