Writing
Darryl Ponicsan
Born May 26, 1938 · Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA (age 88)
Darryl Ponicsan (born May 26, 1938) is an American writer. He is best known as the author of the 1970 novel The Last Detail, which was adapted into a 1973 film. A sequel, Last Flag Flying, based on his 2005 novel of the same name, was released in 2017 and he also co-wrote the screenplay with Richard Linklater. He also wrote the 1973 novel and screenplay Cinderella Liberty. Ponicsan writes mystery …
Known For
Random Hearts · 1999Random Hearts
★ 5.61999
MovieDramaRomance
After losing their spouses in a plane crash, an internal affairs cop and a congresswoman find each other's keys in each other's loved ones' possessions and discover that the two were having an affair.
Vision Quest · 1985Vision Quest
★ 6.41985
MovieDramaRomance
After deciding he needs to do something meaningful with his life, high school wrestler Louden Swain sets out on a mission to drop weight and challenge the area's undefeated champion, which creates problems with his teammates and health. Matters are complicated further when Louden's father takes in an attractive female drifter who's on her way to San Francisco.
Last Flag Flying · 2017Last Flag Flying
★ 6.72017
MovieDramaComedy
Thirty years after serving together in the Vietnam War, Larry, Sal and Richard reunite for a different type of mission: to bury Doc's son, a young Marine killed in Iraq. Forgoing the burial, the trio take the casket on a bittersweet trip up the coast to New Hampshire – along the way reminiscing and coming to terms with the shared memories of a war that continues to shape their lives.
School Ties · 1992School Ties
★ 6.51992
MovieDrama
When David Greene receives a football scholarship to a prestigious prep school in the 1950s, he feels pressure to hide the fact that he is Jewish from his classmates and teachers, fearing that they may be anti-Semitic. He quickly becomes the big man on campus thanks to his football skills, but when his Jewish background is discovered, his worst fears are realized and his friends turn on him with violent threats and public ridicule.
The Last Detail · 1973The Last Detail
★ 7.01973
MovieDramaComedy
Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison, but decide to show him one last good time along the way.
Cinderella Liberty · 1973Cinderella Liberty
★ 6.71973
MovieDramaRomance
A lonely Navy sailor falls in love with a Seattle hooker and becomes a surrogate father figure for her son during an extended liberty due to his service records being lost.
Taps · 1981Taps
★ 6.71981
MovieDrama
Military cadets take extreme measures to ensure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers.
The Enemy Within · 1994The Enemy Within
★ 5.81994
MovieThrillerDrama
A officer with the Joint Chiefs of Staff uncovers a planned military coup of the U.S. government and has only one week to prevent the takeover.
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