Kevin Wade

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Kevin Wade

Born March 9, 1954 · Chappaqua, New York, USA (age 72)

Kevin Wade (born March 9, 1954) is an American screenwriter and television producer. Born in Chappaqua, New York, Wade is a graduate of Connecticut College. He wrote the play Key Exchange, which was produced off-Broadway in 1981. Seven years later he received his first screen credit for Working Girl, which earned him nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay and the Writers Guild…

Known For

Meet Joe BlackMeet Joe Black · 1998
Meet Joe Black
7.41998
MovieFantasyDrama
Bill Parrish has it all - success, wealth and power. Days before his 65th birthday, he receives a visit from a mysterious stranger, Joe Black, who soon reveals himself as Death. In exchange for extra time, Bill agrees to serve as Joe's earthly guide. But will he regret his choice when Joe unexpectedly falls in love with Bill's beautiful daughter Susan?
Maid in ManhattanMaid in Manhattan · 2002
Maid in Manhattan
6.12002
MovieComedyDrama
Marisa Ventura is a struggling single mom who works at a posh Manhattan hotel and dreams of a better life for her and her young son. One fateful day, hotel guest and senatorial candidate Christopher Marshall meets Marisa and mistakes her for a wealthy socialite. After an enchanting evening together, the two fall madly in love. But when Marisa's true identity is revealed, issues of class and social status threaten to separate them. Can two people from very different worlds overcome their differences and live happily ever after?
Working GirlWorking Girl · 1988
Working Girl
6.61988
MovieComedyRomance
When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she takes a risky chance to reclaim it by impersonating him and running the project from his position.
JuniorJunior · 1994
Junior
5.21994
MovieComedyScience Fiction
A research scientist becomes the world's first pregnant man in order to test a drug he and a colleague have designed for expectant women. To carry out the trial, he has an embryo implant, believing that he will only carry the baby for three months – hardly expecting to face the prospect of giving birth.
Mr. BaseballMr. Baseball · 1992
Mr. Baseball
5.81992
MovieComedy
Jack Elliot, a one-time MVP for the New York Yankees is now on the down side of his baseball career. With a falling batting average, does he have one good year left and can the manager of the Chunichi Dragons, a Japanese Central baseball league find it in him?
True ColorsTrue Colors · 1991
True Colors
6.21991
MovieDrama
Two law school friends find themselves at odds when one becomes a Justice Department lawyer and the other goes into politics.
Key ExchangeKey Exchange · 1985
Key Exchange
5.01985
MovieComedyRomance
A young woman wants to get her boyfriend to commit to her, but the most she can get him to do is exchange apartment keys.
The Scenic RouteThe Scenic Route · 1978
The Scenic Route
5.81978
MovieDrama
An experimental drama that spins the tale of a woman, her sister, and the man who completes the triangle. Told through such fertile sources as grand opera, classical painting, and Victorian melodrama.

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