David Shaber

1929–1999 · American screenwriter

David Shaber was an American screenwriter and theatre producer, who wrote the screenplays for The Warriors, Nighthawks, Rollover, Last Embrace and Flight of the Intruder. He also wrote the final draft, though uncredited, for the John McTiernan film The Hunt for Red October.

David Shaber, in order

1. 1971 Such Good Friends: wrote · directed by Otto Preminger · audiences 39%
2. 1979 Last Embrace: wrote · directed by Jonathan Demme · critics 58%, audiences 32% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
3. 1979 The Warriors: wrote · directed by Walter Hill
4. 1980 Those Lips, Those Eyes: wrote · directed by Michael Pressman
5. 1981 Rollover: wrote · directed by Alan J. Pakula
6. 1991 Flight of the Intruder: wrote · directed by John Milius