Mardik Martin

Mardik Martin

Mardik Martin (September 16, 1934 – September 11, 2019) was an American screenwriter of such classics as Mean Streets, New York, New York, and Raging Bull directed by his lifelong friend Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro. Mardik Martin is among the revered screenwriters on the Writers Guild of America's list of 101 Greatest Screenplays. Martin Mardik was born into a family of Armenian genocide survivors that fled to Iran. They later moved to Iraq. Although his family in Iraq was wealthy, he fled the country to avoid the draft and arrived in New York City in a penniless state. In Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, Peter Biskind’s 1998 book on the New Hollywood, the author writes that Martin had to wash dishes to pay his way through NYU, where he met fellow student Martin Scorsese in 1961. The two formed a close friendship and worked together on Scorsese's early projects such as It's Not Just You, Murray! and the semi-autobiographical Season of the Witch, which ultimately became Mean Streets. According to Biskind, "The two young men sat in Martin's Plymouth Valiant and wrote. In the winter, in the cold and snow." Martin also shared writing credits on the Scorsese films New York, New York (with Earl Mac Rauch) and Raging Bull (with Paul Schrader). In 2014, Martin co-wrote the screenplay of the German drama The Cut, which won a special mention by the Young Jury Members of the Vittorio Veneto Film Festival for its director Fatih Akin at the 2014 Venice Film Festival. Martin died of unknown causes on September 11, 2019. He was found dead in his house five days short of his 85th birthday.

  • Popularity : 1.393
  • Known For : Writing
  • Birthday : 1936-09-16
  • Place of Birth : Iran
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Mardik Martin Movies

  • 2005
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    Raging Bull: Before the Fight

    Raging Bull: Before the Fight

    10 2005 HD

    The first part of a four-part documentary about the production of "Raging Bull."

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  • 2003
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    Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

    Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

    7.085 2003 HD

    The chronicle of the mind-blowing journey that was Hollywood during the seventies; the true and gripping story of the last golden age of American...

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  • 2004
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    From the Classroom to the Streets: The Making of 'Who's That Knocking at My Door'

    From the Classroom to the Streets: The Making of 'Who's That Knocking at My Door'

    6 2004 HD

    A short documentary about the making of Martin Scorsese's debut feature.

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  • 1980
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    Raging Bull

    Raging Bull

    7.929 1980 HD

    The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.

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  • 1982
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    The King of Comedy

    The King of Comedy

    7.782 1982 HD

    Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own...

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  • 1977
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    New York, New York

    New York, New York

    6.6 1977 HD

    An egotistical saxophone player and a young singer meet on V-J Day and embark upon a strained and rocky romance, even as their careers begin a long...

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  • 1990
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    Martin Scorsese Directs

    Martin Scorsese Directs

    9 1990 HD

    Providing behind the scenes footage of the director on set with clips from his own films, Martin Scorsese Directs depicts to riveting effect the way...

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  • 2008
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    Mardik: From Baghdad to Hollywood

    Mardik: From Baghdad to Hollywood

    1 2008 HD

    An intimate portrait of an oft-forgotten character in Hollywood: the screenwriter. Raised in Baghdad, screenwriter Mardik Martin was infused with an...

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  • 1988
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    Movies Are My Life

    Movies Are My Life

    6 1988 HD

    The very first full-length documentary on Scorsese offers an invaluable look at how he was perceived by his colleagues, and himself, in 1977....

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  • 1973
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    Mean Streets

    Mean Streets

    7.1 1973 HD

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  • 1977
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    New York, New York

    New York, New York

    6.6 1977 HD

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  • 1978
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    The Last Waltz

    The Last Waltz

    7.629 1978 HD

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  • 1977
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    Valentino

    Valentino

    5.9 1977 HD

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  • 2014
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    The Cut

    The Cut

    6.1 2014 HD

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  • 1971
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    Revenge Is My Destiny

    Revenge Is My Destiny

    3.5 1971 HD

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  • 1964
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    It's Not Just You, Murray!

    It's Not Just You, Murray!

    5.8 1964 HD

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  • 1980
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    Raging Bull

    Raging Bull

    7.929 1980 HD

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  • 1969
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    Who's That Knocking at My Door

    Who's That Knocking at My Door

    6.161 1969 HD

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  • 1978
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    American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince

    American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince

    6.592 1978 HD

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  • 1974
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    Italianamerican

    Italianamerican

    6.694 1974 HD

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  • 2008
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    Mardik: From Baghdad to Hollywood

    Mardik: From Baghdad to Hollywood

    1 2008 HD

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  • 1964
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    It's Not Just You, Murray!

    It's Not Just You, Murray!

    5.8 1964 HD

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