Wes Craven

Biography

Born 08/02/1939

A former humanities professor turned brand name fright-master, producer, writer, director Craven is clearly an intellectual artist trapped in a disreputable genre. He entered filmmaking as an editor and assistant producer to exploitation producer Sean Cunningham (who would later create Jason for...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 1997, received MTV Movie Award for Best Movie
In 1997, received ShowEast for Lifetime Achievement
In 1984, received French Science Fiction and Horror Film Festival Critics' Choice

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Highlights

In 2007, Wrote and produced the sequal, "The Hills Have Eyes 2"
In 2006, Produced a remake of his 1977 film, "The Hills Have Eyes" directed by Alexandre Aja
In 2006, Executive produced "Feast" a horror film, which is a result of the third season of the Project Greenlight contest

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Family & Companions

Jonathan Craven: son (born c. 1965; mother, Bonnie Broecker; served as an on-the-set dresser on father's "The Serpent and the Rainbow" (1988), and an apprentice editor and visual effects coordinator on Craven's "Shocker" (1989); also worked on swing gang for "The Horror Show" (1989))

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