W.D. Richter

1945 (80) • Writing

Born: 12/7/1945 (80) in New Britain, Connecticut, USA

Known for: Writing

W.D. Richter

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.

Known For

Big Trouble in Little China

72%

Adaptation

1986

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

72%

Screenplay

1978

Stealth

55%

Writer

2005

Needful Things

63%

Screenplay

1993

Brubaker

71%

Screenplay

1980

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

60%

Director

1984

Dracula

64%

Screenplay

1979

Home for the Holidays

63%

Screenplay

1995

What Sad Music: W.D. Richter and the Writing of Dracula

80%

Self

2019

Re-Visitors from Outer Space, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Pod

60%

Self

2016

Stealth

55%

Writer

2005

The Revamping of Dracula

60%

Self

2004

Buckaroo Banzai Declassified

85%

Self

2002

Home for the Holidays

63%

Screenplay

1995

Needful Things

63%

Screenplay

1993

Late for Dinner

57%

Director

1991

Late for Dinner

57%

Producer

1991

Big Trouble in Little China

72%

Adaptation

1986

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

60%

Director

1984

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

60%

Producer

1984

Hard Feelings

90%

Screenplay

1982

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

53%

Additional Writing

1981

All Night Long

52%

Writer

1981

Brubaker

71%

Screenplay

1980

Brubaker

71%

Story

1980

Dracula

64%

Screenplay

1979

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

72%

Screenplay

1978

Nickelodeon

61%

Writer

1976

Peeper

51%

Writer

1975

Slither

100%

Writer

1974

Slither

58%

Writer

1973

Slither

58%

Associate Producer

1973

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W.D. Richter

W.D. Richter

Known For

Big Trouble in Little China

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Stealth

Needful Things

Brubaker

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Dracula

Home for the Holidays

What Sad Music: W.D. Richter and the Writing of Dracula

Re-Visitors from Outer Space, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Pod

Stealth

The Revamping of Dracula

Buckaroo Banzai Declassified

Home for the Holidays

Needful Things

Late for Dinner

Late for Dinner

Big Trouble in Little China

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Hard Feelings

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

All Night Long

Brubaker

Brubaker

Dracula

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Nickelodeon

Peeper

Slither

Slither

Slither

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Release Date

Genres