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Shane Black

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Shane Black

Born December 16, 1961 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA15 films

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).

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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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Lethal Weapon posterFirst watchLethal Weapon19877.3A veteran cop and an unstable detective become partners who must put their differences aside in order to bring down a heroin-smuggling ring run by ex-Special Forces.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Iron Man 3 poster6.9Iron Man 32013The Nice Guys poster7.1The Nice Guys2016Lethal Weapon 2 poster7.0Lethal Weapon 21989Kiss Kiss Bang Bang poster7.2Kiss Kiss Bang Bang2005Lethal Weapon 3 poster6.7Lethal Weapon 31992Lethal Weapon 4 poster6.6Lethal Weapon 41998The Last Boy Scout poster6.8The Last Boy Scout1991Last Action Hero poster6.5Last Action Hero1993

Filmography

15 films
  1. TBALethal Weapon 5Characters
  2. 2025Play DirtyScreenplay
  3. 2018The PredatorWriter
  4. 2016The Nice GuysWriter
  5. 2015EdgeWriter
  6. 2013Iron Man 3Screenplay
  7. 2005Kiss Kiss Bang BangScreenplay
  8. 1998Lethal Weapon 4Characters
  9. 1996The Long Kiss GoodnightScreenplay
  10. 1993Last Action HeroScreenplay
  11. 1992Lethal Weapon 3Characters
  12. 1991The Last Boy ScoutStory
  13. 1989Lethal Weapon 2Story
  14. 1987The Monster SquadWriter
  15. 1987Lethal WeaponScreenplay