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Michael McDowell

Michael McDowell

Known for

Writing

Born

June 1, 1950

Birthplace

Enterprise, Alabama, USA

Died

December 27, 1999 (aged 49)

Biography

No biography available.

Best known work

The Nightmare Before Christmas

The Nightmare Before Christmas

1993
Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice

1988
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

2024
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

1989
Thinner

Thinner

1996
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

1990
Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

1985
Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

1984
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1985
Cold Moon

Cold Moon

2016

Filmography

  1. TBA

    Untitled Beetlejuice 3

    Characters

  2. 2024

    Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

    Characters

  3. 2016

    Cold Moon

    Novel

  4. 2011

    The Haunting of Fox Hollow Farm

    as Himself

  5. 1996

    Thinner

    Screenplay

  6. 1996

    Bone ChillersTV

    Teleplay

  7. 1995

    George Romero's Golden Tales 2

    Writer

  8. 1993

    The Nightmare Before Christmas

    Adaptation

  9. 1993

    Stephen King's Golden Tales

    Writer

  10. 1990

    Tales from the Darkside

    Writer

  11. 1990

    Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

    Screenplay, Writer

  12. 1989

    Tales from the CryptTV

    Screenplay

  13. 1988

    MonstersTV

    Writer

  14. 1988

    Beetlejuice

    Story, Screenplay

  15. 1986

    Attic Suite

    Writer

  16. 1985

    Amazing StoriesTV

    Writer

  17. 1985

    The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTV

    Teleplay

  18. 1984

    Tales from the DarksideTV

    Writer, Director

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