Brian De Palma is an award-winning screenwriter.
 His films include mainstream box office hits such as Carrie (1976), Dressed to Kill (1980), Scarface (1983), The Untouchables (1987), and Mission: Impossible (1996), as well as cult favorites such as Sisters (1972), Phantom of the Paradise (1974), Blow Out (1981), Casualties of War (1989), and Carlito's Way (1993)
Critics who frequently admire De Palma's work include Pauline Kael and Roger Ebert

