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| Barry Strugatz | |
|---|---|
| Born | United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Barry Strugatz is an American film director and screenwriter.
Personal life
Strugatz began working on Hair as a production assistant in 1978. He continued writing several projects, including some with his writing partner Mark R. Burns, with whom he wrote Married to the Mob and She-Devil. Strugatz, a lifetime Brooklynite, currently still resides there with his wife and kids.
Career
Strugatz got his start as a production assistant and location scout, working under the auspices of directors Miloš Forman (Hair) and Woody Allen (The Purple Rose of Cairo). He wrote the screenplay to 1988’s Married to the Mob, directed by Jonathan Demme, but 1989’s She Devil endured a critical and commercial roasting. He finally turned to directing in 2000 with a short film, The Transformation.
Married to the Mob
Married to the Mob is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Matthew Modine.
Pfeiffer gave an acclaimed lead performance as a gangster's widow, and Matthew Modine played an undercover FBI agent assigned the task of investigating her mafia connections.
As a slippery mob boss romantically pursuing Angela, Dean Stockwell was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. It currently holds a 91% Fresh Rating on Rotten Tomatoes
She-Devil
She-Devil is a 1989 American film starring Meryl Streep and Roseanne Barr. It was directed by Susan Seidelman, and it is the second adaptation of the novel The Life and Loves of a She-Devil by British writer Fay Weldon. For her role, Streep was nominated for the Best Actress for a Musical or Comedy Golden Globe in 1990.
The Transformation
This short film stars Paul Lazar as a hopeless mailroom employee. He's a shy, misunderstood adult who is taken advantage of by co-workers, bosses, bullies, and even his own father. It's not until he has a life-changing moment watching a Steve McQueen movie that he finds his inner stud. From this moment on, he takes on the tough guy persona and learns how to not only stand up for himself.
From Other Worlds
From Other Worlds is a sci-fi comedy about a depressed Brooklyn housewife who sleepwalks through her life until she encounters an alien force in her backyard. With the help of a fellow contactee, an African immigrant, she is determined to solve the mystery of her otherworldly experiences. Along the way, she finds romance, saves the planet and finds new meaning in her life.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Contribution | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Married to the Mob | writer | nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor mominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
| 1989 | She-Devil | writer | nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
| 2000 | The Transformation (short) | director/writer | Newport International Film Festival for Audience Award Stony Brook Film Festival for Audience Choice Award |
| 2004 | From Other Worlds | director/writer | |
| 2018 | Furlough | writer |
References
- ""FLIFF 2004 Q&A: BARRY STRUGATZ"". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- "Married to the Mob | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 1988-08-19. Retrieved 2024-02-10.