Shane Black
Shane Black (born December 16, 1961) is an American filmmaker and actor who has written such films as Lethal Weapon, The Monster Squad, The Last Boy Scout, Last Action Hero, and The Long Kiss Goodnight. He is also known as the original creator of the Lethal Weapon franchise. As an actor, Black is best known for his role as Rick Hawkins in Predator (1987). He made his directorial debut with the film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in 2005. Black went on to write and direct Iron Man 3 (2013), The Nice Guys (2016), and The Predator (2018).
Known for
- Predator (1987)
- The Hunt for Red October (1990)
- As Good as It Gets (1997)
- RoboCop 3 (1993)
- Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter (2013)
- Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe (2014)
- An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998)
- Dead Heat (1988)
- Swing State (2017)
- Tales from the Script (2009)
- The Craft of Dirty Harry (2008)
- The Evolution of Clint Eastwood (2008)
- A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry (2008)
- Wolfman's Got Nards (2018)
- The Business End: Violence in Cinema (2008)
- The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry (2008)
- In Search of the Last Action Heroes (2019)
- If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' (2000)
- In Search of Tomorrow (2022)
- Any Day (2015)