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Tom Mankiewicz

Highest Rated: 93% Superman: The Movie (1978)

Lowest Rated: 29% Delirious (1991)

Birthday: Jun 1, 1942

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA

A prolific Hollywood screenwriter who was the son of director Joseph L. Mankiewicz and the nephew of writer Herman Mankiewicz, Tom Mankiewicz found initial success writing the popular television music special, "Movin' with Nancy" (NBC, 1967), before penning several James Bond movies, including "Diamonds Are Forever" (1971), "Live and Let Die" (1973) and "The Man with the Golden Gun" (1974). Perhaps his greatest success came with writing the final drafts of the original "Superman" (1978), which opened the door to a lucrative script doctoring career throughout the next decade. He wrote uncredited drafts of John Badham's popular techno-thriller "WarGames" (1983), Steven Spielberg's "Gremlins" (1984) and Richard Donner's "The Goonies" (1985). Turning back to television, Mankiewicz wrote and directed several episodes of the popular series "Hart to Hart" (ABC, 1979-1984), while receiving screenplay credit for Donner's medieval fantasy "Ladyhawke" (1985). He went on to direct two feature films, finding moderate success with the comedy adaptation of "Dragnet" (1987), while stumbling at the box office with the John Candy vehicle "Delirious" (1991). Though he kept a relatively low profile for the remainder of his career, there was no doubt that Mankiewicz made an indelible mark both on television and the silver screen.

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Highest-Rated Movies

93% 86% Superman: The Movie
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71% 67% The Eagle Has Landed
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67% 64% Live and Let Die
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67% 74% Ladyhawke
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64% 57% Diamonds Are Forever
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53% 54% Mother, Jugs & Speed
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49% 41% Dragnet
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40% 55% The Man With the Golden Gun
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36% 52% The Cassandra Crossing
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29% 39% Delirious
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Filmography

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Hart to Hart: Till Death Do Us Hart 1996 Director Taking the Heat 1993 Director Delirious 29% 39% 1991 Director Dragnet 49% 41% 1987 Director, Screenwriter Ladyhawke 67% 74% 1985 Screenwriter Hart to Hart 1979 Director, Screenwriter Superman: The Movie 93% 86% 1978 Writer The Cassandra Crossing 36% 52% 1977 Screenwriter Mother, Jugs & Speed 53% 54% 1976 Producer, Screenwriter The Eagle Has Landed 71% 67% 1976 Screenwriter The Man With the Golden Gun 40% 55% 1974 Screenwriter Live and Let Die 67% 64% 1973 Writer Diamonds Are Forever 64% 57% 1971 Writer The Sweet Ride 1968 Screenwriter
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