Dale Launer (born 1952) is an American comedy screenwriter. His films include Blind Date, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and My Cousin Vinny.Launer was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and brought up in the San Fernando valley. He attended California State University, Northridge, where, after changing his major to Film, he recognised his desire for a job writing and directing films. His first successful screen play was Ruthless People (1986).In May 2007, his film Tom's Nu Heaven, which he produced, wrote and directed, won Best Picture at the Monaco Film Festival.
'Blind Date' was rewritten by so many people, if you hated it, it's not my fault and if you liked it, I can't take credit for it.
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Responding to an inquiry on Yahoo Answers, he claims he made up the term "dead on balls accurate" for Mona Lisa Vito in My Cousin Vinny.
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Before he sold scripts, he sold stereos and other electronic equipment. His job was similar to that of the Judge Reinhold character in Ruthless People (1986).
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