Wesley Strick

Birth Name:

Wesley Strick

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Writer, Producer, Script department, Director, Actor, Soundtrack

Was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Writing for "Arachnophobia" in 1991
Was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture for "True Believer" in 1990
Won a Saturn Award for Best Writing for "Wolf" in 1995
Graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in Creative Writing in the mid 1970s
Started out as a rock journalist for the bands Circus, Creem, and the Rolling Stones, and also interviewed the Ramones, Talking Heads, and Blondie
Started out as the writer of "True Believer" in 1989
Quote: "(On "Cape Fear"): "I tried to create a psychopath who is more interesting, who has a real sense about himself, about being on a religious quest; the vengeance that he's seeking is pure and just and cleansing - not only for [Cady] but for Sam, too․""
Best known as the writer of 1991's "Cape Fear," "Doom," and 2010's "A Nightmare on Elm Street․"
Wrote and directed the films "Hitched" and "Watching, Waiting," and also directed the film "The Tie That Binds․"
Wrote and executive produced the film "Love is the Drug" in 2006

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