David Kevin Giler was an American filmmaker who had been active in the film industry since the early 1960s.
10 Facts About David Giler
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David Giler's first produced credit was the critically reviled Myra Breckinridge, an adaptation of Gore Vidal's controversial novel.
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David Giler wrote a remake of The Postman Always Rings Twice and adapted The King Must Die but both were shelved.
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David Giler did some uncredited rewriting on Skin Game.
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In 1975 David Giler turned to directing, his only film in that capacity, The Black Bird.
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David Giler formed the production company Brandywine Productions with Walter Hill and Gordon Carroll and in 1979, the trio co-produced and rewrote the script for the legendary horror thriller, Alien.
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David Giler did an uncredited rewrite on Beverly Hills Cop II and produced Rustlers' Rhapsody.
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David Giler wrote a remake of The Decline of the American Empire which was not filmed.
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Hill and David Giler executive produced Tales from the Crypt and Tales from the Cryptkeeper for cable channel HBO.
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David Giler was married to actress Nancy Kwan from 1970 until their divorce in 1972.