Rudy Wurlitzer
January 1, 1938 · 88 years old
Rudy Wurlitzer (born January 3, 1937) is an American novelist and screenwriter, best known for his screenplays for films like Two-Lane Blacktop and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, and his novels, including his most recent, Drop Edge of Yonder.
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7 titles
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid.
Little Buddha
After the death of Lama Dorje, Tibetan Buddhist monks find three children - one American and two Nepalese - who may be the rebirth of their great teacher.
Two-Lane Blacktop
While drag-racing through the American Southwest in a Chevrolet 150, a driver and his mechanic cross paths with an enigmatic hitchhiker and the tall-tale-spinning driver of a GTO.
Voyager
April 1957: Rational engineer Faber's plane crashes in Mexico. He learns that he became a dad in 1938. He takes a ship from NYC to France and meets cute, young Sabeth. Fate?
Wind
Romance and adventure happen during the America's Cup series of yachting races.
Shadow of the Wolf
In Canada's North during the 1930s, a young Inuit kills a White trader and is pursued by the police but his father is determined to protect his fugitive son at any cost.
Candy Mountain
A struggling musician sets out to find the legendary guitar maker Elmore Silk, with whom he hopes to strike a deal to make himself rich and famous.