Jeffrey Reddick
American screenwriter, director (born 1969)
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::summary American screenwriter, director (born 1969) ::
::data[format=table title="infobox person"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Jeffrey Reddick |
| image | Jeff Reddick Headshot.jpg |
| caption | Reddick in 2012 |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Jackson, Kentucky, U.S. |
| education | Breathitt County High School |
| occupation | Screenwriter, film director |
| notable_works | Final Destination |
| :: |
| name = Jeffrey Reddick | image = Jeff Reddick Headshot.jpg | caption = Reddick in 2012 | birth_date = | birth_place = Jackson, Kentucky, U.S. | education = Breathitt County High School | occupation = Screenwriter, film director | notable_works = Final Destination
Jeffrey Reddick (born July 12, 1969) is an American screenwriter and film director, best known for creating the Final Destination franchise.
Early life
Reddick was born in Jackson, Kentucky and attended Breathitt County High School. He studied at Berea College.
When Reddick was fourteen, he wrote a ten-page treatment of a prequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street and sent it to New Line Cinema. The studio did not accept unsolicited material, and it was returned unread. Reddick proceeded to contact studio founder Robert Shaye and asked him to read the treatment. Shaye read it and responded. This was the beginning of a letter-and-phone relationship with Shaye and his assistant that lasted for years. While in college, Jeffrey landed an internship at New Line and worked for the studio for almost eleven years.
Career
In 2000, New Line produced Reddick's first studio project Final Destination.
Reddick is mostly known for writing horror films, but he recently worked on two animated series for Netflix, including a spin-off of the classic Japanese comic book Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai. He is currently adapting the YA book series, The Adventures of Young Captain Nemo. He made his directorial debut with his mystery thriller Don't Look Back in 2020.
Personal life
Reddick is a member of the Baháʼí Faith. Reddick is gay.
Filmography
Film
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| Year | Title | Writer | Producer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Final Destination | James Wong | ||
| 2003 | Final Destination 2 | David R. Ellis | ||
| 2005 | Tamara | Jeremy Haft | ||
| 2005 | A Life's Work | Jason Crain | ||
| 2008 | Day of the Dead | Steve Miner | ||
| 2016 | Dead Awake | Phillip Guzman | ||
| 2017 | Sleep No More | |||
| Bodysnatch | Louis Benjamin Del Guercio | |||
| 2018 | The Night Sitter | Abiel Bruhn & John Rocco | ||
| The Final Wish | Timothy Woodward Jr. | |||
| 2020 | The Call | |||
| Don't Look Back | Himself | |||
| 2022 | Solo Respira | Felix Lemardo | ||
| 2023 | New Fears Eve | Eric Huskisson & P.J. Starks | ||
| The Bell Keeper | Colton Tran | |||
| Til Death Do Us Part | Timothy Woodward Jr. | |||
| 2025 | The Other | Paul Etheredge | ||
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Television
::data[format=table] | Year(s) | Title | Writer | Supervising producer | Notes | |---|---|---|---|---| | 2001 | Return to Cabin by the Lake | | | Television film | | 2007 | Dante's Cove | | | 5 episodes | | 2021 | A Tale Dark & Grimm | | | 2 episodes Animated Netflix series | | 2022 | Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles | | | 3 episodes Original animated Netflix series | ::
::data[format=table title="Other credits"]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th | Himself | Documentary |
| 2018 | Midnight, Texas | Story editor | 3 episodes |
| :: |
References
References
- [https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&englishSubcountryName=Kentucky&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22Jeffrey%20H%22~%20%2Bsurname%3AReddick~%20%2Bbirth_place%3A%22Jackson%20Kentucky%22~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1950-1980~%20%2Brecord_country%3A%22United%20States%22%20%2Brecord_subcountry%3A%22United%20States%2CKentucky%22 Family Search: Jeffrey Reddick]
- (May 11, 2017). "Final Destination Creator Jeffrey Reddick on His New Thriller Dead Awake".
- ""What's Hot in Hollywood Now?"".
- Reed, Becky. (May 13, 2013). "Slice and Dice Interview: Final Destination Creator Jeffrey Reddick".
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