Writing
Norman Wexler
Born August 16, 1926 · New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
Died August 23, 1999 · aged 73
Norman Wexler (August 16, 1926 – August 23, 1999) was an American screenwriter whose work included the films Saturday Night Fever, Serpico and Joe.
Known For
Saturday Night Fever · 1977Saturday Night Fever
★ 6.71977
MovieDrama
Tony spends his Saturdays at a disco where his stylish moves raise his popularity among the patrons. But his life outside the disco is not easy and things change when he gets attracted to Stephanie.
Raw Deal · 1986Raw Deal
★ 5.81986
MovieActionCrime
Mark Kaminsky is kicked out of the FBI for his rough treatment of a suspect. He winds up as the sheriff of a small town in North Carolina. FBI Chief Harry Shannon, whose son has been killed by a mobster named Patrovina, enlists Kaminsky in a personal vendetta with a promise of reinstatement into the FBI if Patrovina is taken down. To accomplish this, he must go undercover and join Patrovina's gang.
Serpico · 1973Serpico
★ 7.51973
MovieCrimeDrama
New York cop Frank Serpico blows the whistle on the rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.
Staying Alive · 1983Staying Alive
★ 5.81983
MovieDramaMusic
It's five years later and Tony Manero's Saturday Night Fever is still burning. Now he's strutting toward his biggest challenger yet - making it as a dancer on the Broadway stage.
Mandingo · 1975Mandingo
★ 6.61975
MovieRomanceDrama
Warren Maxwell, the owner of a run-down plantation, pressures his son, Hammond, to marry and produce an heir to inherit the plantation. Hammond settles on his own cousin, Blanche, but purchases a sex slave when he returns from the honeymoon. He also buys his father a new Mandingo slave named Mede to breed and train as a prize-fighter.
Drum · 1976Drum
★ 5.21976
MovieHistoryAction
A mid-19th century mulatto slave is torn between his success as a pit-fighter and the injustices of white society.
Joe · 1970Joe
★ 6.51970
MovieDramaCrime
After murdering his daughter's drug-dealing boyfriend, a wealthy ad executive stumbles into a bar and strikes up an uneasy alliance with Joe Curran, a drunken bigot with a bloodlust who works at a local factory.
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