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Home/People/David Seltzer
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Born
Feb 12, 1940
Age 86
Place of Birth
Highland Park, Illinois, USA
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

5
Movies
1
TV Shows
4
Directed
Also Known As
デヴィッド・セルツァー
IMDb Profile

David Seltzer

Writing

Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Seltzer (born 1940) is an American screenwriter, producer and director, perhaps best known for writing The Omen (1976), and Bird on a Wire (1990), starring Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn. As writer/director, Seltzer's credits include the 1986 teen tragi-comedy Lucas starring Corey Haim, Charlie Sheen and Winona Ryder, the 1988 comedy Punchline starring Sally Field and Tom Hanks, and 1992's Shining Through starring Melanie Griffith and Michael Douglas. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Seltzer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called poster

Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

as Self
2022
The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter David Seltzer poster

The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter David Seltzer

as Himself
2007
Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory' poster

Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'

as Self
2001
The Omen Legacy poster

The Omen Legacy

as Self
2001
666: The Omen Revealed poster

666: The Omen Revealed

Cast
2000