Fred Dekker

Fred Dekker

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

San Francisco, California, USA
April 9, 1959

Biography

Fred Dekker (born April 9, 1959) is an American screenwriter and film best known for his cult classic horror comedy films Night of the Creeps and The Monster Squad (written with Shane Black). He contributed the story ideas for both House (1986) and Ricochet (1991), and also directed and co-wrote RoboCop 3 with Frank Miller. One of his earliest movies was a short film he made in college titled Starcruisers directed in the early 1980s. Night of the Creeps was released on DVD in 2009. In a June 20, 2005 interview, Dekker said he was currently working on a, "scary, end-of-the-world thriller." Description above from the Wikipedia article about Fred Dekker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Representative Works

The Predator
The Predator
5.6
/ English
RoboCop 3
RoboCop 3
4.9
/ English
Ricochet
Ricochet
6.1
/ English
The Monster Squad
The Monster Squad
6.7
/ English
House
House
6.2
/ English
Night of the Creeps
Night of the Creeps
6.8
/ English
If Looks Could Kill
If Looks Could Kill
6.2
/ English
Out of Print
Out of Print
5.7
/ English
Edge
Edge
5.0
/ English
Wolfman's Got Nards
Wolfman's Got Nards
7.7
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Predator
2018Nominee

Best Writing

The Predator

RoboCop 3
1993Nominee

Best Director

RoboCop 3

Ricochet
1991Nominee

Best Writing

Ricochet

Career Highlights

The Monster Squad
1987Highlight

Best Director

The Monster Squad

House
1985Highlight

Best Writing

House

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