Curtis Hanson
American filmmaker (1945-2016) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 71
Curtis Lee Hanson was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Born in Reno, Nevada, Hanson grew up in Los Angeles. After dropping out of high school, Hanson worked as photographer and editor for Cinema magazine.
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A typical day, 30 days to 8 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 402 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Chasing MavericksFilm, Director, Producer2010
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'Film2009
Three RiversSeries, Producer2008
CriticFilm2006
The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'Film2004Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im PelzFilm2002
Greg the BunnySeries, Director
8 MileFilm, 2002Director, Producer2000
Clint Eastwood: Out of the ShadowsFilm1998Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted ScreenplayAwardEdgar AwardsAwardWriters Guild of America AwardAward1997
L.A. ConfidentialFilm, Director, Writer1994
The River WildFilm, Director1990
Bad InfluenceFilm, Director1986
American MastersSeries
The Children of Times SquareFilm, 1986Director, Writer1982
White DogFilm, Writer1978
The Silent PartnerFilm, Director, Writer1970
The Dunwich HorrorFilm, Writer1945Born24 March 1945People around Curtis
Close ties
- Joe Spinell Curtis directed Losin' It and The Little Dragons
Meryl Streep Curtis directed The River Wild (1995)
Robert Downey Jr. Curtis directed Wonder Boys and Lucky You
Kim Basinger Curtis produced L.A. Confidential (1997)
John de Lancie Curtis directed The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)
Michael Shannon Curtis directed 8 Mile and Lucky You
David Strathairn Curtis directed L.A. Confidential (1997)
Omar Benson Miller Curtis directed 8 Mile and Lucky You
Matt McCoy Curtis directed L.A. Confidential (1997)
Evan Jones Curtis directed 8 Mile and Lucky You
Spike Jonze Directed Adaptation (2003)
Brian Dennehy Curtis produced The Big Year (2011)
James Ellroy Curtis directed Wonder Boys (2000)
Charles Martin Smith Curtis directed Lucky You (2007)
Jonathan Demme Produced Adaptation (2003)
Edward Saxon Produced Adaptation (2003)
Vincent Landay Produced Adaptation (2003)
Tom Cruise Curtis directed Losin' It (1984)
Nicolas Cage Also in Adaptation and Adaptation.
Cameron Diaz Curtis directed In Her Shoes (2005)
Michael Douglas Curtis directed Wonder Boys (2000)
Robert Duvall Curtis directed Lucky You (2007)
Danny DeVito Curtis directed L.A. Confidential (1997)
Ed Asner Curtis directed Too Big to Fail (2011)
Known for
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L.A. Confidential 1997
Adaptation. 2002
8 Mile 2002
The Silent Partner 1978
Chasing Mavericks 2012
Filmography 40
61 credits on file
Television 3
Media & music
Photos 1
Awards
About this person
In the 1970s, Hanson participated as a writer for the horror film The Dunwich Horror (1970) and made his directorial debut the B-Movie Sweet Kill (1973), where he lacked creative control to fulfill his vision. While Hanson continued directing, he rose to prominence screenwriting critically acclaimed films such as The Silent Partner (1978), White Dog (1982), and Never Cry Wolf (1983).
