Fred Dekker
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Fred Dekker is the writer and director of the Cult classic films Night of the Creeps and The Monster Squad (written with Shane Black). He contributed the story ideas for both House (1986) and Richochet (1991). He also directed and wrote Robocop 3 with Frank Miller. Mr. Dekker was born on April 9th, 1959 in San Francisco, CA.
Night of the Creeps and The Monster Squad have yet to be released on Region 1 DVD (except for some pirated copies). In an interview with Movies Made Easy (a part of simplycinema.blogspot.com) on June 20th, 2005, Mr. Dekker expressed interest in contributing to a Special Edition DVD release. In 2007, Lions Gate Entertainment will release a 20th Anniversary edition of The Monster Squad, with commentary from Fred Dekker. Per that same interview, Mr. Dekker is currently working on a, "scary, end-of-the-world thriller."
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[edit] Directing credits
- Night of the Creeps (1986)
- The Monster Squad (1987)
- HBO's Tales from the Crypt (TV show) Season 2 Episode The Thing From the Grave (1990)
- Robocop 3 (1993)
[edit] Writing Credits
- House (1986) (story)
- Night of the Creeps (1986)
- The Monster Squad (written with Shane Black) (1987)
- HBO's Tales from the Crypt: And All Through the House (based on story from The Vault of Horror #35) (1989)
- HBO's Tales from the Crypt: Only Sin Deep (based on story from The Haunt of Fear #24) (1989)
- HBO's Tales from the Crypt: The Thing From the Grave (based on stories from Tales From the Crypt #22 and The Haunt of Fear #1) (1990)
- HBO's Tales from the Crypt: Lower Berth (based on a story from Tales From the Crypt #33)(1990)
- If Looks Could Kill (written with Darren Star) (1991) (story)
- Ricochet (written with Menno Meyjes and Steven E. de Souza) (1991)
- HBO's Tales from the Crypt: Split Personality (based on story from The Vault of Horror #30) (1992)
- RoboCop 3 (written with Frank Miller)(1993)
- Star Trek: Enterprise The Andorian Incident (written with Rick Berman and Brannon Braga) (2001)
- Star Trek: Enterprise Sleeping Dogs (2002)
- Star Trek: Enterprise Vox Sola (written with Rick Berman and Brannon Braga) (2002)
[edit] Trivia
- One of Mr. Dekker's first hired jobs in Hollywood was to write a 3-D Godzilla movie that was never made.
- There are two known endings for Night of the Creeps.
- All three of Dekker's films feature a food establishment named "Phil's".
- During the sequence of J.C.'s demise in Night of the Creeps, graffiti is briefly visible on the bathroom wall which reads, "Go, Monster Squad!"
- Liam Neeson was cast in a small part in The Monster Squad, but his scene was never shot.
[edit] External links
- Fred Dekker at the Internet Movie Database
- Copy of Movies Made Easy Interview with Fred Dekker on MvMMDI http://www.moviesmademe.com/show_mov.php?d=760
