David Shaber
Writer · Died November 4, 1999, aged 70 · Cleveland, Ohio, United States
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Shaber (1929 - November 4, 1999) was an American screenwriter and theatre producer, best known for writing The Warriors, Nighthawks and The Hunt for Red October Shaber was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, and abandoned a pre-med education for the Yale Drama School. He wrote and produced plays, and also wrote forty commissioned screenplays, eight of which were made into feature films, in the 1970s and 1980s. In the 1990s, he taught advanced screenwriting at Columbia University in New York City. He died of an aneurysm on November 4, 1999, aged 70. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Shaber, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1929
- November 4, 1999 (aged 70)
- Cleveland, Ohio, United States
- Writer
- 8 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
What are David Shaber's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 5
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 5
Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1
Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 1
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch David Shaber's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for David Shaber's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
9 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Flight of the Intruder(1991)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The Hunt for Red October(1990)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Rollover(1981)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Nighthawks(1981)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Those Lips, Those Eyes(1980)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Last Embrace(1979)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
The Warriors(1979)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Such Good Friends(1971)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Channing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Career shape
A full career of 8 titles from 1963 to 1991.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do David Shaber's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 8 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 51/100 and the plot and story 47/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is David Shaber's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does David Shaber work with?
People who share at least 2 of David Shaber's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sam Levene shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Sam LeveneShared titles: Last Embrace (1979), Such Good Friends (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Sam Levene
Composers
- Basil PoledourisShared titles: Flight of the Intruder (1991), The Hunt for Red October (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Basil Poledouris
- Michael SmallShared titles: Rollover (1981), Those Lips, Those Eyes (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Small
Producers
- Mace NeufeldShared titles: Flight of the Intruder (1991), The Hunt for Red October (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Mace Neufeld
