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Walter Duch Richter (born December 7, 1945) is an American screenwriter, film director and film producer. He is best known for adapting Invasion of the Body Snatchers, directing The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension and co-writing Big Trouble in Little China.
W.D. Richter was born on 7 December 1945 in New Britain, Connecticut, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Stealth (2005) and The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984).
W.D. Richter was born on 7 December 1945 in New Britain, Connecticut, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Stealth (2005) and The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984).
Walter Duch Richter (born 7 December 1945) is an American screenwriter, film director and film producer. He is best known for adapting Invasion of the Body Snatchers, directing The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension and co-writing Big Trouble in Little China.
The 1978 adaptation of Invasion of the Body Snatchers is widely regarded as one of the best remakes ever. It kept the essence of the story while adding so much more. With the Arrow Video 4K edition in stores now, we caught up with acclaimed screenwriter W.D. Richter (also known for Big Trouble in Little China, the 1979 version of Dracula, and ...
Roger Ebert. Written by. Late For Dinner (1991) Roger Ebert. Directed by. All Night Long (1981) Roger Ebert. Writer. Dracula (1979)
Academy Awards, USA. 1981 Nominee Oscar. Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. Brubaker. Shared with: Arthur A. Ross.
Versatile writer and sporadic producer-director of offbeat genre features of the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. Richter debuted as a screenwriter and associate producer with "Slither" (1973), a quirky yet popular caper/road movie starring James Caan.
Directed by W.D. Richter from a script by Earl Mac Rauch ’71, Buckaroo Banzai stars Peter Weller ( RoboCop) as the title hero, a dashing physicist/brain surgeon/race car driver/rock star/Zen guru. His posse, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, includes Jeff Goldblum as “New Jersey,” a fellow doctor dressed in cowboy regalia.
Learn about W.D. Richter on Apple TV. Browse shows and movies that feature W.D. Richter including Stealth, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and more.
