Wes Craven filmography
Wes Craven (1939–2015) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, editor, and actor. He contributed to many projects as either the director, writer, producer, editor, actor, or a combination of the five.[1][2]

Craven in 2010
Films
Film | Year | Director | Writer | Producer | Editor | Actor | Notes |
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The Last House on the Left | 1972 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Directorial debut |
The Fireworks Woman | 1975 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | "Nicholas Burns" (Uncredited), Credited as Abe Snake |
The Hills Have Eyes | 1977 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
Deadly Blessing | 1981 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | |
Swamp Thing | 1982 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | |
A Nightmare on Elm Street | 1984 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | |
The Hills Have Eyes Part II | 1985 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | |
Deadly Friend | 1986 | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | 1987 | No | Yes | Executive | No | No | |
The Serpent and the Rainbow | 1988 | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
Shocker | 1989 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
The People Under the Stairs | 1991 | Yes | Yes | Executive | No | No | |
Wes Craven's New Nightmare | 1994 | Yes | Yes | Executive | No | Yes | |
Vampire in Brooklyn | 1995 | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
Scream | 1996 | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | |
Scream 2 | 1997 | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | |
Music of the Heart | 1999 | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
Scream 3 | 2000 | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | |
Cursed | 2005 | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
Red Eye | 2005 | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | |
Pulse | 2006 | No | Yes | No | No | No | Remake |
Paris, je t'aime | 2006 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Segment: "Père-Lachaise" |
The Hills Have Eyes 2 | 2007 | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
My Soul to Take | 2010 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
Scream 4 | 2011 | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Producer only
Title | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|
Together | 1971 | Associate |
Wishmaster | 1997 | Executive |
Carnival of Souls | 1998 | Executive |
Dracula 2000 | 2000 | Executive |
Feast | 2005 | Executive |
The Hills Have Eyes | 2006 | |
The Breed | 2006 | Executive |
The Last House on the Left | 2009 | |
The Girl in the Photographs | 2015 | Executive; posthumously credited |
Other credits
Title | Year | Role |
---|---|---|
Pandora's Experimentia | 1968 | Cinematographer |
You've Got to Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat | 1971 | Editor |
It Happened in Hollywood | 1973 | Editor; assistant director; actor |
Kitty Can't Help It | 1975 | Editor |
Sweet Cakes | 1976 | Actor |
Here Comes the Tigers | 1978 | Gaffer |
The Evolution of Snuff | 1978 | Cinematographer |
The Fear | 1995 | Actor |
Welcome to Hollywood | 1998 | Actor |
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | 2001 | Actor |
Diary of the Dead | 2007 | Actor |
Television
Film | Year | Director | Writer | Producer | Actor | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stranger in Our House | 1978 | Yes | No | No | No | TV movie |
Invitation to Hell | 1984 | Yes | No | No | No | TV movie |
Wes Craven's Chiller | 1985 | Yes | No | No | No | TV movie |
The Twilight Zone | 1985–86 | Yes | No | No | Yes | Cameo; 7 episodes |
Disneyland | 1986 | Yes | No | No | No | Episode: "Casebusters" |
Freddy's Nightmares | 1988–90 | No | Yes | No | No | Creator; 44 episodes |
The People Next Door | 1989 | No | Yes | Executive | No | Co-creator; 10 episodes |
Night Visions | 1990 | Yes | Yes | Executive | No | TV movie |
Nightmare Cafe | 1992 | Yes | No | Executive | No | Co-creator; 6 episodes |
Producer only
Title | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|
Kent State | 1981 | TV movie |
Laurel Canyon | 1993 | Executive; TV movie |
Mind Ripper | 1995 | TV movie |
Don't Look Down | 1998 | Executive; TV movie |
Hollyweird | 1998 | Executive; TV movie |
They Shoot Divas, Don't They? | 2002 | Executive; TV movie |
Scream | 2015–19 | Executive (season 1)[lower-alpha 1]; posthumously credited (seasons 2 & 3) |
- Wes Craven let the production used his name and was credited as an executive producer but was not involved in the series.[lower-alpha 2]
- McDermott, Emmet (April 17, 2015). "MTV's Terrifying Mistake? Wes Craven Explains Why the Original 'Scream' Mask Is Too "Perfect" to Scrap". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
Actor only
Title | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|
Body Bags | 1993 | TV movie |
Shadow Zone: The Undead Express | 1996 | TV movie |
Stark Raving Mad | 2000 | Episode: "The Pigeon" |
Boston Legal | 2006 | Episode: "Spring Fever" |
Castle | 2013 | Episode: "Scared to Death" |
References
- "Wes Craven | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- "Wes Craven - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
External links
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