Charles S. Haas

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Charles S. Haas
Born (1952-10-22) October 22, 1952 (age 71)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, screenwriter, novelist
Years active1979–present

Charles Stephen Haas (born October 22, 1952), also known as Charles Haas or Charlie Haas, is an American screenwriter, actor, and novelist.

Biography

Haas was born in

née Dillon) and Philip Haas, who was an attorney.[1] Haas began his writing career with the film Over the Edge (1979). It was co-written with Tim Hunter and starred Matt Dillon. He later worked on Martians Go Home (1990) starring Randy Quaid
.

At around this time he was approached to write the script to the film

DVD commentary for that film, and it was noted that it was Haas's idea to set that film in New York City.[2] Haas would later work with Dante and Finnell again, writing the script for and appearing in the film Matinee (1993), also work with Dante again on developing a script titled Termite Terrace, based on Chuck Jones' start at Warner Brothers in the 1930s, the project ultimately never made it to the pre-production stages as Warner Bros. chose to make Space Jam
instead.

Haas wrote the 2009 novel The Enthusiast, which was published by HarperCollins.[3] He also wrote a humor piece for The New Yorker in April 2010.[4] In 2022 he presented a new novel, Sunland, as twelve serialized episodes of The Last We Fake fiction podcast. [5]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Writer Actor Role
1979 Over the Edge Yes No —
1982 Tex Yes Yes Lee
1990 Martians Go Home Yes No —
Gremlins 2: The New Batch Yes Yes Casper
1993 Matinee Yes Yes Mr. Elroy

Television

Year Title Notes
1985 Reckless Disregard Television film
1989 Gang of Four
Unsold pilot
1994 Rebel Highway Episode: Runaway Daughters

Bibliography

  • "Seder, the Sundance movie". Shouts & Murmurs. The New Yorker. 86 (8): 34. April 5, 2010.

References

  1. ^ Charlie Haas Biography (1952-)
  2. ^ DVD commentary; Gremlins 2: The New Batch. Warner Home Video, 2002.
  3. ^ "Charlie Haas from HarperCollins". Archived from the original on 2010-02-06. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  4. ^ Haas, Charlie. "Seder, the Sundance Movie." The New Yorker, 5 April 2010.[1]
  5. ^ "The Last We Fake". Buzzsprout. Retrieved 2022-12-18.

External links

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