Screenplay: David E. Peckinpah
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by David E. Peckinpah. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
Titles found: 12
Heart Like a Wheel
1983 · Movie · 113 min. · United States
Direction Jonathan Kaplan
Cast Bonnie Bedelia · Beau Bridges · Leo Rossi · Hoyt Axton
Synopsis Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of racing and the burden it places on her family life, she perseveres in her...
5.5
32 votes
5.5
32 votes
Beauty and the Beast (TV Series)
1987 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Victor Lobl · Gus Trikonis · Thomas J. Wright · Christopher Leitch
Cast Ron Perlman · Linda Hamilton · Roy Dotrice · Richard Portnow
Synopsis Creator Ron Koslow's updated version of the fairytale has a double focus: the relationship between Vincent,(a mythic, noble man-beast) and his Catherine (a savvy assistant DA in New York); and a secret Utopian community of social outcasts living in a...
4.9
623 votes
4.9
623 votes
The Paper Boy
1994 · Movie · 97 min. · Canada
Direction Douglas Jackson
Cast Alexandra Paul · Marc Marut · Brigid Tierney · William Katt
Synopsis A paper-boy murders an old lady only to lure her family from the city out to the country. As each day passes the paper-boy tries to make friends with the family. Once the family sees what a sicko he is,...
4.0
40 votes
4.0
40 votes
Stroker Ace
1983 · Movie · 96 min. · United States
Direction Hal Needham
Cast Burt Reynolds · Ned Beatty · Jim Nabors · Parker Stevenson
3.6
84 votes
3.6
84 votes
Silk Stalkings (TV Series)
1991 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Stephen J. Cannell · John Paragon · Ralph Hemecker · Carl Weathers
Cast Mitzi Kapture · Rob Estes · Charlie Brill · Janet Gunn
Synopsis TV Series (1991-1999). Cassandra "Cassy" St. John and Tom Ryan are the new duo in town. It is now their job to catch the killers of Palm Beach. They are ex-partners, who got married, and then divorced. Now they are...
3.6
308 votes
3.6
308 votes
Obsessed (TV)
1992 · Movie · 88 min. · United States
Direction Jonathan Sanger
Cast Shannen Doherty · William Devane · Clare Carey · James Handy
Synopsis In a Chicago jail cell, clever and charming Ellena Roberts recounts for attorney Sara Miller the details of a one-night stand that led to a heated love affair with prominent surgeon David Stillman. David's version of the facts differs entirely...
3.5
41 votes
3.5
41 votes
Man of the House
1995 · Movie · 97 min. · United States
Direction James Orr
Cast Chevy Chase · Farrah Fawcett · Jonathan Taylor Thomas · George Wendt
Synopsis Ben Archer (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) is not happy. His mother, Sandy (Farrah Fawcett), has just met a man, the lawyer Jack Sturges (Chevy Chase), and it looks like things are pretty serious. Driven by a fear of abandonment, Ben tries...
3.2
200 votes
3.2
200 votes
Hotline (TV)
1982 · Movie · 96 min. · United States
Direction Jerry Jameson
Cast Lynda Carter · Steve Forrest · Granville Van Dusen · Monte Markham
Synopsis A beautiful telephone operator is stalked by a murderous madman.
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In Self Defense (TV)
1987 · Movie · 94 min. · United States
Direction Bruce Seth Green
Cast Linda Purl · Yaphet Kotto · Terry Lester · Billy Drago
Synopsis A witness (Linda Purl) is terrorized by the killer (Billy Drago) against whom she testified.
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The Diamond Trap (TV)
1988 · Movie · 93 min. · United States
Direction Don Taylor
Cast Howard Hesseman · Brooke Shields · Darren McGavin · Dick O´Neill
Synopsis Two New York police detectives (Howard Hesseman, Ed Marinaro) recruit a gallery worker (Brooke Shields) to help them head off a jewel heist.
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Hijacked: Flight 285 (TV)
1996 · Movie · 90 min. · United States
Direction Charles Correll
Cast Susan Batten · James Brolin · Michael Gross · Anthony Michael Hall
Synopsis A convicted murderer is escorted by marshals on a regular flight from Phoenix to Dallas. Shortly after take-off, two of his aides, traveling as ordinary passengers, take control of the flight and free him. He demands 20 million dollars in...
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Chase (TV)
1985 · Movie · 90 min. · United States
Direction Rod Holcomb
Cast Jennifer O'Neill · Michael Parks · Robert S. Woods · Terence Knox
Synopsis A big-city lawyer (Jennifer O'Neill) returns to her small hometown after her father's death to resume his practice. There she is called upon to defend a migrant worker who has been accused of murder.
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