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Eszterhas was born on November 23, 1944, in Czakanydoroszlo, Hungary. At the age of six, his family moved to the United States, where Joe's father began writing what would become 30 historical novels about the Hungarian émigré community of Cleveland.
1966, at the age of 22, Joe graduated from Ohio University, where he was the editor of the campus daily. He took jobs as a reporter for newspapers in Dayton and Cleveland, and later became a political correspondent for Rolling Stone. During his time as a reporter, he both won awards and created considerable controversy, something he has been doing ever since.
In 1974, Joe published a novel, 'Charlie Simpson's Apocalypse', which was nominated for a National Book Award. After hooking up with noted Hollywood director Norman Jewison, Eszterhas' script was produced as a film in 1978, 'F.I.S.T.', starring Sylvester Stallone.
In 1983, he wrote the blockbuster hit 'Flashdance', which set of his incredible career as a high-profile Hollywood screenwriter. He followed it up with 'Jagged Edge' (1985) and 'Betrayed' (1988), and later established his reputation as 'Hollywood's highest paid screenwriter' in 1992, after selling the script 'Basic Instinct' for $3 million. Since then, Joe has put out a number of controversial thrillers and sold every one in the seven figure range. And from what it looks like, he is not stopping. |
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| Filmography: |
| 1998 Blaze of Glory |
| 1998 Male Pattern Baldness |
| 1997 Telling Lies in America |
| 1997 An Alan Smithee Film |
| 1997 Original Sin |
| 1995 Jade |
| 1995 Showgirls |
| 1993 Sliver |
| 1993 Nowhere to Run |
| 1992 Basic Instinct |
| 1990 Music Box |
| 1989 Checking Out |
| 1988 Betrayed |
| 1987 Big Shots |
| 1987 Hearts of Fire |
| 1985 Jagged Edge |
| 1983 Flashdance |
| 1978 F.I.S.T. |
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James Cameron's Titanic
by Douglas Kirkland (Photographer), Ed W. Marsh, James Cameron
An illustrated book about the making of James Cameron's epic 'Titanic', from the initial dives to the ship wreck on the bottom of the Atlantic in 1995 (by James Cameron himself), to the recreation of the ship by thousands of artists and craftsmen for the filming of the movie in 1997. This book is filled with pictures and illustrations that will take you back to the movie, to Jack and Rose, and to the site where the drama was brought to life.
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