3 Movies Directed by David Seltzer

Lucas

Lucas

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1986-03-28

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (10738 Reviews)

Director:

David Seltzer

Fullplot:

A socially inept fourteen year old experiences heartbreak for the first time when his two best friends--one an older-brother figure, the other a girl with whom he is in love-- fall for each other.

Punchline

Punchline

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-10-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

128 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (6256 Reviews)

Director:

David Seltzer

Fullplot:

Steven Gold is a stand-up comedian who is flat broke and has recently dropped out of medical school. He and several others work regularly at the Gas Station, a New York comedy club. The wages are lousy and everybody hopes for the big break. Lilah Krytsick is housewife with an ambition to be a stand-up comedian, however she doesnt seem to have the talent. Steven takes her under his wings and teaches her the art of comedy and humour. But when a TV station arranges a comedy evening at the club, Steve sees his opportunity for fame and stardom. Their friendship seems quickly forgotten and now it's every man and woman for him- or herself!

Shining Through

Shining Through

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-01-31

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, UK

Runtime:

132 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (6988 Reviews)

Director:

David Seltzer

Cast:

Writer:

Susan Isaacs (novel)

David Seltzer (screenplay)

Fullplot:

1940, Linda Voss is a woman of Irish, Jewish-German parentage who loves the movies, especially films about war and spies. She gets a job at a New York law firm, after it's revealed she can speak German, fluently. As secretary and translator to Ed Leland, she begins to suspect that her boss is involved in espionage work. The two become lovers, and when America officially joins the Allies in fighting Hitler, Linda volunteers to go undercover behind enemy lines.

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