David Newman is a Scriptwriter and Sound American born on 11 march 1954 at Los Angeles (USA)
David Newman
David Newman participated to
112 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those,
30 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Sound
, 1h28
Directed by Betty ThomasOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Fantasy,
Musical,
AnimationThemes Films about music and musicians,
Musical films,
Children's filmsActors Zachary Levi,
David Cross,
Jason Lee,
Justin Long,
Matthew Gray Gubler,
Wendie MalickRoles Original Music Composer
Rating46%
During a benefit concert in Paris, France, David Seville (Jason Lee) is injured. Having to recuperate there, Dave asks his aunt (Kathryn Joosten) to look after the Chipmunks, Alvin (Justin Long), Simon (Matthew Gray Gubler) and Theodore (Jesse McCartney). Arrangements are also made for them to go to school at West Eastman High School. After another accident, the Chipmunks are left in the care of Toby (Zachary Levi), Jackie's grandson. Meanwhile, Ian Hawke (David Cross) lives in the basement of JETT Records. Three singing female chipmunks, Brittany (Christina Applegate), Jeanette (Anna Faris) and Eleanor (Amy Poehler), also known as The Chipettes, emerge and Ian hires them as plot to get back at the Chipmunks and revive his career., 1h21
Directed by Carlos Saldanha,
Chris WedgeOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Fantasy,
Adventure,
AnimationThemes Films about animals,
Dinosaur films,
La préhistoire,
Transport films,
Animaux préhistoriques,
Films about dogs,
Road movies,
Children's films,
Mise en scène d'un mammifèreActors Chris Wedge,
Ray Romano,
John Leguizamo,
Otto Waalkes,
Denis Leary,
Goran VišnjićRoles Conductor
Rating74%
A saber-toothed squirrel (known as Scrat) is trying to find a place to store his prized acorn. Eventually, as he tries to stomp it into the ground, he causes a large crack in the ground that extends for miles and miles and sets off a large avalanche. He barely escapes, but finds himself stepped on by a herd of prehistoric animals. The animals are trying to avoid the ice age by migrating south. Sid, a clumsy ground sloth left behind by his family, decides to move on by himself but is attacked by two Brontops whom he angered. Sid is soon saved by Manfred ("Manny"), an agitated mammoth who fights them off and is heading north. Not wanting to be alone and unprotected, Sid follows Manny. Meanwhile, Soto, the leader of a Smilodon pride, wants revenge on a group of humans by eating the chief's baby son, Roshan, alive. Soto leads a raid on the human camp, during which Roshan's mother is separated from the rest and jumps down a waterfall when cornered by Soto's lieutenant, Diego. For his failure, Diego is sent to find and retrieve the baby., 1h31
Directed by Joseph Barbera,
William Hanna,
Brian LevantOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
FantasyThemes Films about animals,
Dinosaur films,
La préhistoire,
Alternate history films,
Buddy films,
Children's filmsActors John Goodman,
Rick Moranis,
Elizabeth Perkins,
Rosie O'Donnell,
Kyle MacLachlan,
Halle BerryRoles Original Music Composer
Rating50%
Slate and Co. Senior Executive Cliff Vandercave (Kyle MacLachlan) and secretary Miss Sharon Stone (Halle Berry) look at the company workers in the gravel pits while discussing their plan to swindle the company of its vast fortune and flee, but decided that they need someone to take responsibility for it. Fred Flintstone (John Goodman) loans his best friend and neighbor Barney Rubble (Rick Moranis) money so that he and his wife Betty (Rosie O'Donnell) can adopt a child named Bamm-Bamm, who can only pronounce his own name. Although the child is initially difficult to control due to being raised by Mastadons, as well as being superstrong, he eventually warms up to his new family. Barney vows to repay his friend, but Fred is visited by his mother-in-law, Pearl Slaghoople (Elizabeth Taylor), who objects to his decision. However, Fred's wife Wilma (Elizabeth Perkins) remains supportive of his decision.Scriptwriter
, 2h17
Directed by Richard Donner,
John GlenOrigin United-kingdomGenres Science fiction,
Fantastic,
Fantasy,
Action,
AdventureThemes Films about children,
Time travel films,
Superman films,
Films about extraterrestrial life,
Superhero films,
Super-héros inspiré de comics,
Films about extraterrestrial lifeActors Marlon Brando,
Gene Hackman,
Christopher Reeve,
Margot Kidder,
Jackie Cooper,
Ned BeattyRating73%
On the planet Krypton, using evidence provided by scientist Jor-El, the Ruling Council sentences three attempted insurrectionists, General Zod, Ursa, and Non, to "eternal living death" in the Phantom Zone. Despite his eminence, Jor-El is unable to convince the Council of his belief that Krypton will soon be destroyed when its sun explodes. To save his infant son, Kal-El, Jor-El launches a spacecraft containing him toward Earth, a distant planet with a suitable atmosphere, and where Kal-El's dense molecular structure will give him superhuman powers. Shortly after the launch, Krypton is destroyed.Sound
