Howard Franklin

略歴

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Howard Franklin is an American screenwriter and film director. He wrote and directed the (now-cult) '90's comedy Quick Change, starring Bill Murray, Geena Davis and Jason Robards and The Public Eye, a thinly-veiled biography of the tabloid photographer, Weegee (starring Joe Pesci). His other screenplays include: Someone to Watch Over Me (directed by Ridley Scott); The Name of the Rose (starring Sean Connery); The Man Who Knew Too Little (with Bill Murray); and Antitrust, featuring Tim Robbins as a Bill Gates-like software billionaire. Description above from the Wikipedia article Howard Franklin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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ビッグ・ボーイズ しあわせの鳥を探して
Screenplay
『スクール・オブ・ロック』のジャック・ブラック、『ミッドナイト・イン・パリ』のオーウェン・ウィルソン、『ピンクパンサー』のスティーヴ・マーティンと、実力派が競演するコメディー。1年間で目にした野鳥の種類数を競う大会「ザ・ビッグ・イヤー」の最高記録更新を目指す男たちが、さまざまな出来事を経てそれぞれの人生を見つめ直す姿をつづる。製作総指揮を『ナイト ミュージアム』シリーズのベン・スティラーが、監督を『プラダを着た悪魔』のデヴィッド・フランケルが担当。主演三人のほほ笑ましい掛け合いも見ものだ。
サベイランス
Writer
A computer programmer's dream job at a hot Portland-based firm turns nightmarish when he discovers his boss has a secret and ruthless means of dispatching anti-trust problems.
Shiranasugita otoko
Screenplay
An American gets a ticket for an audience participation game in London, then gets involved in a case of mistaken identity. As an international plot unravels around him, he thinks it's all part of the act.
Larger Than Life
Director
Motivational Speaker Jack Corcoran is determined to get his career off the ground, but the biggest gigs he can get are the ones nobody wants. Then one day, he receives a telegram that his circus clown father has passed away, and has left a "huge" inheritance. When he gets there, he finds that his inheritance has come in the form of an elephant that was his father's pride and joy in circus acts. His main intention is to sell the pachyderm off. Jack must choose between loud and rude zookeeper Mo or attractive animal show owner Terry. As the two treks through the country Jack and the elephant develop a bond, and it changes his approach on life for the better.
The Public Eye
Director
A crime photographer gets involved in a conspiracy.
The Public Eye
Writer
A crime photographer gets involved in a conspiracy.
Quick Change
Screenplay
With the aid of his girlfriend, Phyllis Potter, and best friend, Loomis, Grimm enters a Manhattan bank dressed as a clown, creates a hostage situation and executes a flawless robbery. The only thing left for the trio to do is make their getaway out of the city and to the airport. It sounds simple enough, but it seems that fate deserts them immediately after the bank heist. One mishap after another conspires to keep these robbers from reaching freedom.
Quick Change
Director
With the aid of his girlfriend, Phyllis Potter, and best friend, Loomis, Grimm enters a Manhattan bank dressed as a clown, creates a hostage situation and executes a flawless robbery. The only thing left for the trio to do is make their getaway out of the city and to the airport. It sounds simple enough, but it seems that fate deserts them immediately after the bank heist. One mishap after another conspires to keep these robbers from reaching freedom.
Someone to Watch Over Me
Screenplay
Claire Gregory, an upper class New York personality, witnesses a murder in a luxurious nightclub. Detective Mike Keegan, recently promoted, is assigned to protect her.
薔薇の名前
Screenplay
中世イタリアの修道院に、イギリスの修道士がやってきた。彼は、おりしも発生した連続殺人事件を調査することになるが……。ウンベルト・エーコの暗喩と象徴に満ちた同名小説の映画化作品。