W. D. Richter
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Born | Walter Duch Richter December 7, 1945 New Britain, Connecticut, United States |
Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, screenwriter |
Walter Duch Richter (born December 7, 1945) is an American screenwriter, film director and film producer.[1] He is best known for adapting Invasion of the Body Snatchers, directing The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension[2] and co-writing Big Trouble in Little China.
Biography
Richter graduated from
He wrote scripts throughout the 1980s and 1990s. In the early 1980s, Richter formed his own production company (with producer Neil Canton), Canton/Richter, and directed The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. The film did poorly at the box office, and the company ended.
In 1981, he wrote a screenplay based on Eric Van Lustbader's novel
Filmography
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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1973 | Slither | No | Yes | Yes | |
1975 | Peeper | No | Yes | No | |
1976 | Nickelodeon | No | Yes | No | |
1978 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers | No | Yes | No | |
1979 | Dracula | No | Yes | No | |
1980 | Brubaker | No | Yes | No | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay |
1981 | All Night Long | No | Yes | No | |
1982 | Hard Feelings | No | Yes | No | |
1984 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension |
Yes | No | Yes | |
1986 | Big Trouble in Little China | No | Yes | No | |
1991 | Late for Dinner | Yes | No | Yes | |
1993 | Needful Things | No | Yes | No | |
1995 | Home for the Holidays | No | Yes | No | |
2005 | Stealth | No | Yes | No |
References
- All Movie Guide. Archived from the originalon November 3, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
- ^ Vincent Canby (October 5, 1984). "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension! (1984) FILM: SCI-FI FARCE, 'BUCKAROO BONZAI'". The New York Times. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
External links
- W.D. Richter at IMDb