Wes Craven

Wes Craven

  • Born: 1939-8-2
  • Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
  • Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
  • Profession: Director, screenwriter, producer, actor
  • Nationality: America
  • Graduate School: Witton College
  • Representative Works: The Hills Have Eyes, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream
  • Wes Craven (Wes Craven, August 2, 1939-August 30, 2015), was born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He is an American director, screenwriter, producer, and actor.
    In 1972, he independently directed his first feature film "Magic House", thus starting his director career [1]  . In 1974, starred in the horror movie "It Happened in Hollywood". In 1977, directed the horror movie "The Hills Have Eyes". In 1981, he served as the director of the thriller film " Deadly Blessing " [2]  . In 1984, he wrote and directed the thriller film " A Nightmare on Elm Street " [3]  . In 1989, directed the horror film " Shocker: No More Mr. Nice Guy ". In 1991, directed the horror film " The People Under the Stairs " [4]  . In 1995, he served as the producer of the horror film " The Outpost ". In 1997, with the horror suspense film " Scream ", he was nominated for the 23rd Saturn Awards-Best Director Award. In 2000, directed the horror suspense film " Scream 3 ". In 2005, the directed horror film " Red Eye " won the Best Suspense Film Award at the 8th Youth Choice Awards. In 2006, the horror and thriller film " The Hills Have Eyes " produced by the producer was released in the United States [5]  . In 2011, directed the horror movie "Scream 4 " [6]  .
    On August 30, 2015, at his home in Los Angeles, he died of brain cancer at the age of 76 [7]  .

    Personal Life

    Marital status
    In 1964, Wes Craven married Bonnie Bullock and they had two children, Joanna and Jessica. In 1969, the two divorced. In 1984, he married Mimi Craven. In 1987, he divorced Mimi Craven. In 2004, he married Iya Labunka.
    Death situation
    On August 30, 2015, he died of brain cancer at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 76   .

    Character Evaluation

    Wes Craven is the "godfather of horror films" in the minds of many people, and is also a prolific writer, director and screenwriter. Many of his films are self-written and directed, which can be described as versatile. He has established a unique and novel style of horror movies, and has always paid great attention to the promotion of young rookies. When filming "A Nightmare on Elm Street", he discovered Johnny Depp, a bole of many Hollywood actors ; At the same time, he is good at integrating philosophy, psychology and other related knowledge into movies . He is good at horror films, leading the trend of horror and changing the face of horror films. The fear he discussed is not only an illusion on the screen, but also the daily life of people in it .     
    Extended Reading
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      A small collection of non-famous but good quality horror stories by the god of B-movies

      This special effect should be very scary in that era. Looking at this work now, one is to enjoy the freshness brought by the atmosphere of the 1990s, and the other is to look at the story itself. The story is not bad, the first one is a bit simple, but the 90's flavor is full. In addition to the...

    • Lesley 2022-04-11 08:01:01

      The evil seed of "Master of Horror"

      "Master of Horror", a total of two seasons, and a third season "The Origin of Fear" which is not justified Not all, but to any enthusiast who idolizes John Carpenter, Toby Hooper, Dario Argento, etc., "who directed this episode" seems more important than "what is this episode about". interesting....

    • Rupert 2022-04-11 08:01:01

      3 urban wonders, intriguing

    • Floy 2022-04-11 08:01:01

      Three-part film; the first two were shot by John Carpenter and the last by Toby Hopper. Personally, I prefer the first paragraph~~~PS: Carpenter, you are already a scary bird without makeup~~~

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