Howard Sackler

Movies

Down River
Writer
Four soldiers trapped behind enemy lines must confront their fears and desires while finding a way back to their battalion.
Saint Jack
Screenplay
Jack Flowers is an American hustler trying to make his fortune in 1970s Singapore in small time pimping. His dreams of building a fortune by running a brothel himself and returning to the States is materialized when he is offered the opportunity by the CIA to run a brothel for the R&R activities of U.S. soldiers on leave in Singapore.
Jaws 2
Screenplay
Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.
Gray Lady Down
Screenplay
The USS Neptune, a nuclear submarine, is sunk off the coast of Connecticut after a collision with a Norwegian cargo ship. The navy must attempt a potentially dangerous rescue in the hope of saving the lives of the crew.
The Great White Hope
Screenplay
A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
Killer's Kiss
Screenplay
The film revolves around Davey Gordon, a 29 year old welterweight New York boxer in the end of his career, and his relationship with a dancer and her violent employer.
Fear and Desire
Writer
After their airplane crashes behind enemy lines, four soldiers must survive and try to find a way back to their battalion. However, when they come across a local peasant girl the horrors of war quickly become apparent.