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Kurt Wimmer (born 1964) is an American screenwriter, film producer and film director. [1] [2] [3]
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Kurt Wimmer | |
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Kurt Wimmer (born 1964) is an American screenwriter, film producer and film director. [1] [2] [3]
He attended the University of South Florida and graduated with a BFA degree in Art History. [4] He then moved to Los Angeles, where he worked for 12 years as a screenwriter before directing the 2002 film Equilibrium . [5] In numerous interviews, he cites Equilibrium as his directorial debut and first film, although his actual directorial debut was the 1995 action film One Tough Bastard starring Brian Bosworth and Bruce Payne. However, Equilibrium was his first theatrically released film.
Wimmer has gone on to write for various films, mostly of the action and thriller genres. This includes the The Recruit in 2003, Law Abiding Citizen in 2009, Salt in 2010, Expend4bles in 2023 and The Beekeeper in 2024.
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
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| Director | Writer | Producer | |||
| 1995 | One Tough Bastard | Yes | No | No | |
| 1998 | Sphere | No | Story | No | |
| 1999 | The Thomas Crown Affair | No | Yes | No | |
| 2002 | Equilibrium | Yes | Yes | No | Role: Rebel victim (cameo) |
| 2003 | The Recruit | No | Yes | No | |
| 2006 | Ultraviolet | Yes | Yes | No | Role: Hemophage (cameo) |
| 2008 | Street Kings | No | Yes | No | |
| 2009 | Law Abiding Citizen | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 2010 | Salt | No | Yes | No | |
| 2012 | Total Recall | No | Yes | No | |
| 2015 | Point Break | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 2020 | Children of the Corn | Yes | Yes | Executive | |
| Spell | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2021 | The Misfits | No | Yes | No | |
| 2023 | Expend4bles | No | Yes | No | |
| 2024 | The Beekeeper | No | Yes | Yes | |
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