Larry Wilson (screenwriter)

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Larry Wilson
Born
San Bernardino, California, United States
Occupation(s)Film producer, screenwriter, director
Years active1986–present

Larry Wilson is an American film producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his screenwriting work on the films Beetlejuice (1988) and The Addams Family (1991). [1] He also co-wrote the films The Little Vampire (2000) [2] and, for television, The Year Without a Santa Claus (2006). He co-wrote the animated version of The Little Vampire 3-D (2017) and co-wrote the animated film Ainbo (2020). He also wrote and directed a number of episodes of the Tales from the Crypt television series from 1991 to 1996.

He is currently an Executive Producer of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and shares a 'Characters Created By' credit with Michael McDowell (2023).

He shares 'Story By' credits with Michael McDowell on the Tony nominated Beetlejuice Musical, now on a world-wide tour, after a two-year run on Broadway (2019-2024).

He is also developing his original screenplay Loose Spooks, described as "a sci-fi comedy with a supernatural edge." (2023)

He served as co-writer and executive producer on TEETHING PROBLEMS - a short film described as "a dark comedy-fantasy." (2024) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32135757/

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References

  1. The Ultimate Writer's Guide to Hollywood, Page 90
  2. Larry Wilson, Yahoo! Movies [ dead link ]