Joe Eszterhas
Writing · Screenplay · Writer · Executive Producer
Born Nov 23, 1944 · Csakanydoroszlo, Hungary
Active 1978–present
József Antal Eszterhás (Hungarian: [ˈjoːʒɛf ɒntɒl ˈɛstɛrhaːʃ]; born November 23, 1944), credited as Joe Eszterhas, is a Hungarian-American writer. Born in Hungary, he grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States.
Filmography
Basic Instinct (1992) — ScreenplayFlashdance (1983) — ScreenplayNowhere to Run (1993) — Screenplay · StoryShowgirls (1995) — WriterMusic Box (1989) — Screenplay · Executive ProducerSliver (1993) — Screenplay · Executive ProducerF.I.S.T. (1978) — Writer · ScreenplayJagged Edge (1985) — ScreenplayBasic Instinct 2 (2006) — CharactersJade (1995) — Writer · Executive ProducerBetrayed (1988) — Writer · Executive ProducerChildren of Glory (2006) — ScreenplayTelling Lies in America (1997) — ScreenplayBig Shots (1987) — WriterCarolco, un rêve hollywoodien (2026)Prüdes Hollywood - Laster, Lust und Leidenschaft im Film (2025)An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998) — Joe Eszterhas · WriterChecking Out (1988) — WriterHearts of Fire (1987) — WriterThe Impact (2022) — WriterUntitled Basic Instinct Reboot — Writer