William Hjortsberg
Encyclopedia
William "Gatz" Hjortsberg (born 1941, New York, New York) is a novelist and screenwriter best known for writing the screenplays of the movies Legend
and Angel Heart
.
His novel Falling Angel
was the basis for the film Angel Heart
(1987) (released in French-speaking Canada under the title Aux portes de l'enfer).
Legend (film)
Legend is a 1985 fantasy film released by Universal Pictures, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, and Tim Curry. Though not a very notable success when first released, it received a single Academy Award nomination for Best Makeup, and since its initial release, has developed...
and Angel Heart
Angel Heart
Angel Heart is a 1987 North American/British mystery-thriller film written and directed by Alan Parker, and starring Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, and Lisa Bonet...
.
His novel Falling Angel
Falling Angel
Falling Angel is a 1978 horror novel by William Hjortsberg. Written in a "hardboiled" detective style with supernatural themes, it was adapted into the 1987 film Angel Heart.-Plot summary:...
was the basis for the film Angel Heart
Angel Heart
Angel Heart is a 1987 North American/British mystery-thriller film written and directed by Alan Parker, and starring Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, and Lisa Bonet...
(1987) (released in French-speaking Canada under the title Aux portes de l'enfer).
Fiction
- Alp (1969)
- Gray MattersGray Matters (novel)Gray Matters is a science fiction novel by William Hjortsberg.-Plot summary:World War III has devastated most of the world, but life is still good for the lucky few hundred persons who had their brains preserved in an automated conservatory...
(1971) - Symbiography (1973)
- Toro! Toro! Toro! (1974)
- Falling AngelFalling AngelFalling Angel is a 1978 horror novel by William Hjortsberg. Written in a "hardboiled" detective style with supernatural themes, it was adapted into the 1987 film Angel Heart.-Plot summary:...
(1978), reissue, Millipede Press 2006 - NevermoreNevermore (novel)Nevermore is a historical mystery novel by William Hjortsberg.-Plot summary:Harry Houdini joins forces with Arthur Conan Doyle to solve a series of murders, which eerily re-enact the stories of Edgar Allan Poe....
(1994)
Screenplays
- Thunder and Lightning (1977)
- The Georgia Peaches (1980) (TV)
- LegendLegend (film)Legend is a 1985 fantasy film released by Universal Pictures, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, and Tim Curry. Though not a very notable success when first released, it received a single Academy Award nomination for Best Makeup, and since its initial release, has developed...
(1985) - Angel HeartAngel HeartAngel Heart is a 1987 North American/British mystery-thriller film written and directed by Alan Parker, and starring Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, and Lisa Bonet...
(1987)