Kevin Williamson(I)
- Writer
- Producer
- Director
As a child Williamson was a fond fan of movies, especially those of Steven
Spielberg. After high school, Williamson went to college for a future
in acting. Though he landed very small parts on T.V. shows and movies,
nothing had happened. Williamson moved out to L.A in 1990 in hopes it
would aid his career, but nothing had come up. While in L.A. he took up a
class at UCLA on screenwriting. There he wrote his first script,
"Teaching Ms. Tingle" (titled at this time Killing Ms. Tingle). After
the movie was complete, Williamson ended up on the streets again looking
for work. One night, while house-sitting for a friend, Williamson
watched a special on the Gainesville Ripper. This gave birth to what
would soon be Scream. After this, he went out to Palm Springs for three
days and wrote the script. After the grueling few months of production
hell, Scream was released to the public on December 20th, 1996. This
spiraled four sequels and a new chapter in horror film history forever.
