Eric Red

Eric Red

Known for

Writing

Born

February 16, 1961 (age 65)

Birthplace

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Biography

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

Best known work

The Hitcher
The Hitcher
1986
The Hitcher
The Hitcher
2007
Near Dark
Near Dark
1987
Blue Steel
Blue Steel
1990
100 Feet
100 Feet
2008
Bad Moon
Bad Moon
1996
Body Parts
Body Parts
1991
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
2003
The Last Outlaw
The Last Outlaw
1993
Cohen and Tate
Cohen and Tate
1989

Filmography

  1. TBA

    White Knuckle

    Screenplay, Novel, Director

  2. 2016

    Nature of the Beast: Making Bad Moon

    as Self

  3. 2015

    Night of the Wild

    Director

  4. 2008

    100 Feet

    Director, Writer

  5. 2007

    The Hitcher

    Screenplay, Original Film Writer

  6. 2003

    The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting

    Characters

  7. 2003

    The Hitcher: How Do These Movies Get Made?

  8. 1996

    Bad Moon

    Director, Screenplay

  9. 1996

    Undertow

    Director, Writer

  10. 1993

    The Last Outlaw

    Writer

  11. 1991

    Body Parts

    Director, Screenplay

  12. 1990

    Blue Steel

    Writer

  13. 1989

    Cohen and Tate

    Director, Screenplay

  14. 1987

    Near Dark

    Screenplay, Co-Producer

  15. 1986

    The Hitcher

    Writer

  16. 1986

    Telephone

    Director, Editor, Writer

  17. 1981

    Gunmen's Blues

    Director, Editor, Writer

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