Curtis Lee Hanson (March 24, 1945 – September 20, 2016) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He began his career in the film industry in 1970, when he co-wrote a film adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft's short story "The Dunwich Horror." Hanson won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 1998, for co-writing L.A. Confidential (1997) with Brian Helgeland.
Filmography on TV Tropes:
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Director
- Losin' It (1983)
- The Bedroom Window (1987) – also writer
- Bad Influence (1990)
- The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)
- The River Wild (1994)
- L.A. Confidential (1997) – also writer and producer
- Wonder Boys (2000) – also producer
- 8 Mile (2002) – also producer
- Greg the Bunny (1 episode, 2002)
- In Her Shoes (2005) – also producer
- Lucky You (2007) – also writer and producer
- Too Big to Fail (2011) – also producer
- Chasing Mavericks (2012) – co-director also producer
Writer
- The Dunwich Horror (1970) – co-writer
- The Silent Partner (1976)
- White Dog (1982) – co-writer
- Never Cry Wolf (1983) – co-writer
Producer
- The Big Year (2011)
