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David Seltzer

Born 1940 · American screenwriter

David Seltzer is an American screenwriter, producer and director. He wrote the screenplays for the supernatural horror film The Omen (1976) and the action comedy film Bird on a Wire (1990). As writer-director, Seltzer's credits include the coming-of-age romantic sports film Lucas (1986), the comedy-drama film Punchline (1988), and the World War II drama film Shining Through (1992).

David Seltzer, in order

  1. 1971 The Hellstrom Chronicle: wrote · directed by Walon Green · critics 75%, audiences 88%
  2. 1971 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory: wrote · directed by Mel Stuart
  3. 1972 King, Queen, Knave: wrote · directed by Jerzy Skolimowski
  4. 1972 One Is a Lonely Number: wrote · directed by Mel Stuart
  5. 1975 The Other Side of the Mountain: wrote · directed by Larry Peerce
  6. 1976 The Omen: wrote · directed by Richard Donner
  7. 1979 Prophecy: wrote · directed by John Frankenheimer · streaming on Paramount+
  8. 1982 Six Weeks: wrote · directed by Tony Bill
  9. 1983 Table for Five: wrote · directed by Robert Lieberman · critics 67%, audiences 58%
  10. 1985 Private Sessions (TV movie): wrote · directed by Michael Pressman
  11. 1986 Lucas: directed, wrote
  12. 1988 Punchline: directed, wrote
  13. 1990 Bird on a Wire: wrote · directed by John Badham
  14. 1992 Shining Through: directed, wrote · critics 38%, audiences 71%
  15. 1997 The Eighteenth Angel: wrote · directed by William Bindley
  16. 1998 My Giant: wrote · directed by Michael Lehmann
  17. 2001 Nobody's Baby: directed, wrote
  18. 2002 Dragonfly: wrote · directed by Tom Shadyac
  19. 2005 Revelations (TV series): wrote, created · directed by David Semel and Lesli Linka Glatter
  20. 2006 The Omen: wrote · directed by John Moore
  21. 2011 Cinema Verite (TV movie): wrote · directed by Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman · streaming on HBO Max