, 1h26
Directed by Raja GosnellOrigin USAGenres Fantastic,
Comedy,
AdventureThemes Films about animals,
Films about dogs,
Comedy horror films,
Children's films,
Mise en scène d'un mammifèreActors Neil Fanning,
Freddie Prinze, Jr.,
Sarah Michelle Prinze,
Seth Green,
Matthew Lillard,
Linda CardelliniRoles Conductor
Rating53%
In a warehouse, the Mystery, Inc. gang illustrates a plan to catch the Luna Ghost who has kidnapped Daphne Blake (Sarah Michelle Gellar), flying around with her bound and gagged which goes astray but ends with Shaggy Rogers (Matthew Lillard) and Scooby-Doo (voiced by Neil Fanning) causing the Ghost to be caught. The gang unmasks the Luna Ghost, who is revealed the janitor of the Wow-O-Toy Factory, Old Man Smithers, who wanted revenge after Pamela Anderson refused to go out with him (it is implied that he kidnapped Daphne, mistaking her for Pamela). After solving the mystery, constant arguments among the members of Mystery Incorporated about Fred Jones (Freddie Prinze, Jr.) taking credit for Velma Dinkley's (Linda Cardellini) ideas and Daphne always getting kidnapped cause the gang to go their separate ways, much to the dismay of Shaggy and Scooby.Scriptwriter
, 2h3
Directed by Richard Donner,
Richard LesterOrigin USAGenres Science fiction,
Fantastic,
Fantasy,
Action,
AdventureThemes Films about children,
Space adventure films,
Politique,
Films about terrorism,
Sur la Lune,
Films set in the future,
Superman films,
Films about extraterrestrial life,
Superhero films,
Super-héros inspiré de comics,
Sur la Lune,
Films about extraterrestrial life,
Alien invasions in films,
Arme nucléaire,
Disaster films,
White House in fictionActors Christopher Reeve,
Margot Kidder,
Gene Hackman,
Ned Beatty,
Jackie Cooper,
Sarah DouglasRating67%
Prior to the destruction of Krypton, the criminals General Zod (Terence Stamp), Ursa (Sarah Douglas) and Non (Jack O'Halloran) are sentenced to banishment into the Phantom Zone for insurrection and murder, amongst other crimes.Sound
, 1h40
Directed by Kevin LimaOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
FantasyThemes Films about animals,
Films about dogs,
Films about birds,
Children's films,
Mise en scène d'un mammifèreActors Glenn Close,
Ioan Gruffudd,
Alice Evans,
Tim McInnerny,
David Horovitch,
Ian William RichardsonRoles Original Music Composer
Rating48%
After three years in prison, Cruella de Vil (Glenn Close) has been cured of her desire for fur coats by Dr. Pavlov (David Horovitch) and is released into the custody of the probation office on the provision that she will be forced to pay the remainder of her fortune (eight million pounds) to all the dog shelters in the borough of Westminster should she repeat her crime. Cruella therefore mends her working relationship with her valet Alonso (Tim McInnerny) and has him lock away all her fur coats. Cruella's probation officer, Chloe Simon (Alice Evans), nevertheless suspects her, partly because Chloe is the owner of the now-adult Dipstick (one of the original 15 puppies of the previous film). Dipstick's mate Dottie has recently given birth to three puppies: Domino, Little Dipper, and Oddball, whereof Oddball lacks spots., 1h33
Directed by Raja GosnellOrigin USAGenres Fantastic,
Comedy,
Horror comedy,
Fantasy,
Action,
AdventureThemes Films about animals,
Films about dogs,
Ghost films,
Comedy horror films,
Children's films,
Mise en scène d'un mammifèreActors Freddie Prinze, Jr.,
Sarah Michelle Prinze,
Matthew Lillard,
Linda Cardellini,
Seth Green,
Peter BoyleRoles Conductor
Rating52%
Mystery Inc. (Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo) attend the opening of an exhibition at the Coolsonian Criminology Museum commemorating their past solved cases with monster costumes on display. However, the celebrations are interrupted by the Evil Masked Figure who steals two costumes using the reanimated Pterodactyl Ghost. The gang are ridiculed by journalist Heather Jasper Howe who starts a smear campaign against them. Concluding an old enemy is the mastermind, the gang revisit old cases, dismissing the former Pterodactyl Ghost, Jonathan Jacobo, due to his death during a failed prison escape, they guess Jeremiah Wickles, the Black Knight Ghost’s portrayer, is the culprit., 1h56
Directed by Donald PetrieOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceThemes Films about writers,
Films about journalistsActors Kate Hudson,
Matthew McConaughey,
Adam Goldberg,
Bebe Neuwirth,
Kathryn Hahn,
Annie ParisseRoles Original Music Composer
Rating65%
