In case you live in a cave and was wondering, Wes Craven liked to stab and slash people and was an iconic figure in the world of Hollywood, having created an amazing legacy of horror/slasher films through the years.
His credits include 78 film titles and 19 television projects, including the present-day series Scream The TV Series.
He has won 10 entertainment awards for his work at terrifying us.
From IMDb: {Craven has always had an eye for discovering fresh talent, something that contributes to the success of his films. While casting A Nightmare on Elm Street, Craven discovered the then unknown Johnny Depp. Craven later cast Sharon Stone in her first starring role for his film Deadly Blessing. He even gave Bruce Willis his first featured role in an episode of TV's mid-80's edition of The Twilight Zone.}
You can see from his films that he created quite the collective of genre films, and how well received some of them were.
A Nightmare on Elm Street had a $2M budget and made almost $30M
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge had the same run.
The third film in this series had a $5M budget and pulled in $45M.
As time went on many of his big-name films had the same box office performance. From what one can say after seeing his resume is that that the man loved to cut, slab, dice and maime his characters!
Rather than going on and on, I think I will let his resume speak for itself, with a listing of selected titles:
Scream (TV Series) – Executive Producer
Laurel Canyon (TV Movie) – Executive Producer
Nightmare Cafe (TV Series)
Freddy's Nightmares (TV Series)
The People Next Door (TV Series) Comedy!
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) – Director 1985–1986
Chiller (TV Movie) – Director 1985
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Past Films
The Girl in the Photographs – Executive Producer 2015
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Scream 4 – Director, Producer 2011
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My Soul to Take – Director, Producer, Writer 2010
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A Nightmare on Elm Street – Writer (Characters) 2010
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The Last House on the Left – Producer, Writer (Earlier Film) 2009
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The Hills Have Eyes II – Producer, Writer (Characters), Writer 2007
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The Breed – Executive Producer 2006
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Pulse – Writer (Screenplay) 2006
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The Hills Have Eyes – Producer, Writer 2006
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Feast – Executive Producer 2005
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Red Eye – Airline Passenger (uncredited), Director 2005
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Cursed – Director 2005 $35MM $19MM
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Freddy vs. Jason – Writer (Characters) 2003
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Dracula 2000 – Presenter, Executive Producer 2000
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Scream 3 – Man with Video Camera on Studio Tour (uncredited), Director 2000
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Music of the Heart – Director 1999
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Carnival of Souls – Executive Producer 1998
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Scream 2 – Doctor (uncredited), Director 1997
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Wishmaster – Executive Producer 1997
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Scream – Fred the Janitor (uncredited), Director 1996
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Vampire in Brooklyn – Director 1995
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Mind Ripper – Executive Producer 1995
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New Nightmare – Wes Craven, Director, Executive Producer, Writer (Characters), Writer 1994
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The People Under the Stairs – Director, Executive Producer, Writer 1991
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Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare – Writer (Characters) 1991
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Shocker – Man Neighbor, Director, Executive Producer, Writer 1989
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child – Writer (Characters) 1989
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master – Writer (Character) 1988
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The Serpent and the Rainbow – Director 1988
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors – Executive Producer, Writer (Characters), Writer (Screenplay), Writer (Story) 1987
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Deadly Friend – Director 1986
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge – Writer (Characters) 1985
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The Hills Have Eyes Part II – Director, Writer 1984
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A Nightmare on Elm Street – Director, Writer 1984
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Invitation to Hell – Director 1984
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Swamp Thing – Director, Writer 1982
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Deadly Blessing – Director, Writer (Screenplay) 1981
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The Hills Have Eyes – Director, Editor, Writer 1977
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The Fireworks Woman – Nicholas Burns (uncredited), Director (as Abe Snake), Editor (as Abe Snake), Writer (as Abe Snake) 1975
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The Last House on the Left – Director, Editor, Writer 1972
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Together – Associate Producer 1971
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