Person
Shane Black
Writing · Born 1961-12-16 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
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
Lethal Weapon
Writer
Predator
Rick Hawkins
Iron Man 3
Director
The Predator
Director
The Hunt for Red October
Crewman, USS Reuben James (uncredited)
Lethal Weapon 4
Characters
The Nice Guys
Director
Play Dirty
Screenplay
Lethal Weapon
Screenplay
Lethal Weapon 2
Story
Filmography
- 2025Play DirtyScreenplay
- 2022In Search of TomorrowSelf - Interviewee
- 2020ContainerThanks
- 2019In Search of the Last Action HeroesSelf
- 2018The PredatorDirector
- 2018Wolfman's Got NardsSelf
- 2017Swing StateLuke
- 2016Lethal WeaponWriter
- 2016The Nice GuysDirector
- 2015EdgeDirector
- 2015EdgeDirector
- 2015Any DayGino
- 2014Marvel Studios: Assembling a UniverseSelf
- 2013Marvel One-Shot: Agent CarterDisembodied Voice (voice)
- 2013Iron Man 3 UnmaskedSelf
- 2013Iron Man 3Director
- 2009Tales from the ScriptSelf
- 2008The Long Shadow of Dirty HarrySelf
- 2008A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty HarrySelf
- 2008The Business End: Violence in CinemaSelf
- 2008The Evolution of Clint EastwoodSelf
- 2008The Craft of Dirty HarrySelf
- 2005Kiss Kiss Bang BangScreenplay
- 2001Predator: CamouflageSelf
- 2001Predator: Character DesignSelf
- 2001Predator: Classified ActionSelf
- 2001Predator: Old PainlessSelf
- 2000If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'Self
- 1998Lethal Weapon 4Characters
- 1998An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, BurnSelf
- 1997As Good as It GetsCafe 24 Manager
- 1996The Long Kiss GoodnightProducer
- 1993Last Action HeroScreenplay
- 1993RoboCop 3Donnelly
- 1992Lethal Weapon 3Characters
- 1991The Last Boy ScoutExecutive Producer
- 1990The Hunt for Red OctoberCrewman, USS Reuben James (uncredited)
- 1989Lethal Weapon 2Story
- 1988Dead HeatPatrolman
- 1987The Monster SquadWriter
- 1987PredatorRick Hawkins
- 1987Lethal WeaponScreenplay
- —Predator: The Unseen ArnoldSelf
- —The ExecutionerDirector
- —Cold WarriorDirector
- —Lethal Weapon 5Characters
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