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Fred Dekker

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Fred Dekker

Born April 9, 1959 in San Francisco, California, USA10 films

Fred Dekker (born April 9, 1959) is an American screenwriter and film best known for his cult classic horror comedy films Night of the Creeps and The Monster Squad (written with Shane Black). He contributed the story ideas for both House (1986) and Ricochet (1991), and also directed and co-wrote RoboCop 3 with Frank Miller. One of his earliest movies was a short film he made in college titled Starcruisers directed in the early 1980s.

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Night of the Creeps was released on DVD in 2009. In a June 20, 2005 interview, Dekker said he was currently working on a, "scary, end-of-the-world thriller."

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Night of the Creeps posterFirst watchNight of the Creeps19866.8In 1959, an alien experiment crashes to earth and infects a fraternity member. They freeze the body, but in the modern day, two geeks pledging a fraternity accidentally thaw the corpse,…View film

Essential films

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The Predator poster5.6The Predator2018The Monster Squad poster6.7The Monster Squad1987House poster6.2House1985Ricochet poster6.1Ricochet1991RoboCop 3 poster4.9RoboCop 31993If Looks Could Kill poster6.1If Looks Could Kill1991

Filmography

10 films
  1. 2018The PredatorWriter
  2. 2015EdgeWriter
  3. 1999Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis CollectionWriter
  4. 1993RoboCop 3Screenplay
  5. 1991RicochetStory
  6. 1991If Looks Could KillStory
  7. 1987The Monster SquadWriter
  8. 1986Night of the CreepsWriter
  9. 1985HouseStory
  10. 1976Blind RunWriter