Dennis Shryack, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Dennis Shryack

American screenwriter

Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1936

Place of Birth: Duluth, Minnesota, United States

Date of Death: 14-Sep-2016

Profession: screenwriter, literary agent

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Dennis Shryack

  • Dennis Shryack (August 25, 1936 – September 14, 2016) was an American screenwriter whose credits included The Gauntlet in 1977, Code of Silence (1985), starring Chuck Norris, and Turner & Hooch (1989), which stars Tom Hanks and Beasley the Dog.
  • Shryack also co-wrote the screenplay for Pale Rider in 1985, directed by Clint Eastwood, which became the highest grossing Western film of the 1980s, taking in the $41 million (the equivalent of nearly $92 million in 2016).
  • Shryack often collaborated on screenplays with other writers, including penning seven films with Michael Butler, as well as partnerships with Michael Blodgett on Turner & Hooch and Run in 1991.Shryack, who was born and raised in Duluth, Minnesota, began his career as a singer in The Escorts quartet, which toured as an opening act for well-known artists such as Sammy Davis Jr.
  • and Sophie Tucker.
  • Following his time with The Escorts, Shryack was hired as a mailroom worker at Universal Pictures.Shryack's first produced screenplay was for the 1969 Western comedy film, The Good Guys and the Bad Guys, which he co-wrote and co-produced with Ronald M.
  • Cohen.
  • His second film, the 1977 thriller The Car, starred James Brolin and Kathleen Lloyd.Shryack co-wrote a series of films starring Chuck Norris, beginning with Code of Silence in 1985.
  • In addition to his work with Clint Eastwood on The Gauntlet, he also co-wrote 1986's Pale Rider, in which Eastwood both directed and starred in, which became the highest grossing Western film of the 1980s with total box office receipts of $41 million.Some of Shryack's other credits included Flashpoint (1984), which starred Kris Kristofferson, Treat Williams and Rip Torn; 1987's Rent-a-Cop with Michael Blodgett, starring Burt Reynolds and Liza Minnelli; and Cadence (1990), which starred Charlie Sheen and was directed by Martin Sheen.Shryack successfully negotiated for $1 million for the script he co-wrote for Turner & Hooch (1989), which was the highest price ever paid for a screenplay by Touchstone Pictures at the time.He later became a literary agent and returned to his hometown of Duluth.Dennis Shryack died from congestive heart failure in Duluth, Minnesota, on September 14, 2016, at the age of 80.
  • He was survived by his wife, Kathy, and children, daughter, Jennifer, and son, Chris.

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