Barrybgb

Wes has been scaring audiences since the 70s (The Last House On The Left, The Hills Have Eyes), but it was in the 80s he found his greatest success with 1984's A Nightmare On Elm Street. His other 80s output include Deadly Blessing (1981), Swamp Thing (1982), The Hills Have Eyes 2 (1984), Deadly Friend (1986), The Serpent And The Rainbow (1988) and Shocker (1989).



Web Site:
The Official Site of Wes Craven, Filmmaker



After the 80s, Wes did The People Under The Stairs, returned to Elm Street with Wes Craven's New Nightmare, Vampire In Brooklyn, Red Eye, Cursed and had his biggest box office success with all 4 Scream films.

Melis

Nice thread! He seems cool.

Barrybgb

Thanks! Yeah, he seems like a real nice guy.

Melis

I've only seen a few of his movies. Lol

GardenSirens

Which ones? He dominated horror in the 70s with The Last House on the Left and The Hills Have Eyes to name a few, and then in the 80s came back and made horror awesome. Heck, he was one of the only directors to make good horror in the 90s (People Under the Stairs and Scream).

Melis

I've seen Scream and some of the Nightmare movies.

Barrybgb

For a guy who has made such violent and weird movies, he always come across as a gentle college professor. Lol.

Melis

Lol

Interesting

Barrybgb

I've heard that description of him many times. Lol.

Melis

Was he a professor or did people just say that?

Barrybgb

I think he was a teacher early on, but it's not what he wanted to do. He wanted to make movies.

Melis

I guess I can't blame him. Movies are more fun.

GardenSirens

He was 100% a professor early on. He has a better calling in film and is still contributing in great ways!

Barrybgb

He never even saw a movie until he was a teenager or a little older. His family was very strict and religious growing up. Wonder what they thought of the movies he makes! Lol.

Melis

Wow! It's hard to imagine given his background.