Dennis Shryack

Dennis Shryack (August 25, 1936 – September 14, 2016) was an American screenwriter.

Dennis Shryack
BornAugust 25, 1936
Duluth, Minnesota, United States
DiedSeptember 14, 2016(2016-09-14) (aged 80)
Duluth, Minnesota, United States
OccupationScreenwriter, singer
LanguageEnglish
GenreScreenwriting

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.[1] Following his time with The Escorts, Shryack was hired as a mailroom worker at Universal Pictures.[1]

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.[1] His second film, the 1977 thriller The Car, starred James Brolin and Kathleen Lloyd.[1]

Shryack wrote for a variety of stars, such as Chuck Norris (two films) and Clint Eastwood (two films), most notably co-writing the screenplay for Pale Rider in 1985, directed by Clint Eastwood, which became one of the highest grossing Western film of the 1980s, taking in the $41 million (the equivalent of nearly $92 million in 2016).[1] Shryack often collaborated on screenplays with other writers, including penning six films with Michael Butler, as well as partnerships with Michael Blodgett on Turner & Hooch and Run in 1991.[1]

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.[1]

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.[1]

He later became a literary agent and returned to his hometown of Duluth.[1]

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.[1]

Filmography
gollark: No, but I do at least quite like the pyralspites.
gollark: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
gollark: _watches the pyralspite or whatever the cool orange one is_
gollark: I don't like golds - they just seem kind of garish - but I feel obligated to collect them because *rarity*.
gollark: *doesn't actually want a 2G gaia and pipio*

References
  1. Barnes, Mike (2016-09-15). "Dennis Shryack, Screenwriter on Clint Eastwood's 'The Gauntlet' and 'Pale Rider,' Dies at 80". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
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