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Eric Red

Writer

Eric Red

Born February 16, 1961 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania14 films

Eric Red (born February 16, 1961) is an American screenwriter and director, best known for writing the horror classics The Hitcher and Near Dark.

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The Hitcher posterFirst watchThe Hitcher19867.0On a stormy night, young Jim, who transports a luxury car from Chicago to California to deliver it to its owner, feeling tired and sleepy, picks up a mysterious hitchhiker, who has…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Near Dark poster6.8Near Dark1987The Hitcher poster5.9The Hitcher2007Bad Moon poster6.7Bad Moon1996Blue Steel poster5.8Blue Steel1990100 Feet poster5.7100 Feet2008Body Parts poster5.9Body Parts1991Cohen and Tate poster6.5Cohen and Tate1989The Last Outlaw poster5.4The Last Outlaw1993

Filmography

14 films
  1. TBAWhite KnuckleNovel
  2. 2008100 FeetWriter
  3. 2007The HitcherScreenplay
  4. 2003The Hitcher II: I've Been WaitingCharacters
  5. 1996Bad MoonScreenplay
  6. 1996UndertowWriter
  7. 1993The Last OutlawWriter
  8. 1991Body PartsScreenplay
  9. 1990Blue SteelWriter
  10. 1989Cohen and TateScreenplay
  11. 1987Near DarkScreenplay
  12. 1986The HitcherWriter
  13. 1986TelephoneWriter
  14. 1981Gunmen's BluesWriter