Ken Wheat (born 1950) and Jim Wheat (born 1952) are an American screenwriting, producing, and directing duo.[1] Mainly known for their horror films, the brothers co-wrote the slasher film The Silent Scream (1979), as well as A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) and The Fly II (1989). In 1989, they wrote, directed, and produced the anthology horror film After Midnight. They later devised the story and co-wrote the screenplay of the science fiction horror film Pitch Black (2000).
Filmography
| Year | Title | Directors | Writers | Producers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince | No | No | Executives | Documentary film |
| 1979 | Silent Scream | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 1980 | The Return | No | Yes | No | |
| 1983 | Lies | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1985 | Ewoks: The Battle for Endor | Yes | Yes | No | Television film |
| 1988 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | No | Yes | No | |
| 1989 | The Fly II | No | Yes | No | |
| After Midnight | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1994 | The Birds II: Land's End | No | Yes | No | Television films |
| Trick of the Eye | No | Yes | No | ||
| 1996 | It Came from Outer Space II | No | Yes | No | |
| Rattled | No | Yes | No | ||
| The Stepford Husbands | No | Yes | No | ||
| 1999 | Free Fall | No | Yes | No | |
| 2000 | Pitch Black | No | Yes | No |
Also credited as "Based on characters created by" in The Chronicles of Riddick franchise (second and third films, television special, animation short, motion comics, video games and books).
References
- ^ Chitwood, Scott (February 18, 2000). "Ken Wheat Talks About Writing Pitch Black". IGN. Archived from the original on March 29, 2020.
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