Writer
Barry Gifford
80 years · Chicago, Illinois, United States · 10 films
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Barry Gifford (born October 18, 1946) is an American author, poet, and screenwriter known for his distinctive mix of American landscapes and film noir- and Beat Generation-influenced literary madness. He is best known for his series of novels about Sailor and Lula, two sex-driven, star-crossed protagonists on the road. The first of the series, Wild at Heart, was adapted by director David Lynch for the 1990 film of the same title. Gifford went on to write the screenplay for Lost Highway with Lynch. Perdita Durango was adapted into film by Alex de la Iglesia. Much of Gifford's work is nonfiction. Description above from the Wikipedia article Barry Gifford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Best known for
Filmography 10
You Can't Win
2026 · Screenplay
On Kanopy
Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago
2020 · Himself
On Philo
Nelson Algren Live
2016 · Nelson Algren, Writer
The Phantom Father
2012 · Jack
The Long Haul of A.I. Bezzerides
2005 · Narrator (voice)
City of Ghosts
2002 · Screenplay
On Philo
Fernanda Pivano: A Farewell to Beat
2001 · Se stesso
Dance with the Devil
1997 · Screenplay
On Philo
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
1997 · Self
On Criterion Channel
Lost Highway
1997 · Writer