Biography
Joe Eszterhas is a Hungarian-American screenwriter and author. Born in Csákánydoroszló, Hungary, he grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and began his career as a journalist and editor before entering film.
His first screenwriting credit was for F.I.S.T. (1978). He went on to write Flashdance (1983), Jagged Edge (1985), Basic Instinct (1992), Sliver (1993), Showgirls (1995) and Jade (1995). He was reported as the highest-paid screenwriter in Hollywood during the early 1990s. He later published books including the memoir Hollywood Animal (2004) and has largely withdrawn from screenwriting.
