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Wes Craven
Wes Craven’s screen credits include director work on Scream and director work on A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Born August 2, 1939† August 30, 2015 Cleveland, Ohio, USA2 movies on MoviHero
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THE PERSON BEHIND THE ROLES
About Wes Craven
Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015) was a prolific and influential American film director, writer, producer, and occasional actor known for his pioneering work in the horror genre, and particularly in the teen slasher subgenre. Among his best-known works are such landmark films as "The Last House on the Left" (1972), "The Hills Have Eyes" (1977), "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984) and the "Scream" series (1996–2011).
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- 2020AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: SequelitisSelf
- 2020AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.(archive footage)
- 2020AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1Self
- 2020The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault(archive footage)
- 2015The Girl in the PhotographsProducer
- 2013House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!Self
- 2013Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13thSelf
- 2013Trespassing BergmanSelf
- 2012Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy KruegerSelf
- 2011The Future of FearSelf
- 2011The Making of 'Scream 4'Self
- 2011I Am NancySelf
- 2011Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie RetrospectiveSelf
- 2011Scream 4Director · Producer
- 2011Scream: The Inside StorySelf
- 2010My Soul to TakeDirector · Writer · Producer
- 2010Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street LegacySelf
- 2010A Nightmare on Elm StreetWriter
- 2009The Last House on the LeftProducer · Writer
- 2008Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFXSelf
- 2007Diary of the DeadNewsreader (voice) (uncredited)
- 2007The Hills Have Eyes 2Producer · Writer
- 2006Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher FilmSelf
- 2006Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’Self
- 2006PulseWriter
- 2006Paris Je T'aimeDirector · Writer · La victime de la vampire (Quartier de la Madeleine)
- 2006The BreedProducer
- 2006The TripperHippie (uncredited)
- 2006The Hills Have EyesProducer · Writer
- 2006Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's NightmaresSelf
- 2006The House That Freddy BuiltSelf
- 2005FeastProducer
- 2005Ban the Sadist Videos!Self
- 2005Red EyeDirector · Airline Passenger (uncredited)
- 2005Becoming a WerewolfWes Craven
- 2005CursedDirector
- 2005Inside Deep ThroatSelf
- 2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years CollectionSelf
- 2004The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie EditingSelf
- 2004Tales from the CrapperParty Goer (uncredited)
- 2004The Thick Brown LineSelf
- 2003Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes'Self
- 2003Celluloid Crime of the CenturySelf
- 2002Masters of HorrorSelf
- 2002They Shoot Divas, Don't They?Producer
- 2002It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left'Self
- 2002Tales That'll Tear Your Heart OutDirector · Undead Cowboy (uncredited)
- 2001Jay and Silent Bob Strike BackWes Craven
- 2000Dracula 2000Producer
- 2000Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher FilmSelf
- 2000Welcome to HollywoodWes Craven
- 2000Behind the ScreamSelf
- 2000The American NightmareSelf
- 2000Scream 3Director · Man with Video Camera on Studio Tour (uncredited)
- 1999Music of the HeartDirector
- 1999Welcome to PrimetimeSelf
- 1998Don't Look DownProducer
- 1998Carnival of SoulsProducer
- 1998HollyweirdProducer
- 1997Scream 2Director · Doctor (uncredited)
- 1997WishmasterProducer
- 1996Shadow Zone: The Undead ExpressCounsellor
- 1995Vampire in BrooklynDirector
- 1995Mind RipperProducer
- 1995The FearDr. Arnold
- 1994Wes Craven's New NightmareDirector · Writer · Producer · Wes Craven
- 1993Body BagsPasty Faced Man
- 1992Heartstoppers: Horror at the MoviesSelf
- 1991The People Under the StairsWriter · Director · Producer
- 1991Fear in the DarkSelf
- 1990Night VisionsDirector · Producer · Writer
- 1989The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV'Self
- 1989ShockerProducer · Director · Writer · Man Neighbor
- 1989Gorgon Video MagazineSelf
- 1989Stephen King's World of HorrorSelf
- 1988It's a Miserable LifeWriter
- 1988The Serpent and the RainbowDirector
- 1987A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsProducer · Writer
- 1986Deadly FriendDirector
- 1986CasebustersDirector
- 1986Fangoria's Weekend of HorrorsSelf
- 1985The Hills Have Eyes Part 2Director · Writer
- 1985ChillerDirector
- 1984Invitation to HellDirector
- 1982Swamp ThingDirector · Writer
- 1981Deadly BlessingDirector · Writer
- 1981Kent StateProducer
- 1979Stranger in Our HouseDirector
- 1978The Evolution of SnuffDirector
- 1977The Hills Have EyesDirector · Writer
- 1972The Last House on the LeftDirector · Writer
- 1971TogetherProducer · Director
- The People Under the StairsWriter
- Untitled A Nightmare on Elm Street FilmWriter
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Joseph Whipp
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Charles Fleischer
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