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Ken Wiederhorn is a Director, Scriptwriter and Executive producer American born on 1945
Ken Wiederhorn is a film and television director, known mainly for the horror films Shock Waves and Return of the Living Dead Part II. Other features include Eyes of a Stranger, Meatballs II, and A House in the Hills.
He also directed multiple episodes of 21 Jump Street, Dark Justice, and Freddy's Nightmares. Documentaries include, "Mission In Mississippi", "Breaking Vegas", "US Marshals; The Real Story", "Hunt for Amazing Treasure", and "Fugitive Task Force:
He and fellow Columbia School of the Arts student, Reuben Trane, won the first Student Academy Award in the Drama category for their thesis film, "Manhattan Melody."
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Ken Wiederhorn is a film and television director, known mainly for the horror films Shock Waves and Return of the Living Dead Part II. Other features include Eyes of a Stranger, Meatballs II, and A House in the Hills.
He also directed multiple episodes of 21 Jump Street, Dark Justice, and Freddy's Nightmares. Documentaries include, "Mission In Mississippi", "Breaking Vegas", "US Marshals; The Real Story", "Hunt for Amazing Treasure", and "Fugitive Task Force:
He and fellow Columbia School of the Arts student, Reuben Trane, won the first Student Academy Award in the Drama category for their thesis film, "Manhattan Melody."
Biography
Ken Wiederhorn aurait dû être le réalisateur du film Body Double écrit par Brian De Palma. Ce dernier a en effet beaucoup aimé Appels au meurtre (Eyes of a Stranger) et lui a proposé de réaliser ce film qu'il devait produire. Néanmoins, après une période de travail sur le scénario, la Columbia Pictures fait savoir à Brian De Palma qu'elle n'acceptera de financer le film que s'il le réalise lui-même et Wiederhorn doit quitter le projet.Usually with
Filmography of Ken Wiederhorn (6 films)
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A House in the Hills (1993)
, 1h27Directed by Ken Wiederhorn
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Romance, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about television, Erotic films, Erotic thriller films
Actors Michael Madsen, Helen Slater, Jeffrey Tambor, Elyssa Davalos
Rating55%
Alex is an aspiring actress, working as a waitress to make ends meet while she prepares to audition for a TV soap opera. To earn some extra money, she agrees to house-sit the home of friends for the weekend.
, 1h26Directed by Ken Wiederhorn
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Comedy science fiction films, Films set in the future, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Political films, Comedy horror films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors James Karen, Thom Mathews, Dana Ashbrook, Marsha Dietlein, Suzanne Snyder, Philip Bruns
Rating57%
The story begins with a military truck transporting barrels of Trioxin. The soldier, driving the vehicle through a downpour, is unaware when a barrel breaks loose and falls into a river. The next morning, a young boy, Jesse Wilson, is at the cemetery with 2 local bullies. The trio investigate the Trioxin tank that they find, and Jesse warns them that they should not tamper with it. The bullies trap Jesse in a derelict mausoleum and leave him. They then return to the trioxin tank and manage to release the toxic gas. A van pulls up to the graveyard, introducing the characters Ed, Joey, and Brenda. Ed explains to Joey that they are there to rob graves; Brenda expresses her fears for cemeteries, but Joey assures her that it will be worth their time and leaves Brenda in the van. He heads into the cemetery with Ed. They decide to loot the mausoleum and open the locked doors, releasing Jesse, who immediately runs home. At his home, Jesse watches his older sister, Lucy, doing aerobic exercises to a work-out video; she tells Jesse to do his homework or he will be grounded.
Dark Tower (1987)
, 1h31Directed by Freddie Francis, Ken Wiederhorn
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Michael Moriarty, Jenny Agutter, Carol Lynley, Theodore Bikel, Kevin McCarthy, Anne Lockhart
Rating42%
After a window washer plunges to his death from a Barcelona high rise, several people come to investigate, including security consultant Dennis Randall (Michael Moriarty). He cannot locate a problem, but decides to investigate further when more gruesome deaths take place inside and around the office building. His investigations prove that there is a sinister force behind all the deaths, a supernatural entity, that is not about to stop.
Meatballs: Part II (1984)
, 1h27Directed by Ken Wiederhorn
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films, Road movies
Actors Richard Mulligan, Hamilton Camp, John Mengatti, Kim Richards, Archie Hahn, Misty Rowe
Rating37%
This in-name-only sequel to the first Meatballs summer camp movie sets us at Camp Sasquatch and revolves around two main plots. The owner of Sasquatch, Giddy, tries to keep his camp open after Hershey, the owner of Camp Patton located just across the lake, wants to buy the entire lake for Camp Patton. Giddy suggests settling the issue with the traditional end-of-the-summer boxing match over rights to the lake. A tough, inner city punk named Flash is at Camp Sasquatch for community service as a counselor-in-training. Flash is recruited to box in order to save Sasquatch. The second main subplot involves Cheryl. She is a naive teen whom Flash sets his sights on. Cheryl's teenage girl co-campers arrange for Cheryl to see a man naked after she confesses she's never seen a "pinky." Also in the movie, an alien is also staying at the camp for the summer.
