Editing Christopher Durang (section)

===In film===
Durang denounced the [[Robert Altman]] 1987 [[Beyond Therapy (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Beyond Therapy]]'', calling it "horrific". He accused Altman of totally rewriting the script "so that all psychology is thrown out the window, and the characters dash around acting crazy but with literally no behavioral logic underneath."<ref>Durang, Christopher (1995). [https://books.google.com/books?id=fkAsAQAAIAAJ ''Christopher Durang: Complete Full-Length Plays, 1975–1995'']. United States: Smith and Kraus. pg. 212; {{ISBN|9781575250175}}</ref>

Durang appeared as an actor in the 1987 comedy ''[[The Secret of My Success (1987 film)|The Secret of My Success]]'', 1988's ''[[Mr. North]]'', 1989's ''[[Penn & Teller Get Killed]]'', 1990's ''[[In the Spirit (film)|In the Spirit]]'', 1992's ''[[Housesitter]]'', and 1994's ''[[The Cowboy Way (film)|The Cowboy Way]]''.<ref>Baltake, Joe (June 5, 1990). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=80773677 "Actresses bring right spirit to this odd-couple comedy"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183555/https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=80773677 |date=July 9, 2021 }}. ''The Sacramento Bee''. pg. 57. Retrieved July 4, 2021.</ref><ref name = Evans>{{cite news|url = https://deadline.com/2024/04/christopher-durang-dead-playwright-1235872874/|title = Christopher Durang Dies: Playwright With A Genius For The Absurd Was 75|last = Evans|first = Greg|date = April 3, 2024|accessdate = April 3, 2024|work = [[Deadline Hollywood]]|archive-date = April 3, 2024|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240403141740/https://deadline.com/2024/04/christopher-durang-dead-playwright-1235872874/|url-status = live}}</ref>

Durang wrote a number of unproduced screenplays, including ''The Nun Who Shot Liberty Valance'', ''The House of Husbands'' (which he co-authored with [[Wendy Wasserstein]]), and ''The Adventures of Lola''.{{cn|date=April 2024}}