Shane Black

Considered one of the pioneer screenwriters of the action genre, Black made his mark with his _Lethal Weapon (1987)_ (qv) screenplay. He also collaborated on the story of the sequel, _Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)_ (qv). Each successive script he turned in had a higher price attached it, from _The Last Boy Scout (1991)_ (qv) to _The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)_ (qv), and in between a re-write on the McTiernan/Schwarzenegger _Last Action Hero (1993)_ (qv) script.::anonymous