Shane Black

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Writing

Shane Black (born December 16, 1961) is an American filmmaker and actor who has written such films as Lethal Weapon, The Monster Squad, The Last Boy Scout, Last Action Hero, and The Long Kiss Goodnight. He is also known as the original creator of the Lethal Weapon franchise. As an actor, Black is best known for his role as Rick Hawkins in Predator (1987). He made his directorial debut with the film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in 2005. Black went on to write and direct Iron Man 3 (2013), The Nice Guys (2016), and The Predator (2018).

Filmography

• Play Dirty (2025)
• 'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen (2022)
• In Search of Tomorrow (2022)
• Container (2020)
• In Search of the Last Action Heroes (2019)
• Marvel Studios: The First 10 Years - More Than a Hero (2018)
• The Predator (2018)
• Wolfman's Got Nards (2018)
• Swing State (2017)
• The Nice Guys (2016)
• Edge (2015)
• Any Day (2015)
• Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe (2014)
• Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter (2013)
• Iron Man 3 Unmasked (2013)
• Iron Man 3 (2013)
• Tales from the Script (2009)
• The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry (2008)
• A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry (2008)
• The Business End: Violence in Cinema (2008)
• The Evolution of Clint Eastwood (2008)
• The Craft of Dirty Harry (2008)
• Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
• Predator: Camouflage (2001)
• Predator: Character Design (2001)
• Predator: Classified Action (2001)
• Predator: Old Painless (2001)
• If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' (2000)
• Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
• An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998)
• As Good as It Gets (1997)
• The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
• Last Action Hero (1993)
• RoboCop 3 (1993)
• Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
• The Last Boy Scout (1991)
• The Hunt for Red October (1990)
• Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
• Dead Heat (1988)
• The Monster Squad (1987)
• Predator (1987)
• Lethal Weapon (1987)
• Predator: The Unseen Arnold
• The Executioner
• Cold Warrior
• Lethal Weapon 5