Trivia

Survived a "widow maker" triple by-pass heart operation in 2012. He has felt better than ever.

Lost thousands of dollars in his first feature film, 'The Disc Jockey". 1978.

Often writes with Gary Delfino.

The screenplay is and will always be the doormat of this industry. Everyone will wipe their feet on it. They will want to change it.

Was one of the final actors for consideration for the lead role of David in "Endless Love" (1981). Two of the others, Tom Cruise and Timothy Hutton.

For the established veterans, you can take several different, award winning screenplays, compare them to each other, and you will notice a change in their formats, misspelled words, etc. So very sad, for the interns.

You have to look at Citizen Kane, Orson Wells. (1941). Gone with the Wind, Victor Fleming. (1939). The Wizard of Oz, Victor Fleming. (1939). Lawrence of Arabia, David Lean. (1962). Grand Prix, John Frankenheimer. (1966), and of course, 1000 other wonderful features to really understand the master piece's of cinema.