Zodiac (film)
Zodiac is a 2007 American mystery thriller film directed by David Fincher.
The screenplay by James Vanderbilt is based on the 1986 non-fiction book of the same name by Robert Graysmith.
The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, and Robert Downey Jr., with Anthony Edwards, Brian Cox, Elias Koteas, Donal Logue, John Carroll Lynch, Candy Clark, Dermot Mulroney, and Chloë Sevigny in supporting roles.
" Zodiac" tells the story of the manhunt for the Zodiac Killer, a serial murderer who terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1960s and early 1970s, taunting police with letters, bloodstained clothing, and ciphers mailed to newspapers.
The case remains one of the United States' most infamous unsolved crimes.
Fincher, Vanderbilt, and producer Bradley J. Fischer spent 18 months conducting their own investigation and research into the Zodiac murders.
Fincher employed the digital Thomson Viper Filmstream camera to photograph most of the film, with traditional high- speed film cameras used for slow- motion murder sequences.
Reviews for" Zodiac" were very positive, lauding the film's writing, directing, acting and historical authenticity.
" Zodiac" was nominated for several awards and Fincher won the" Best Director" prize from the Dublin Film Critics' Circle in 2007.
The film grossed over$ 84 million worldwide on a production budget of$ 65 million.
In 2016 it was voted 12th among 100 films considered the best of the 21st century by 117 film critics from around the world.
James Gunn (screenwriter, born 1920)
James Edward Gunn( August 22, 1920, San Francisco, California – September 20, 1966, Los Angeles, California) was an American film and television screenwriter and producer.
His credits include" Affair in Trinidad The Young Philadelphians The UnfaithfulOver- Exposed", Man from 1997 on the television series" Conflict", and" Because They're Young".
Gunn was born in San Francisco in 1920 and was known for his work in hardboiled fiction and crime stories, including the TV detective series" 77 Sunset StripCheckmate", and" Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer".
He died in Los Angeles in 1966 at the age of 46.
James Gunn created a pilot for a western series to be called" Mountain Man" about a Rocky Mountain fur trading station in the 1840s.
Paul Wendkos
Abraham Paul Wendkos (September 20, 1925 - November 12, 2009) was an American television and film director.
I Want Your Love (film)
I Want Your
Love is the title of both a 2010 short film and a 2012 feature- length film.
Both films were directed and written by Travis Mathews.
The drama films both revolve around the friends and ex-lovers of Jesse Metzger, a gay man in his mid-thirties who is forced to move back to his hometown from San Francisco due to financial reasons.
The actors' own names, along with much of their real- life stories, were used for their characters in both films, which features graphic sexual scenes.
The production of both films was aided by the gay pornographic studio NakedSword.
This led to the full- length film being refused exemption from classification, which would have allowed it to screen at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a decision to which actor James Franco( who invited Mathews to collaborate on Franco's film" Interior. Leather Bar.") reacted negatively.
Because They're Young
Because They're Young is a 1960 film from Columbia Pictures, starring Dick Clark as Neil Hendry, an American high school teacher who tries to make a difference in the lives of his students.
The film co-starred Tuesday Weld, Michael Callan, Warren Berlinger, Roberta Shore, Doug McClure, and Victoria Shaw.
It was directed by Paul Wendkos.
The screenplay was based on" Harrison High", a novel by John Farris.
Musicians Duane Eddy and James Darren had cameo roles in the movie, whose title song became the biggest hit record of Eddy's career.
Though not appearing himself, Bobby Rydell's" Swingin' School" was featured prominently in the movie's soundtrack.
Matt Corboy
Matt Corboy( born June 4, 1973) is an American actor.
He has appeared in both films and television series.
James Vanderbilt
James Platten Vanderbilt( born November 17, 1975) is an American screenwriter and film producer.
He is best known for the films" Zodiac"( 2007)," White House Down"( 2013)," The Amazing Spider- Man"( 2012)," The Amazing Spider- Man 2"( 2014) and" Murder Mystery"( 2019).
David Fincher
David Andrew Leo Fincher( born August 28, 1962) is an American director and producer of films, television, and music videos.
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for his films" The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"( 2008) and" The Social Network"( 2010), winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Director and BAFTA Award for Best Direction for the latter.
Fincher made his directorial debut with" Alien 3"( 1992) and has since directed numerous thriller films, including" Seven"( 1995)," The Game"( 1997)," Fight Club"( 1999)," Panic Room"( 2002)," Zodiac"( 2007)," The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"( 2011), and" Gone Girl"( 2014).
He was also instrumental in the creation of the Netflix series" House of Cards"( 2013–2018) and" Mindhunter"( 2017 – present), and has directed episodes of both series, winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the pilot episode of" House of Cards".
" Zodiac" and" The Social Network" are ranked in the BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century.
Duane Eddy
Duane Eddy( born April 26, 1938) is an American guitarist.
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he had a string of hit records produced by Lee Hazlewood, which were noted for their characteristically" twangy" sound, including" Rebel-' Rouser Peter Gunn", and" Because They're Young".
He had sold 12 million records by 1963.
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2008.
Jack Shea (director)
Jack Shea (August 1, 1928 – April 28, 2013) was an American film and television director.
He was the president of the Directors Guild of America from 1997 to 2002.

Question: Are the directors of both films Zodiac (Film) and Because They'Re Young from the same country?
Answer: yes