József A. Eszterhás (born November 23, 1944) is a Hungarian-American screenwriter. He is best known for having written the screenplays for the films Basic Instinct and Showgirls.
Filmography as screenwriter:
- F.I.S.T. (1978)
- Flashdance (1983)
- Jagged Edge (1985)
- Big Shots (1987)
- Hearts of Fire (1987)
- Betrayed (1988)
- Checking Out (1989)
- Music Box (1989)
- Basic Instinct (1992)
- Nowhere to Run (1993)
- Sliver (1993)
- Showgirls (1995)
- Jade (1995)
- One Night Stand (1997) note
- An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)
