Rudy Wurlitzer
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Rudolph "Rudy" Wurlitzer (b. 1937) is a U.S. novelist and screenwriter. His books include Nog, Flats, Quake, and Slow Fade. He also wrote a non-fiction book Hard Travel to Sacred Places.
Among his many screenplays are:
- Glen & Randa (directed by Jim McBride), 1969
- Two-Lane Blacktop (directed by Monte Hellman), 1971
- Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (directed by Sam Peckinpah), 1973
- Walker (directed by Alex Cox), 1987
- Candy Mountain (co-directed by Robert Frank and Rudy Wurlitzer), 1988
- Homo Faber (aka Voyager) (directed by Volker Schlöndorff), 1991
- Wind (directed by Carroll Ballard), 1992
- Little Buddha (directed by Bernardo Bertolucci), 1993
He wrote the libretto for Philip Glass' opera In The Penal Colony.
He has also written four TV scripts for 100 Centre Street, directed by Sidney Lumet.
His latest novel is, The Drop Edge of Yonder, released spring 2008 from Two Dollar Radio. The book is based on Wurlitzer's unproduced screenplay Zebulon, which served as the inspiration for Jim Jarmusch's film Dead Man.
[edit] External links
- Official site of Rudy Wurlitzer
- Rudy Wurlitzer at the Internet Movie Database
- Official site for Wurlitzer's latest novel
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