Shane Black
Writing
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).
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Predator
1987
The Hunt for Red October
1990
As Good as It Gets
1997
RoboCop 3
1993
Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter
2013
Dead Heat
1988
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014
Swing State
2017
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
2008
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
2008
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998
Tales from the Script
2009
Predator: Camouflage
2001
Any Day
2015
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
2000
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
2019
Predator: Classified Action
2001
Predator: The Unseen Arnold
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
2008
Predator: Character Design
2001
Predator: Old Painless
2001
The Craft of Dirty Harry
2008
Wolfman's Got Nards
2018
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
2008
Iron Man 3 Unmasked
2013
On the crew 21
Lethal Weapon
2016
Iron Man 3
2013
Play Dirty
2025
Lethal Weapon
1987
The Nice Guys
2016
The Predator
2018
Lethal Weapon 2
1989
Lethal Weapon 4
1998
Lethal Weapon 3
1992
The Last Boy Scout
1991
Last Action Hero
1993
The Long Kiss Goodnight
1996
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005
The Monster Squad
1987
Edge
2015
Container
2020
Lethal Weapon 5
Bannerman
Edge
2015
The Executioner
Cold Warrior