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At first glance Howard Korder's 1990 play Search and Destroy, being revived by Strudel productions at the Kraine Theater, is very much in the vein of David Mamet: a small-time operator (in this case, Martin Mirkheim, who books Icecapades-style events and evades taxes) desperately tries to raise money to produce a movie and ends up involved in a ...
Set in 1991, the televised musings of self-help guru Dr. Waxling (Joseph Dunn) send Martin Mirkheim (Brian Ridings) on a cross-country crusade to get his unwilling mentor’s book made into a movie.
Still consumed by his desire to make the book into a movie, Martin resorts to deceit, blackmail, fraud, extortion and murder to claw his way to success in a riveting indictment of American...
Still consumed by his desire to make the book into a movie, Martin resorts to deceit, blackmail, fraud, extortion and murder to claw his way to success. Howard Korder 's masterwork, Search and Destroy is a disturbingly entertaining indictment of American values today.
Nov 29, 1996 · “Search and Destroy,” Howard Korder’s gritty and funny tale of modern-day greed and corruption, poses a troubling question: Just how dangerous is a New Age philosophy that emphasizes success...
Howard Korder is an American screenwriter and playwright. He is the author of the 1988 coming-of-age play Boys' Life, which earned him a Pulitzer Prize for Drama nomination. His play Search and Destroy was adapted into a film in 1995. Among the screenplays he has written are The Passion of Ayn Rand and Lakeview Terrace.
In Search and Destroy, Korder introduces us to aspiring movie producer Martin Mirkheim, a befuddled dreamer whose plans for lunching on the fine fare of Hollywood meet endless ruthless challenges from cold-hearted IRS agents, hard-hearted women, and a heartbreaking bank account.
