Ken and Jim Wheat

Ken Wheat (born 1950) and Jim Wheat (born 1952) are an American screenwriting, producing, and directing duo.[1] Mainly known for their horror films, the brothers co-wrote the slasher film The Silent Scream (1979), as well as A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) and The Fly II (1989). They wrote and directed the 1985 Star Wars television film Ewoks: The Battle for Endor and the 1989 anthology horror film After Midnight. They later devised the story and co-wrote the screenplay of the science fiction horror film Pitch Black (2000).[2][3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Directors Writers Producers
1979 Silent Scream[4] No Yes Yes
1980 The Return No Yes No
1983 Lies Yes Yes Yes
1988 A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master No Yes No
1989 The Fly II No Yes No
After Midnight Yes Yes Yes
2000 Pitch Black[5] No Yes No

Executive producers

TV movies

Year Title Directors Writers
1985 Ewoks: The Battle for Endor[6] Yes Yes
1994 The Birds II: Land's End[7] No Yes
Trick of the Eye No Yes
1996 It Came from Outer Space II No Yes
Rattled No Yes
The Stepford Husbands No Yes
1999 Free Fall No Yes

References

  1. ^ Chitwood, Scott (February 18, 2000). "Ken Wheat Talks About Writing Pitch Black". IGN. Archived from the original on March 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Fine, Marshall (February 18, 2000). "The Brothers Grim". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  3. ^ Mengarelli, Frank (October 19, 2015). "PTS Presents DIRECTOR'S CHAIR with THE WHEAT BROTHERS". Podcasting Them Softly. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  4. ^ Martell, William C. "Ken Wheat- He Knows What Scares You". www.scriptsecrets.net. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  5. ^ "Pitch Black". AFI|Catalog. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  6. ^ "Ewoks: The Battle for Endor". Lucasfilm.com. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  7. ^ Everett, Todd (March 17, 1994). "Showtime Original Movie the Birds II: Land's End". Variety. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
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