| Howard Franklin | |
| Occupation: | Screenwriter, film director |
| Spouse: | Anne Litt |
Howard Franklin is an American screenwriter and film director, known for such films as The Name of the Rose[1] and his three collaborations with Bill Murray: Quick Change, Larger than Life, and The Man Who Knew Too Little.[2] His other films include The Public Eye, about a 1940s tabloid photographer modeled on the photojournalist Weegee and starring Joe Pesci; Someone to Watch Over Me[2] and The Big Year.
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Executive Producer | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Romancing the Stone | Script revisions | ||||
| 1986 | The Name of the Rose | Co-written with Andrew Birkin, Gérard Brach and Alain Godard | ||||
| 1987 | Someone to Watch Over Me | |||||
| 1990 | Quick Change | Co-directed with Bill Murray | ||||
| 1992 | The Public Eye | |||||
| 1996 | Larger than Life | |||||
| 1997 | The Man Who Knew Too Little | Co-written with Robert Farrar | ||||
| 2001 | Antitrust | |||||
| 2007 | Fracture | Script revisions | ||||
| 2011 | The Big Year | |||||
| 2015 | The King of 7B | Made-for-television film[3] Co-written with Dan Fogelman |