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Jul 5, 2021 · Runaway Train screenwriter Edward Bunker — working from a story by no less than Akira Kurosawa — was a former prisoner himself. The new hire and his tattoo looked more than a little familiar to Bunker. Emblazoned across Trejo’s chest is an inked “charra” or no-nonsense woman wearing a sombrero.
Jul 8, 2020 · One of his charges was working on 1985’s “Runaway Train.” On a visit, Trejo was also reacquainted with Edward Bunker, a fellow San Quentin inmate who became a crime writer and movie consultant.
- Brett Harvey
Trejo was soon spotted for the movie by the screenwriter, Edward Bunker, whom Trejo had served time with at San Quentin. Knowing that Trejo was a skilled boxer, Bunker recruited Trejo to train the movie’s star, Eric Roberts, for the boxing scene.
Edward Heward Bunker (December 31, 1933 – July 19, 2005) was an American author of crime fiction, a screenwriter, convicted felon and an actor. He wrote numerous books, some of which have been adapted into films.
Sep 1, 2000 · At that time, in 1951, 17-year-old Edward Bunker had the dubious honour of being San Quentin’s youngest ever inmate. While banged up in solitary (aka “the hole”), Bunker could hear the incessant clicking of a typewriter.
Mar 19, 2023 · Edward Bunker was a writer, actor, and advisor who sadly passed away in 2005 due to a surgery complication. Nevertheless, he was involved in some great crime-related productions that used a lot...
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Jul 24, 2005 · Edward Bunker, the ex-con turned literary icon whose hard-edged crime novels reflected the equally hard edges of a life that included nearly two decades as an inmate in some of the country's ...
