Rudy Wurlitzer

American novelist and screenwriter

January 3, 1936 (87 years old)

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Little Buddha

Fr. 1993. Tale by Bernardo Bertolucci with Keanu Reeves, Alex Wiesendanger, Ying Ruocheng. A Seattle boy who may be the reincarnation of a Tibetan lama discovers in a book the legend of Prince Siddhartha, the future Buddha.

Runtime: 135 min.

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Agaguk

Can. 1992. Adventures by Jacques Dorfmann with Lou Diamond Philips, Jennifer Tilly, Toshiro Mifune. In 1935 in the Canadian Far North, a young Inuit rebel kills a fur trader, forcing him to move away from his people.

Runtime: 115 min.

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Candy Mountain

Suis. 1987. Dramatic comedy by Robert Frank, Rudy Wurlitzer with Kevin O'Connor, Harris Yulin, Bulle Ogier. A young New York guitarist sets out to find a legendary musician and guitar maker who disappeared 20 years ago.

Runtime: 91 min.

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Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid

U.S. 1973. Western by Sam Peckinpah with James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan. The end of the famous outlaw Billy the Kid, pursued by his old friend, Sheriff Pat Garrett.

Runtime: 106 min.

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Two-Lane Blacktop

U.S. 1971. Moral study by Monte Hellman with Warren Oates, James Taylor, Dennis Wilson. Two young people drive a car with a powerful engine from city to city and accept challenges for impromptu races.

Runtime: 103 min.