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Hero (1992) -- A not-so-nice man rescues passengers from a crashed airliner, only to see someone else take credit.

Overview

Date of Birth:

12 April 1927, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA more

Trivia:

Ex-brother-in-law of Geraldine Brooks and Norma Crane. more

STARmeter:

Down 2% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 3 nominations more

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(7 articles)

Gary Ross Joins 'Spider-Man 4' Writers
(From CinemaSpy. 9 July 2009, 2:10 PM, PDT)
Yet Another Writer Hired for Spider-Man 4
(From FilmJunk. 9 July 2009, 6:58 AM, PDT)

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Spider-Man 3 (2007)	(screenplay)	2007	$885M	6.4 (130,357)
	AKAs: Spider-Man 3: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
2.	Spider-Man 2 (2004)	(screenplay)	2004	$784M	7.7 (130,608)
	AKAs: Spider-Man 2.1 (USA: recut version) Spider-Man 2: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
3.	Unfaithful (2002)	(screenplay)	2002	-	6.5 (21,818)
	AKAs: Infidèle (France) Untreu (Germany)
4.	Anywhere But Here (1999)	(screenplay)	1999	-	5.9 (8,044)

5.	Bogus (1996)	(screenplay)	1996	-	4.8 (2,483)

6.	Hero (1992/I)	(story)	1992	$66.5M	6.3 (9,803)
	AKAs: Accidental Hero (UK)
7.	Other People's Money (1991)	(screenplay)	1991	-	5.9 (3,754)
	AKAs: Riqueza ajena (USA: Spanish title: video title)
8.	What About Bob? (1991)	(story)	1991	-	6.8 (20,981)

9.	White Palace (1990)	(screenplay)	1990	-	6.3 (2,861)

10.	Dominick and Eugene (1988)	(writer)	1988	-	6.9 (1,487)
	AKAs: Nicky and Gino (UK)
11.	Nuts (1987)	(screenplay)	1987	-	6.6 (2,624)

12.	Ordinary People (1980)	(screenplay)	1980	-	7.8 (15,318)

13.	Straight Time (1978)	(story)	1978	-	7.2 (1,858)

14.	Julia (1977)	(writer)	1977	-	7.4 (3,079)

15.	Bobby Deerfield (1977)	(screenplay)	1977	-	5.6 (1,288)
	AKAs: Heaven Has No Favorites (Australia)
16.	A Star Is Born (1976)	(uncredited)	1976	-	6.1 (2,350)

17.	Paper Moon (1973)	(screenplay)	1973	-	8.1 (8,678)

18.	Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing (1973)	(writer)	1973	-	7.1 (184)

19.	The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)	(screenplay)	1972	-	7.4 (638)

20.	Footsteps (1972) (TV)	(writer)	1972	-	5.4 (33)
	AKAs: Footsteps: Nice Guys Finish Last (USA: alternative title) Nice Guys Finish Last
21.	The Impatient Heart (1971) (TV)	(writer)	1971	-	5.0 (128)

22.	I Walk the Line (1970)	(screenplay)	1970	-	6.5 (561)

23.	The Sterile Cuckoo (1969)	(writer)	1969	-	6.8 (810)
	AKAs: Pookie (UK)
24.	The Stalking Moon (1968)	(screenplay)	1968	-	6.6 (584)

25.	"Coronet Blue" (1967)	(1 episode, 1967)	1967	-	8.3 (41)
	1 TV episode: "Coronet Blue: Saturday (#1.8)" (writer)
26.	"Run for Your Life" (1965)	(2 episodes, 1966-1967)	1967	-	7.8 (64)
	2 TV episodes: "Run for Your Life: A Choice of Evils (#2.27)" (teleplay) "Run for Your Life: In Search of April (#1.20)" (teleplay)
27.	Gambit (1966)	(screenplay)	1966	-	7.0 (1,119)