Eyes of a Stranger (1981)
, 1h25Directed by Ken Wiederhorn
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Themes Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Serial killer films
Actors Jennifer Jason Leigh, Lauren Tewes, Luke Halpin
Rating59%
The film centers around a rapist and murderer who stalks his victims and then calls them repeatedly before raping and killing them. A feminist TV anchor becomes suspicious and investigates one of her neighbors, who she believes is committing the crimes.
Shock Waves (1977)
, 1h25Directed by Ken Wiederhorn
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, War, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Political films, Disaster films
Actors Peter Cushing, Brooke Adams, John Carradine, Luke Halpin, Fred Olen Ray
Rating54%
The film opens as Rose is found drifting alone in a small rowboat. Two fishermen find the dinghy and pull her onto their boat, barely alive and in a horrible state. Her voiceover indicates she had been rescued from some terrifying experience. The film's events are flashbacks.
Scriptwriter
A House in the Hills (1993)
, 1h27Directed by Ken Wiederhorn
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Romance, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about television, Erotic films, Erotic thriller films
Actors Michael Madsen, Helen Slater, Jeffrey Tambor, Elyssa Davalos
Roles Writer
Rating55%
Alex is an aspiring actress, working as a waitress to make ends meet while she prepares to audition for a TV soap opera. To earn some extra money, she agrees to house-sit the home of friends for the weekend.
, 1h26Directed by Ken Wiederhorn
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Comedy science fiction films, Films set in the future, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Political films, Comedy horror films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors James Karen, Thom Mathews, Dana Ashbrook, Marsha Dietlein, Suzanne Snyder, Philip Bruns
Rating57%
The story begins with a military truck transporting barrels of Trioxin. The soldier, driving the vehicle through a downpour, is unaware when a barrel breaks loose and falls into a river. The next morning, a young boy, Jesse Wilson, is at the cemetery with 2 local bullies. The trio investigate the Trioxin tank that they find, and Jesse warns them that they should not tamper with it. The bullies trap Jesse in a derelict mausoleum and leave him. They then return to the trioxin tank and manage to release the toxic gas. A van pulls up to the graveyard, introducing the characters Ed, Joey, and Brenda. Ed explains to Joey that they are there to rob graves; Brenda expresses her fears for cemeteries, but Joey assures her that it will be worth their time and leaves Brenda in the van. He heads into the cemetery with Ed. They decide to loot the mausoleum and open the locked doors, releasing Jesse, who immediately runs home. At his home, Jesse watches his older sister, Lucy, doing aerobic exercises to a work-out video; she tells Jesse to do his homework or he will be grounded.
Dark Tower (1987)
, 1h31Directed by Freddie Francis, Ken Wiederhorn
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Michael Moriarty, Jenny Agutter, Carol Lynley, Theodore Bikel, Kevin McCarthy, Anne Lockhart
Rating42%
After a window washer plunges to his death from a Barcelona high rise, several people come to investigate, including security consultant Dennis Randall (Michael Moriarty). He cannot locate a problem, but decides to investigate further when more gruesome deaths take place inside and around the office building. His investigations prove that there is a sinister force behind all the deaths, a supernatural entity, that is not about to stop.
Shock Waves (1977)
, 1h25Directed by Ken Wiederhorn
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, War, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Political films, Disaster films
Actors Peter Cushing, Brooke Adams, John Carradine, Luke Halpin, Fred Olen Ray
Rating54%
The film opens as Rose is found drifting alone in a small rowboat. Two fishermen find the dinghy and pull her onto their boat, barely alive and in a horrible state. Her voiceover indicates she had been rescued from some terrifying experience. The film's events are flashbacks.
Producer
Dark Tower (1987)
, 1h31Directed by Freddie Francis, Ken Wiederhorn
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Michael Moriarty, Jenny Agutter, Carol Lynley, Theodore Bikel, Kevin McCarthy, Anne Lockhart
Roles Executive producer
Rating42%
After a window washer plunges to his death from a Barcelona high rise, several people come to investigate, including security consultant Dennis Randall (Michael Moriarty). He cannot locate a problem, but decides to investigate further when more gruesome deaths take place inside and around the office building. His investigations prove that there is a sinister force behind all the deaths, a supernatural entity, that is not about to stop.