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David Shire

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David Shire

Born July 3, 1937 · Buffalo, New York, USA (age 89)

David Lee Shire (born July 3, 1937) is an American songwriter and composer. He has scored Broadway musicals such as Baby (1983) and Big (1996) and films such as The Conversation (1974), Saturday Night Fever (1977), and Zodiac (2007). He was married to Talia Shire from 1970 - 1980 and has been married to Didi Conn since 1984.

Known For

ZodiacZodiac · 2007
Zodiac
★ 7.52007
MovieCrimeMystery
Over the course of a decade, editors of the San Francisco Chronicle entice themselves in the murders of the Zodiac Killer. However, as time runs its course, interest in the case dwindles in the eyes of the professionals. The Killer stops interacting with the public. However, believing he has the answers, an amateur cartoonist from the initial sightings races against time to prevent what he believes is another murder.
Short CircuitShort Circuit · 1986
Short Circuit
★ 6.71986
MovieScience FictionComedy
After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he's human and escapes the lab. Hot on his trail is his designer, Newton, who hopes to get to Number 5 before the military does. In the meantime, a spunky animal lover mistakes the robot for an alien and takes him in, teaching her new guest about life on Earth.
All the President's MenAll the President's Men · 1976
All the President's Men
★ 7.71976
MovieDramaMystery
During the 1972 elections, two reporters' investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate scandal that compels President Nixon to resign from his post.
The ConversationThe Conversation · 1974
The Conversation
★ 7.51974
MovieCrimeDrama
A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
Saturday Night FeverSaturday Night Fever · 1977
Saturday 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.
20102010 · 1984
2010
★ 6.71984
MovieThrillerScience Fiction
While planet Earth poises on the brink of nuclear self-destruction, a team of Russian and American scientists aboard the Leonov hurtles to a rendezvous with the still-orbiting Discovery spacecraft and its sole known survivor, the homicidal computer HAL.
Farewell, My LovelyFarewell, My Lovely · 1975
Farewell, My Lovely
★ 6.61975
MovieCrimeMystery
Private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend, a former lounge dancer. While also investigating the murder of a client and the theft of a jade necklace, Marlowe becomes entangled with seductress Helen Grayle and discovers a web of dark secrets that are better left hidden.
Beyond a Reasonable DoubtBeyond a Reasonable Doubt · 2009
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
★ 5.72009
MovieThriller
Remake of a 1956 Fritz Lang film in which a novelist's investigation of a dirty district attorney leads to a setup within the courtroom.

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