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David Seltzer has 10 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 2000s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including The Omen.
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Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil.
Dir. Richard Donner · With Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner

A brilliant but socially inept 14-year-old experiences heartbreak for the first time when his two best friends – Cappie, an older-brother figure, and Maggie, the new girl with whom he is in love – fall for each other.
Dir. David Seltzer · With Corey Haim, Kerri Green, Charlie Sheen

An FBI informant has kept his new identity secret for 15 years. Now an old flame has recognised him, and the bad guys are back for revenge.
Dir. John Badham · With Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, David Carradine

Spirited New Yorker Linda Voss goes to work for international lawyer and secret Office of Strategic Services operative Ed Leland just before World War II. As they fall in love, the United States enters the fight against Hitler, and Linda volunteers to work for Ed spying undercover behind Nazi lines. Assigned to uncover information about a German bomb, Linda also has personal motives to fulfill: discovering the fate of her Jewish family members in Berlin.
Dir. David Seltzer · With Michael Douglas, Melanie Griffith, Liam Neeson

A grieving doctor is being contacted by his late wife through his patient's near death experiences.
Dir. Tom Shadyac · With Kevin Costner, Joe Morton, Ron Rifkin

A diplomatic couple adopts the son of the devil without knowing it. A remake of the classic horror film of the same name from 1976.
Dir. John Moore · With Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Mia Farrow
When a dispute occurs between a logging operation and a nearby Native American tribe, Dr. Robert Verne and his wife, Maggie, are sent in to mediate. Chief John Hawks insists the loggers are poisoning the water supply, and, though company man Isley denies it, the Vernes can't ignore the strangely mutated wildlife roaming the woods. Robert captures a bear cub for testing and soon finds himself the target of an angry mutant grizzly.
Dir. John Frankenheimer · With Talia Shire, Robert Foxworth, Armand Assante

Lilah Krytsick is a mother and housewife who's always believed she could be a stand-up comedian. Steven Gold is an experienced stand-up seemingly on the cusp of success. When the two meet, they form an unlikely friendship, and Steven tries to help the untried Lilah develop her stage act. Despite the objections of her family and some very wobbly beginnings, Lilah improves, and soon she finds herself competing with Steven for a coveted television spot.
Dir. David Seltzer · With Sally Field, Tom Hanks, John Goodman
Sammy, an agitated agent lost in the forest of the modern world, happens upon a gentle giant with a tall talent for friendship named Max.
Dir. Michael Lehmann · With Billy Crystal, Gheorghe Mureșan, Kathleen Quinlan

Claire Gregory, an upper class New York personality, witnesses a murder in a luxurious nightclub. Detective Mike Keegan, recently promoted, is assigned to protect her.
Dir. Ridley Scott · With Tom Berenger, Mimi Rogers, Lorraine Bracco