Portrait of W.D. Richter

Writing

W.D. Richter

Career

Active from 1973 to 2005, with up to 1 main title a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
GoodWatch score80/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Writing (Original Screenplay)

    1981 · Nominated · 53rd Academy Awards

    Brubaker

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
W.D. Richter Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 3.0
  • Biographical
    0.1, average 1.0
  • Wholesome
    2.8, average 3.4
  • Violence
    3.5, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Quirky Characters 3
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

16
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 36
Stealth
Stealth (2005)
GoodWatch score 36

Writer

1990s

3 titles · average score 57
Home for the Holidays
Home for the Holidays (1995)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

Needful Things
Needful Things (1993)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay

Late for Dinner
Late for Dinner (1991)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Producer

1980s

6 titles · average score 58
Big Trouble in Little China
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
GoodWatch score 66

Adaptation

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
GoodWatch score 66

Producer, Director

Hard Feelings
Hard Feelings (1982)

Screenplay

All Night Long
All Night Long (1981)
GoodWatch score 39

Writer

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981)
GoodWatch score 49

Additional Writing

Brubaker
Brubaker (1980)
GoodWatch score 67

Story, Screenplay

1970s

6 titles · average score 56
Dracula
Dracula (1979)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
GoodWatch score 80

Screenplay

Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (1976)
GoodWatch score 39

Writer

Peeper
Peeper (1975)
GoodWatch score 40

Writer

Slither
Slither (1974)

Writer

Slither
Slither (1973)
GoodWatch score 58

Associate Producer, Writer