Joe Eszterhas

József Antal Eszterhás (Hungarian: [ˈjoːʒɛf ɒntɒl ˈɛstɛrhaːʃ]; born November 23, 1944), credited as Joe Eszterhas, is a Hungarian-American writer. Born in Hungary, he grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States. After an early career as a journalist and editor, he entered the film industry. His first screenwriting credit was for the film F.I.S.T. (1978). He co-wrote the script for Flashdance, which became one of the highest-grossing films of 1983, and set off a lucrative and prolific run for his career. By the early 1990s, he was known as the highest-paid writer in Hollywood, and noted for his work in the erotic thriller genre. He was paid a then-record $3 million for his script Love Hurts, which was produced as Basic Instinct (1992), and following its success, news outlets reported he earned seven-figure payouts solely on the basis of two-to-four page outlines.

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All Crew Production Writing

Basic Instinct

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.9

4190 votes

Release Date

Mar 20, 1992

34 years ago
Flashdance

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.5

1555 votes

Release Date

Apr 14, 1983

43 years ago
Showgirls

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

5.6

1321 votes

Release Date

Sep 22, 1995

30 years ago
Basic Instinct 2

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

5.0

810 votes

Release Date

Mar 29, 2006

20 years ago
Sliver

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

5.6

768 votes

Release Date

May 21, 1993

33 years ago
Sliver

Department Production

Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

5.6

768 votes

Release Date

May 21, 1993

33 years ago
Nowhere to Run

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.4

765 votes

Release Date

Jan 15, 1993

33 years ago
Nowhere to Run

Department Writing

Job Story

Average Rating

6.4

765 votes

Release Date

Jan 15, 1993

33 years ago
Jade

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

5.5

284 votes

Release Date

Oct 13, 1995

30 years ago
Jagged Edge

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.3

281 votes

Release Date

Oct 04, 1985

41 years ago
F.I.S.T.

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

6.5

215 votes

Release Date

Apr 26, 1978

48 years ago
F.I.S.T.

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.5

215 votes

Release Date

Apr 26, 1978

48 years ago
Music Box

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.1

172 votes

Release Date

Dec 22, 1989

36 years ago
Music Box

Department Production

Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

7.1

172 votes

Release Date

Dec 22, 1989

36 years ago
Betrayed

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

6.1

135 votes

Release Date

Aug 26, 1988

38 years ago
Betrayed

Department Production

Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

6.1

135 votes

Release Date

Aug 26, 1988

38 years ago
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

3.8

53 votes

Release Date

Feb 27, 1998

28 years ago
Telling Lies in America

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

5.7

43 votes

Release Date

Aug 02, 1997

29 years ago
Jackie Chan: My Story

Department Crew

Job Thanks

Average Rating

6.3

40 votes

Release Date

Jul 17, 1998

28 years ago
Children of Glory

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.8

36 votes

Release Date

Oct 23, 2006

19 years ago
Checking Out

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

4.2

20 votes

Release Date

Oct 26, 1988

37 years ago
Big Shots

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

6.3

14 votes

Release Date

Oct 02, 1987

39 years ago
Hearts of Fire

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

3.7

14 votes

Release Date

Nov 06, 1987

38 years ago
The Impact

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 31, 2022

3 years ago
Untitled Basic Instinct Reboot

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

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