28.	"For the People" (1965)	(1 episode, 1965)	1965	-	8.0 (6)
	1 TV episode: "For the People: Secure Any Special Priviledge or Advantage (#1.8)" (writer)
29.	"Mr. Novak" (1963)	(1 episode, 1965)	1965	-	6.5 (29)
	1 TV episode: "Mr. Novak: Enter a Strange Animal (#2.16)" (writer)
30.	"The Nurses" (1962)	(7 episodes, 1963-1964)	1964	-	7.8 (18)
	AKAs: The Doctors and the Nurses (USA: new title) 7 TV episodes: "The Nurses: So Some Girls Play the Cello (#3.10)" (writer) "The Nurses: A Postcard from Yucatan (#2.32)" (writer) "The Nurses: Is There Room for Edward? (#2.19)" (writer) "The Nurses: The Guilt of Molly Kane (#2.9)" (writer) "The Nurses: A Question of Mercy (#1.24)" (writer) 2 episodes not shown.
31.	"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1962)	(1 episode, 1964)	1964	-	8.6 (318)
	1 TV episode: "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: The Ordeal of Mrs. Snow (#2.25)" (teleplay)
32.	"Route 66" (1960)	(4 episodes, 1963-1964)	1964	-	8.0 (233)
	4 TV episodes: "Route 66: Follow the White Dove with the Broken Wing (#4.20)" (writer) "Route 66: Is It True There Are Poxies at the Bottom of Landfair Lake? (#4.14)" (writer) "Route 66: 93 Percent in Smiling (#4.12)" (writer) "Route 66: Shadows of an Afternoon (#3.30)" (writer)
33.	"Ben Casey" (1961)	(3 episodes, 1962-1963)	1963	-	7.6 (107)
	3 TV episodes: "Ben Casey: Dispel the Black Cyclone That Shakes the Throne (#3.12)" (story) "Ben Casey: Saturday, Surgery, and Stanley Schultz (#2.13)" (writer) "Ben Casey: To a Grand and Natural Finale (#1.23)" (writer)
34.	"Naked City" (1958)	(3 episodes, 1962-1963)	1963	-	8.6 (168)
	3 TV episodes: "Naked City: Color Schemes Like Never Before (#4.30)" (writer) "Naked City: Howard Running Bear Is a Turtle (#4.27)" (writer) "Naked City: Spectre of the Rose Street Gang (#4.14)" (story) (writer)
35.	"Empire" (1962)	(2 episodes, 1962)	1962	-	9.6 (11)
	AKAs: Big G (UK) 2 TV episodes: "Empire: The Fire Dancer (#1.7)" (writer) "Empire: Walk Like a King (#1.6)" (writer)
36.	"Bus Stop" (1961)	(1 episode, 1961)	1961	-	8.0 (21)
	1 TV episode: "Bus Stop: Jaws of Darkness (#1.14)" (teleplay)
37.	"General Electric Theater" (1953)	(1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	8.1 (72)
	AKAs: G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title) G.E. True Theater (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: "General Electric Theater: Don't You Remember? (#8.31)" (writer)
38.	"Chevron Hall of Stars" (1956)	(1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	-
	1 TV episode: "Chevron Hall of Stars: A Man Named March" (story and screenplay)

Actor View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	From Here to Eternity (1953)	(uncredited) Nair	1953	-	7.9 (13,817)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Killshot (2008)	(thanks)	2008	-	6.3 (7,258)

2.	"Ready or Not" (1993)	thanks (1 episode, 1993)	1993	-	8.3 (286)
	AKAs: Les premières fois (Canada: French title) 1 TV episode: "Ready or Not: Thirty-Two Double A (#1.1)" (thanks)
3.	Przesluchanie (1989)	(special thanks)	1989	-	8.5 (504)
	AKAs: Interrogation Przesłuchanie (Poland)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (1981) (TV)	Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay	1981	-	5.7 (81)

2.	The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978) (TV)	Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay	1978	-	6.6 (116)

Additional Details

Other Works:

Did an uncredited rewrite for Spider-Man (2002) as a favor to his wife, one of the film's producers, Laura Ziskin. more

Genres:

Drama | Crime | Comedy | Action more

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel | Character Name In Title | Friendship | Beautiful Woman more

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