Howard Franklin is an American screenwriter and film director, known for such films as The Name of the Rose[1] and his three collaborations with Bill Murray: Quick Change, Larger than Life, and The Man Who Knew Too Little.[2] His other films include The Public Eye, about a 1940s tabloid photographer modeled on the photojournalist Weegee and starring Joe Pesci; Someone to Watch Over Me[2] and The Big Year.
Howard Franklin | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, film director |
| Spouse | Anne Litt |
| Children | Nelson |
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Executive Producer |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Romancing the Stone | No | Uncredited | No | Script revisions |
| 1986 | The Name of the Rose | No | Yes | No | Co-written with Andrew Birkin, Gérard Brach and Alain Godard |
| 1987 | Someone to Watch Over Me | No | Yes | No | |
| 1990 | Quick Change | Yes | Yes | No | Co-directed with Bill Murray |
| 1992 | The Public Eye | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1996 | Larger than Life | Yes | No | No | |
| 1997 | The Man Who Knew Too Little | No | Yes | No | Co-written with Robert Farrar |
| 2001 | Antitrust | No | Yes | No | |
| 2007 | Fracture | No | Uncredited | No | Script revisions |
| 2011 | The Big Year | No | Yes | No | |
| 2015 | The King of 7B | No | Yes | Yes | Made-for-television film[3] Co-written with Dan Fogelman |
References
edit- ^ Canby, Vincent (September 24, 1986). "The Name of the Rose (1986) FILM: MEDIEVAL MYSTERY IN 'NAME OF THE ROSE'". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Howard Franklin". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-01-14.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (7 December 2012). "Craig Ferguson To Topline ABC Comedy Pilot 'The King of 7B'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
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