Andie Anderson (Kate Hudson) is a writer who works for a magazine called Composure as the "How to..." girl. She is bored and wishes she could write more about important things, such as politics, economics, religion, poverty; stuff she actually cares about. She soon finds herself writing an article called "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days". The idea comes about when Andie's friend, Michelle (Kathryn Hahn), experiences a minor breakdown after yet another break-up. Using her friend as inspiration, Andie reveals how she will actually start dating a guy and drive him away but "only using the classic mistakes women make"., 1h27
Directed by Steve CarrOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Fantasy,
RomanceThemes Films about animals,
Environmental films,
Films about dogs,
Mise en scène d'un ours,
Political films,
Children's films,
Mise en scène d'un mammifèreActors Eddie Murphy,
Kristen Wilson,
Raven-Symoné,
Steve Zahn,
Lisa Kudrow,
Mandy MooreRoles Original Music Composer
Rating47%
Lucky the dog (Norm Macdonald) explains Dr. John Dolittle's (Eddie Murphy) gift of talking to animals. John comes home from France and gives his wife a present from Paris. He also gives his daughter, Maya (Kyla Pratt), a chameleon, named Pepito., 1h32
Directed by Steve CarrOrigin USAGenres ComedyThemes Children's filmsActors Eddie Murphy,
Jason Statham,
Steve Zahn,
Jeff Garlin,
Regina King,
Anjelica HustonRoles Original Music Composer
Rating56%
Charlie Hinton (Eddie Murphy) is a recently laid-off food products marketing executive and stay-at-home father whose wife Kim (Regina King) has just gone back to work as a lawyer. They enroll their child, Ben (Khamani Griffin), in Chapman Academy, a very academic pre-school headed by Miss Harridan (Anjelica Huston). But when Kim finds out how much the parents have to pay per month, she takes Ben out of Chapman and looks for other daycare facilities. Unable to find either a suitable daycare or new employment, Hinton opens up a day care center in his home with the help of his best friend Phil Ryerson (Jeff Garlin) and calls it Daddy Day Care. At first, the local moms are suspicious of men wanting to work with children, but as Daddy Day Care is cheaper and more child-centered than the academy, the latter begins to lose students., 1h56
Directed by Danny DeVitoOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes Children's filmsActors Michael Douglas,
Kathleen Turner,
Danny DeVito,
Marianne Sägebrecht,
Dan Castellaneta,
Sean AstinRoles Original Music Composer
Rating68%
Lawyer Gavin D'Amato is in his office discussing a divorce case with a client. Noticing the man's determination to divorce his wife, Gavin decides to tell him the story of one of his clients, a personal friend of his., 1h42
Directed by Brian RobbinsOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceThemes Medical-themed films,
Obésité,
Films about sexuality,
LGBT-related films,
Transgender in film,
Films about disabilities,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related film,
Cross-dressing in filmActors Thandie Newton,
Terry Crews,
Cuba Gooding Jr.,
Khamani Griffin,
Eddie Murphy,
Clifton PowellRoles Original Music Composer
Rating42%
Norbit Albert Rice (Eddie Murphy) and Kate Thomas (Thandie Newton) are best friends as children at a combination Chinese restaurant and orphanage owned by their father figure, Mr. Wong (Eddie Murphy), but are separated when Kate gets adopted. While being bullied by twins on a playground one day, Norbit is saved by a tough, overweight girl named Rasputia Latimore (Eddie Murphy) who scares him into being her boyfriend. Though at first she genuinely likes Norbit and cares about him, going as far as intimidating other kids into letting Norbit play with them – Rasputia's kindness deteriorates as she grows up to be an ignorant, arrogant, vindictive, and mean-spirited woman. She eventually pressures Norbit into marrying her, and bullies, insults, and controls him to make sure that she keeps him all to herself. Norbit is also belittled by Rasputia's older brothers, Big Black Jack (Terry Crews), Blue (Lester 'Rasta' Speight), and Earl (Clifton Powell), working as a bookkeeper at their local construction company. The Latimore brothers also run a "security business" and instill fear in everyone in the town except Mr. Wong, who refuses to sell his establishment to them., 1h41
Directed by Robert LuketicOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceThemes Films about marriageActors Jennifer Lopez,
Jane Fonda,
Michael Vartan,
Monet Mazur,
Wanda Sykes,
Elaine StritchRoles Original Music Composer
Rating56%
Charlotte "Charlie" Cantilini (Jennifer Lopez) is a temp/dog walker/yoga instructor and aspiring fashion designer from Venice Beach, California, who meets surgeon Kevin Fields (Michael Vartan). She thinks he's gay at first, based on a lie Fiona (Kevin's ex-girlfriend) told her. But then Kevin asks her out, and Charlie believes that she's finally found the right man.