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William Davies is a Scriptwriter and Casting British born on 2000 at England (United-kingdom)

William Davies

William Davies
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 2000 (24 years) at England (United-kingdom)

William Davies (sometimes credited William Davis or Will Davies) is an English screenwriter and film producer. He has written and co-written a number of films including 1988's Twins, The Real McCoy, Johnny English, Alien Autopsy, Flushed Away, How to Train Your Dragon, Johnny English Reborn and Puss in Boots.

The British-born Davies is a graduate of Mercersburg Academy and Cambridge University. He is the brother of television producer Michael Davies and of the opera singer Rebecca de Pont Davies.

Best films

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
(Scriptwriter)
Puss in Boots (2011)
(Story)
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
(Scriptwriter)
Twins (1988)
(Scriptwriter)
Flushed Away (2006)
(Scriptwriter)
Johnny English (2003)
(Writer)

Usually with

Dean DeBlois
Dean DeBlois
(2 films)
Robert Wade
Robert Wade
(3 films)
Ben Miller
Ben Miller
(3 films)
Eric Fellner
Eric Fellner
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of William Davies (20 films)

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Scriptwriter

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot, 1h27
Directed by Roger Spottiswoode
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Buddy films
Actors Sylvester Stallone, Estelle Getty, JoBeth Williams, Roger Rees, Ving Rhames, Martin Ferrero
Rating44% 2.209682.209682.209682.209682.20968
Joe Bomowski (Sylvester Stallone) is a tough cop. When his seemingly frail mother Tutti (Estelle Getty) comes to stay with him and progressively interferes in his life, it drives him crazy. After cleaning his gun with bleach and finding out she ruined it, she buys him an illegal MAC-10 machine pistol, where she witnesses the murder of one of the men that sells her the gun. While taken to the police station, she refuses to work with and starts poking around in his police cases. The gun purchased was part of a collection taken from a burned building, and the gun insurance money was received.
Twins
Twins (1988)
, 1h45
Directed by Ivan Reitman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about families, Buddy films, Jumeaux ou jumelles
Actors Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Kelly Preston, Chloe Webb, Bonnie Bartlett, Tony Jay
Rating61% 3.098513.098513.098513.098513.09851
Julius Benedict (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and Vincent Benedict (Danny DeVito) are fraternal twins, the results of a secret experiment carried out at a genetics laboratory to produce the perfect child. To the surprise of the scientists, the embryo split and twins were born. The mother, Mary Ann Benedict, was told that Julius died at birth, and not told about Vincent at all. Julius was informed that his mother died in childbirth. Vincent believed his mother abandoned him. Each twin is unaware of the other's existence.
Student Exchange, 1h28
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Todd Field, Gavin MacLeod, Mitchell Anderson, Heather Graham, Lisa Hartman, Maura Lynn Tierney
Roles Writer
Rating60% 3.0469953.0469953.0469953.0469953.046995
Carole and Neil, two nerdy teenagers, get only perfect grades but have no social skills. When Carole learns that two foreign exchange students from France and Italy have gone to another school, they grab their chance and dress up as the exchange students. For their last semester, they see a fresh start to become popular as the Italian Adriano and French Simone. But for how long can the scheme go on?

Producer

Johnny English Strikes Again, 1h29
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Spy films
Actors Rowan Atkinson, Olga Kurylenko, Ben Miller, Emma Thompson, Charles Dance, Pippa Bennett-Warner
Roles Executive Producer
Rating62% 3.100923.100923.100923.100923.10092
Lorsqu'un pirate informatique révèle le nom et la couverture de tous leurs agents infiltrés, les Services secrets britanniques n'ont pas d'autre choix que de rappeler le seul agent capable de les aider à débusquer le criminel : Johnny English, retraité du MI7, et désormais simple enseignant.
Johnny English Reborn, 1h42
Directed by Oliver Parker
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Rowan Atkinson, Rosamund Pike, Gillian Anderson, Dominic West, Daniel Kaluuya, Richard Schiff
Roles Executive Producer
Rating62% 3.149193.149193.149193.149193.14919
Five years after the events of the first film, former Sir Johnny English (Rowan Atkinson) is learning martial arts in Tibet as penance for a botched mission in Mozambique which resulted in him being stripped of his Knighthood. However, he is contacted by MI7, who arrange for him to be flown back to London and call him back to service.
Alien Autopsy, 1h35
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Documentary, Comic science fiction
Themes Comedy science fiction films
Actors Anthony McPartlin, Declan Donnelly, Bill Pullman, Harry Dean Stanton, Götz Otto, Morwenna Banks
Roles Producer
Rating58% 2.948112.948112.948112.948112.94811
In 1995, Ray Santilli, along with his friend Gary Shoefield, go to America to find Elvis memorabilia to sell on the market stall Ray runs in London. Harvey, a former US Army cameraman, sells them a silent black and white film of Elvis performing live, but later returns with an intriguing offer. Harvey takes Ray to Miami, Florida to see a film from 1947 showing the autopsy of an alien supposedly killed in a UFO crash in Roswell, New Mexico. Harvey wants $30,000 for the film. Gary and Ray return to England to look for an investor to give them the money.
Severance
Severance (2006)
, 1h31
Directed by Christopher Smith
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror comedy, Action, Horror
Themes Comedy horror films
Actors Danny Dyer, Laura Harris, Tim McInnerny, Toby Stephens, Claudie Blakley, Andy Nyman
Roles Casting
Rating63% 3.1986053.1986053.1986053.1986053.198605
The film opens with George (David Gilliam) and two women (Juli Drajkó and Judit Viktor) running through the woods. The women fall into a large pit trap while George is caught by a snare. As he hangs helplessly, a masked man approaches and disembowels him with a knife.
The Real McCoy, 1h45
Directed by Russell Mulcahy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Kim Basinger, Val Kilmer, Terence Stamp, Gailard Sartain, Raynor Scheine, Andrew Stahl
Roles Executive Producer
Rating55% 2.7520652.7520652.7520652.7520652.752065
Karen McCoy (Kim Basinger) is released from prison with nothing but the clothes on her back. Before being incarcerated Karen was the bank robber of her time, but now she wishes for nothing more than to settle down and start a new life.
Ghost in the Machine, 1h35
Directed by Rachel Talalay
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Ghost films, Serial killer films, Political films, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films
Actors Karen Allen, Chris Mulkey, Rick Ducommun, Jessica Walter, Wil Horneff, Brandon Quintin Adams
Roles Co-Producer
Rating46% 2.303982.303982.303982.303982.30398
A serial killer, named Karl Hochman (Ted Marcoux), is known as "The Address Book Killer" due to his habit of stealing address books and choosing his victims from them. While he is working at a computer store, he obtains Terry Munroe's (Karen Allen) address book after another employee, who is demonstrating a scanner, copies a page of her address book into the computer. While heading home that evening, Karl is nearly killed by a collision with a truck.