About

Known credits:
26
Birthday:
1958-11-30
Place of birth:
Los Angeles County, California, USA
Website:
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Gregory Widen

Overview

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  

Gregory Widen is an American screenwriter and film director.

A student in UCLA's screenwriting program, he sold his script for Highlander while still an undergraduate. Before entering the UCLA program, Widen attended Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California.

Widen worked as a firefighter for three years. He witnessed a person killed by an explosive backdraft, which became the basis for the screenplay for the movie Backdraft.

In 1995 he wrote and directed the supernatural thriller The Prophecy starring Christopher Walken.

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Known for

Directing
1995 The Prophecy Directing Director 61
Fair

Writing
2019 Backdraft 2 Writing Writer 60
Fair
2019 Backdraft 2 Writing Characters 60
Fair
2017 OtherLife Writing Writer 61
Fair
2009 Hellraiser: Deader – Winter's Lament Writing Characters 58
Average
2007 Highlander: The Source Writing Characters 53
Average
2007 Highlander: The Search for Vengeance Writing Characters 61
Fair
2006 Hellraiser: Prophecy Writing Characters 58
Average
2005 The Prophecy: Forsaken Writing Characters 57
Average
2005 The Prophecy: Uprising Writing Characters 57
Average
2000 Highlander: Endgame Writing Characters 54
Average
2000 The Prophecy 3: The Ascent Writing Characters 58
Average
2000 Green Sails Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1998 The Prophecy II Writing Characters 59
Average
1995 The Prophecy Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1994 Highlander III: The Sorcerer Writing Characters 53
Average
1994 Highlander: The Adventure Begins Writing Characters 59
Average
1994 Highlander: Counterfeit Writing Characters 59
Average
1994 Highlander: Unholy Alliance Writing Characters 59
Average
1991 Backdraft Writing Writer 64
Fair
1991 Highlander II: The Quickening Writing Characters 51
Average
1988 Weekend War Writing Writer 58
Average
1986 Highlander Writing Screenplay 67
Fair

Production
2019 Backdraft 2 Production Co-Producer 60
Fair
1998 The Prophecy II Production Executive Producer 59
Average
Highlander Production Executive Producer N/A
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