White Hunter Black Heart Eastwood, is based on real-life director John Huston. Jeff Fahey plays Pete Verrill, a character based on Viertel. George Dzundza's character is based on "African Queen" producer Sam Spiegel. Marisa Berenson's character Kay Gibson and Richard Vanstone's character Phil Duncan, are based on Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart, respectively. This was the last film that James Bridges worked on writing down a screenplay before dying in 1993. In the early 1950s, world-renowned film-maker John Wilson travels to Africa for his next film bringing with him a young writer chum named Pete Verrill. Part of his travel plans include hunting elephants
David Valdes David Valdes David Valdes (born August 12, 1950, in Los Angeles) is an American film producer known for working in the western genre and collaborating with Clint Eastwood. Valdes first started out his career as an assistant director for films like "Oh, God! Book II", "The Outsiders" and "Tightrope", (which he also had a minor role in). He became good friends with Eastwood after "Tightrope" and soon Valdes was promoted to associate producer/assistant director on 1985's "Pale Rider". He went on as producer and production manager on other Eastwood films like "The Dead Pool", "Bird", "Pink Cadillac", "White Hunter Black