Harry Lockhart (Robert Downey Jr.), a petty thief on the run from the law, stumbles into a movie audition and gets the part. This stroke of luck leads him to Hollywood where he meets Gay Perry (Val Kilmer), a homosexual private eye, and Harmony Faith Lane (Michelle Monaghan), a beautiful aspiring actress who turns out to be his childhood crush. While conducting some research for his movie role with Perry, Lockheart finds himself in the middle of an intricate murder investigation and sets out to uncover the case's sordid details. Directed by Shane Black. With Larry Miller and Corbin Bernsen. Categories: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Shane Black in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Directed by Richard Donner. With Mel Gibson, Rene Russo and Danny Glover. Categories: Action, Crime, Thriller. Year: 1992.
Shane Black in Lethal Weapon 3
Joe Hallenback (Bruce Willis) is a grizzled detective hired to protect Cory (Halle Berry), a stripper with important information. When Cory is murdered in a mysterious drive-by shooting, Hallenback teams up with her boyfriend, ex-football star Jim Dix (Damon Wayans), to uncover the plot and bring those responsible to justice. Directed by Tony Scott. With Chelsea Field, Danielle Harris and Bruce McGill. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Sports. Year: 1991.
Shane Black in The Last Boy Scout
Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson), a young detective with a suicidal death wish, is paired with Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover), a good cop and family man. While investigating an apparent suicide, the pair uncovers an international drug smuggling operation run by a group of Vietnam War special forces veterans. As they set out to bring down the ruthless retired general (Mitch Ryan) in charge, Riggs and Murtaugh find mutal respect and become reluctant friends. Directed by Richard Donner. With Gary Busey. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1987.
Shane Black in Lethal Weapon
When Dracula awakes from an extended hibernation, he sets out to retrieve an amulet that will help him spread his evil over the world. After gathering a team of legenday monsters, including Wolf Man, Gill Man, the Mummy and Frankenstein's monster, Dracula begins to terrorize the citizens of a small town in his quest for total domination. The world's only hope is the Monster Squad, a bunch of kids who love horror movies and meet in a tree house. While the adults in town refuse to believe what is really going on, the Monster Squad uses their movie knowledge to form a plan to defeat the monsters once and for all. Directed by Fred Dekker. With Andre Gower, Stephen Macht, Duncan Regehr and Jon Gries. Categories: Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Cult Classics. Year: 1987.
Shane Black in The Monster Squad
When an elite team of commandos and their leader, Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger), enter the jungles of Central America on a hostage rescue mission, they encounter something far more dangerous than terrorists: the Predator, an alien hunter with technology far superior to their own. As the team attempts to make it back to their extraction point, they are picked off one by one by the invisible killer. With his his men dying all around him, Dutch refuses to surrender and sets out to outwit and outmuscle the extraterrestrial in a battle to the death. Directed by John McTiernan. With Jesse Ventura, Carl Weathers, Bill Duke, Sonny Landham and Shane Black. Categories: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 1987.
Shane Black in Predator