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Screenwriterdirector}}| yearsactive = 1966-present}} David Seltzer (born February 12, 1940) is an American screenwriter, producer and director, perhaps best known for writing the screenplays for The Omen (1976)The New York Times: “The Omen (1976) - The Screen: ‘Omen’ Is Nobody’s Baby” by RICHARD EDER June 26, 1976 and Bird on a Wire (1990). As writer-director, Seltzer’s credits include the 1986 teen tragi-comedy Lucas starring Corey Haim, Charlie Sheen and Winona Ryder,WEB, The New York Times,movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A0DE3DB1139F93BA15750C0A960948260, FILM: ‘LUCAS,’ TEEN-AGE ROMANCE, Goodman, Walter, March 28, 1986, the 1988 comedy Punchline starring Sally Field and Tom Hanks, and 1992’s Shining Through starring Melanie Griffith and Michael Douglas.

Early life

David Seltzer was born to a Jewish family in Highland Park, Illinois in 1940.BOOK, Erens, Patricia, The Jew in American Cinema, 978-0-253-20493-6, Indiana University Press, August 1988, 392,

Career

He was uncredited for his contributions to the 1971 musical film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. The author of the original book, Roald Dahl, is credited as sole screenwriter; however it has been revealed that Seltzer rewrote 30 per cent of Dahl’s script, adding such elements as the “Slugworth subplot”, music other than the original Oompa Loompa compositions (including Pure Imagination and The Candy Man), and the ending dialogue for the film.VIDEO, 2001, Pure Imagination: The Story of “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”, Two Dog Productions Inc., Seltzer’s writing credits include the screenplays for The Omen, Prophecy, Six Weeks, My Giant, Dragonfly and Bird on a Wire, starring Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn. He wrote and directed Lucas (1986), Punchline (1988), Shining Through (1992), and Nobody’s Baby (2001).Seltzer was reported to be writing an “Untitled Earthquake Project” for Hollywood director and producer J. J. Abrams, the plot of which is closely guarded, though it has been confirmed that the film is not a remake of 1974’s disaster film Earthquake.WEB, Borys, Kit, December 8, 2008, J. J. Abrams in for Earthquake Film,www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3id0839a35f93f478494fc466b33db0a25, The Hollywood Reporter, April 5, 2010, Seltzer is also reportedly working on a UK remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train, from the novel by Patricia Highsmith.WEB, Harry, Knowles, Harry Knowles, February 20, 2002, Remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train,www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3id0839a35f93f478494fc466b33db0a25, Ain’t It Cool News, April 5, 2010,

Filmography

Film{|class=“wikitable”! Year! Title! Director! Writer! Producer| 1971| Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory|{{no}}Uncredited}}|{{no}}| 1972| Two Is a Happy Number|{{no}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}| 1974Larry (1974 film)>Larry|{{no}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}| 1975| The Other Side of the Mountain|{{no}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}| 1976| The Omen|{{no}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}| 1979Prophecy (film)>Prophecy|{{no}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}| 1982| Six Weeks|{{no}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}| 1983| Table for Five|{{no}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}| 1986Lucas (film)>Lucas|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}| 1988Punchline (film)>Punchline|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}| 1990Bird on a Wire (film)>Bird on a Wire|{{no}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}| 1992| Shining Through|{{yes}}|{{yes}}|{{yes}}| 1997| The Eighteenth Angel|{{no}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}| 1998| My Giant|{{no}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}| 2002Dragonfly (2002 film)>Dragonfly|{{no}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}| 2006The Omen (2006 film)>The Omen|{{no}}|{{yes}}|{{no}}TV movies{|class=“wikitable”! Year! Title! Writer! Producer| 1977Green Eyes (1977 film)>Green Eyes|{{yes}}|{{yes}}| 1985Private Sessions (film)>Private Sessions|{{yes}}|{{no}}

References

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External links

• The Dialogue: Learn from the Masters Interview
• {{IMDb name|0783544}}

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