Joe Eszterhas
Writing
Born: 1944-11-23 · Csakanydoroszlo, Hungary
Biography
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 fo
🎬 Movies (25)
Carolco, un rêve hollywoodien
2026
Prüdes Hollywood - Laster, Lust und Leidenschaft im Film
2025
The Impact
2022
Writer
You Don't Nomi
2021
Himself (archive footage)
Basic Instinct: Sex, Death & Stone
2020
Self
The First Film
2015
Himself
The Tobacco Conspiracy
2006
Himself
Children of Glory
2006
Screenplay
Basic Instinct 2
2006
Characters
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998
Joe Eszterhas
Jackie Chan: My Story
1998
Self - Showgirls' Writer
Telling Lies in America
1997
Screenplay
Showgirls
1995
Writer
Jade
1995
Writer
Sliver
1993
Screenplay
Nowhere to Run
1993
Screenplay
Basic Instinct
1992
Screenplay
Music Box
1989
Screenplay
Betrayed
1988
Writer
Checking Out
1988
Writer
Big Shots
1987
Writer
Hearts of Fire
1987
Writer
Jagged Edge
1985
Screenplay
Flashdance
1983
Screenplay
F.I.S.T.
1978
Writer