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David Rabe is a Scriptwriter and Executive Producer American born on 10 march 1940 at Dubuque (USA)

David Rabe

David Rabe
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Birth name David William Rabe
Nationality USA
Birth 10 march 1940 (84 years) at Dubuque (USA)

David William Rabe (born March 10, 1940) is an American playwright and screenwriter. He won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1972 (Sticks and Bones) and also received Tony award nominations for Best Play in 1974 (In the Boom Boom Room), 1977 (Streamers) and 1985 (Hurlyburly).

Best films

The Firm
The Firm
(1993)
(Scriptwriter)

Usually with

Jan de Bont
Jan de Bont
(1 films)
Scott Rudin
Scott Rudin
(2 films)
Daniel Stern
Daniel Stern
(1 films)
Sydney Pollack
Sydney Pollack
(1 films)
Geraldine Page
Geraldine Page
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of David Rabe (6 films)

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Scriptwriter

Hurlyburly
Hurlyburly (1998)
, 1h58
Directed by Anthony Drazan, Anthony Drazan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films based on plays
Actors Sean Penn, Kevin Spacey, Meg Ryan, Robin Wright, Chazz Palminteri, Garry Shandling
Roles Pièce de théatre
Rating57% 2.898992.898992.898992.898992.89899
The film is an adaptation of David Rabe's play, directed and produced by Tony Drazan, about the intersecting lives of several Hollywood players and wannabes, whose dysfunctional personal lives are more interesting than anything they're peddling to the studios. Rabe wrote the screenplay for the film, condensing the action of the three-hour plus play into two hours and updated the setting from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s.
The Firm
The Firm (1993)
, 2h34
Directed by Sydney Pollack
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Mafia films, Films about the labor movement, Gangster films
Actors Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Holly Hunter, Hal Holbrook
Rating68% 3.4486353.4486353.4486353.4486353.448635
Mitch McDeere (Tom Cruise) is a young man from an impoverished background, but with a promising future in law. About to graduate from Harvard Law School near the top of his class, he receives a generous job offer from Bendini, Lambert & Locke, a small, boutique firm in Memphis specializing in accounting and tax law. He and his wife, Abby (Jeanne Tripplehorn), move to Memphis and Mitch sets to work studying to pass the Tennessee bar exam. Avery Tolar (Gene Hackman), one of the firm's senior partners, becomes his mentor and begins introducing Mitch to BL&Ls professional culture, which demands complete loyalty, strict confidentiality, and a willingness to charge exceptional fees for their services. Seduced by the money and perks showered on him, including a house and car, he is at first totally oblivious to the more sinister side of his new employer, although Abby has her suspicions. Mitch passes the bar exam and begins working long hours that put a strain on his marriage. Working closely with Avery, Mitch learns that most of the Firm's work involves helping wealthy clients hide large amounts of money in off-shore shell corporations and other dubious tax-avoidance schemes. While on a trip to the Cayman Islands on behalf of a client, Mitch lets himself be seduced by a local woman. But the encounter is a set-up and their tryst on the beach is photographed by people working for the firm's sinister "head of security", Bill DeVasher (Wilford Brimley), who uses it to blackmail Mitch into keeping quiet about what he knows.
Casualties of War
Casualties of War (1989)
, 1h53
Directed by Brian De Palma, Brian W. Cook
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Politique, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Political films
Actors Michael J. Fox, Sean Penn, John C. Reilly, John Leguizamo, Dale Dye, Thuy Thu Le
Rating71% 3.550683.550683.550683.550683.55068
The story is presented as a flashback of Max Eriksson, a Vietnam veteran. In November 1966, a squad of American soldiers is on patrol when they are suddenly attacked by the Viet Cong. The ground cracks under Eriksson while he walks above a Viet Cong tunnel. Sergeant Tony Meserve pulls Eriksson out of the hole and eventually, the Americans stave off the attack.
Streamers
Streamers (1983)
, 1h49
Directed by Robert Altman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Politique, Films about sexuality, Théâtre, LGBT-related films, Political films, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Matthew Modine, George Dzundza, Michael Wright, Mitchell Lichtenstein, David Alan Grier, Guy Boyd
Roles Writer
Rating63% 3.196213.196213.196213.196213.19621
Four young soldiers waiting to be shipped to Vietnam deal with racial tension and their own intolerance when one soldier reveals he's gay.
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)
, 1h46
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Jill Clayburgh, Nicol Williamson, Geraldine Page, Dianne Wiest, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern
Rating61% 3.09853.09853.09853.09853.0985
Barbara Gordon appears to have it all, including a successful career in a male-dominated industry and a solid relationship with her live-in lover, attorney Derek Bauer. Beneath her facade is a high-strung personality who heavily relies on sedatives to reduce tension and anxiety and maintain a composed exterior for her friends and associates. Her current project focuses on cancer patient Jean Scott Martin and her husband Ben and how the couple is coping as the disease progresses. Despite reservations expressed by her collaborators, Barbara is determined to end the film on a positive note, showing the Martins embracing on the beach. When she shows them a rough cut, fatalistic Jean is angered by the false optimism and vehemently voices her objections to Barbara's choices.
Sticks and Bones
Sticks and Bones (1973)
, 1h45
Directed by Robert Downey Sr.
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Political films
Actors Tom Aldredge, Cliff De Young, Anne Jackson, Brad Sullivan
Roles Theatre Play
Rating63% 3.1699053.1699053.1699053.1699053.169905

Producer

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)
, 1h46
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Jill Clayburgh, Nicol Williamson, Geraldine Page, Dianne Wiest, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern
Roles Executive Producer
Rating61% 3.09853.09853.09853.09853.0985
Barbara Gordon appears to have it all, including a successful career in a male-dominated industry and a solid relationship with her live-in lover, attorney Derek Bauer. Beneath her facade is a high-strung personality who heavily relies on sedatives to reduce tension and anxiety and maintain a composed exterior for her friends and associates. Her current project focuses on cancer patient Jean Scott Martin and her husband Ben and how the couple is coping as the disease progresses. Despite reservations expressed by her collaborators, Barbara is determined to end the film on a positive note, showing the Martins embracing on the beach. When she shows them a rough cut, fatalistic Jean is angered by the false optimism and vehemently voices her objections to Barbara's choices.