Personal Info
Known ForWriting
Born1958-11-30
BirthplaceLos Angeles County, California, USA
Gregory Widen
Writing
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Gregory Widen is an American screenwriter and film director.
A student in UCLA's screenwriting program, he sold his script for Highlander while still an undergraduate. Before entering the UCLA program, Widen attended Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California.
Widen worked as a firefighter for three years. He witnessed a person killed by an explosive backdraft, which became the basis for the screenplay for the movie Backdraft.
In 1995 he wrote and directed the supernatural thriller The Prophecy starring Christopher Walken.
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Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Gregory Widen
Filmography
Acting (1)
2023
The War in Heavenas Self
Production & Directing (26)
2019
Backdraft 2Writer
6.4
2019
Backdraft 2Co-Producer
6.4
2019
Backdraft 2Characters
6.4
2017
OtherLifeWriter
6.4
2009
Hellraiser: Deader – Winter's LamentCharacters
1.8
2007
Highlander: The Search for VengeanceCharacters
7.2
2007
Highlander: The SourceCharacters
4.0
2006
Hellraiser: ProphecyCharacters
3.3
2005
The Prophecy: ForsakenCharacters
5.1
2005
The Prophecy: UprisingCharacters
5.1
2000
Highlander: EndgameCharacters
4.8
2000
The Prophecy 3: The AscentCharacters
5.8
2000
Green SailsWriter
5.0
1998
The Prophecy IICharacters
6.0
1998
The Prophecy IIExecutive Producer
6.0
1996
Highlander: The Adventure BeginsCharacters
4.2
1995
The ProphecyDirector
6.5
1995
The ProphecyScreenplay
6.5
1994
Highlander III: The SorcererCharacters
4.7
1994
Highlander: CounterfeitCharacters
6.5
1994
Highlander: Unholy AllianceCharacters
4.0
1993
Highlander: The GatheringCharacters
1991
BackdraftWriter
6.7
1991
Highlander II: The QuickeningCharacters
4.7
1988
Weekend WarWriter
3.7
1986
HighlanderScreenplay
6.9