W.D. Richter

writer • producer • director

Walter Duch Richter (born 7 December 1945) is an American screenwriter, film director and film producer. He is best known for adapting Invasion of the Body Snatchers, directing The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension and co-writing Big Trouble in Little China. Description above f...

Born: December 7, 1945 in New Britain, Connecticut, USA (age 79)

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Known For

7.4

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Movies & TV Credits

19 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
What Sad Music: W.D. Richter and the Writing of Dracula Movie	—	Actor	Self	2019
Stealth Movie	5.0	Writing	Writer	2005
The Revamping of Dracula Movie	6.3	Actor	Self	2004
Buckaroo Banzai Declassified Movie	7.2	Actor	Self	2002
Home for the Holidays Movie	6.8	Writing	Screenplay	1995
Needful Things Movie	6.1	Writing	Screenplay	1993
Late for Dinner Movie	6.6	Directing	Director	1991
Big Trouble in Little China Movie	7.4	Writing	Adaptation	1986
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension Movie	6.3	Directing	Director	1984
Hard Feelings Movie	5.5	Writing	Screenplay	1982
All Night Long Movie	5.3	Writing	Writer	1981
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper Movie	5.4	Crew	Additional Writing	1981
Brubaker Movie	7.2	Writing	Screenplay	1980
Dracula Movie	6.3	Writing	Screenplay	1979
Invasion of the Body Snatchers Movie	7.5	Writing	Screenplay	1978
Nickelodeon Movie	6.3	Writing	Writer	1976
Peeper Movie	5.4	Writing	Writer	1975
Slither Movie	6.8	Writing	Writer	1974
Slither Movie	6.0	Writing	Writer	1973

W.D. Richter

Known For

Big Trouble in Little China

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Stealth

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Movies & TV Credits