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Gregory Widen
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Gregory Widen

Born November 30, 1958 in Los Angeles County, California, USA

6 films

​ 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. C-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography 6

Backdraft 2 (2019) movie poster
Backdraft 22019
OtherLife (2017) movie poster
OtherLife2017
The Prophecy II (1998) movie poster
The Prophecy II1998
The Prophecy (1995) movie poster
The Prophecy1995
Backdraft (1991) movie poster
Backdraft1991
Highlander (1986) movie poster
Highlander1986