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John Kaye

Born 1941 · USA · Active 1975–2025

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Kaye (born August 31, 1941) is an American screenwriter, novelist and playwright. His feature credits as a screenwriter include American Hot Wax, Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins and Where the Buffalo Roam. He also directed the feature film Forever Lulu, starring Melanie Griffith and Patrick Swayze. A graduate of U.C. Berkeley, Kaye was producer and writer of The Lohman and Barkley Show, a late-nite live, 90 minute, satirical show that ran for a year on KNBC, the NBC affiliate in Los Angeles in 1971. A precursor to Saturday Night Live, Kaye gave Bar...

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Where the Buffalo Roam

Where the Buffalo Roam

1980 ★ 6.1
Writer

Semi-biographical film based on the experiences of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.

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Filmography

6 credits
Crew Credits
2020s 1 credit
2025
My Omaha Creative Consultant
Movie
2000s 2 credits
2000
Movie ★ 5.4
2000
Movie ★ 5.4
1980s 1 credit
1980
Movie ★ 5.9
1970s 2 credits
1978
Movie ★ 5.7
1975
Movie ★ 6.3