Vale – Troy Kennedy Martin

Another loss for the film industry today, as we learn of the passing of screenwriter Troy Martin, the man responsible for writing the original The Italian Job. Martin also co-created the British TV series Z-Cars, created and wrote The Edge Of Darkness, and wrote scripts for films including Kelly’s Heroes and The Sweeney.

One of his final film screenplays was for the Arnold Schwarzenegger film Red Heat, in which he starred with James Belushi.

Kennedy was 77.

Who wrote this?

Rodney Twelftree

“Some people say I like films. Those people are wrong. I *love* films.” – Me. I said this.

Rodney has been writing about films for well over two decades, appreciates a good wine, the love of his wife and kids, and the affection of his dog and cats. He has a fondness of cheesy 90’s action and classic Hollywood, hates that physical media is disappearing, and wishes somebody would make a high-budget series of The Neverending Story.

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