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David L. Hewitt(1939-2014)

  • Visual Effects
  • Director
  • Writer
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David L. Hewitt was born on 18 December 1939 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Gallery of Horror (1967), Willow (1988) and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987). He died in 2014 in the USA.
BornDecember 18, 1939
Died2014
BornDecember 18, 1939
Died2014
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Known for

Gallery of Horror (1967)
Gallery of Horror
3.5
  • Director
  • 1967
Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Billy Barty, Warwick Davis, Kevin Pollak, Kate Greenfield, Ruth Greenfield, Jean Marsh, Rick Overton, and Pat Roach in Willow (1988)
Willow
7.2
  • Special Effects
  • 1988
Gene Hackman, Mariel Hemingway, Jon Cryer, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Margot Kidder, Marc McClure, and Mark Pillow in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
3.8
  • Visual Effects(as David Hewitt)
  • 1987
Time Warp (1967)
Time Warp
3.7
  • Director
  • 1967

Credits

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Visual Effects

  • Inspector Gadget 2 (2003)
    Inspector Gadget 2
    3.5
    Video
    • visual effects producer: GMD (as David Hewitt)
    • 2003
  • Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser, and Do Thi Hai Yen in The Quiet American (2002)
    The Quiet American
    7.0
    • visual effects producer: GMD (as David Hewitt)
    • 2002
  • Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
    Rabbit-Proof Fence
    7.4
    • visual effects producer: GMD (as David Hewitt)
    • 2002
  • Moonbase (1997)
    Moonbase
    3.8
    • visual effects supervisor
    • 1997
  • Pat Morita in Earth Minus Zero (1997)
    Earth Minus Zero
    2.7
    • optical effects supervisor (as David Hewitt)
    • 1997
  • Asylum (1997)
    Asylum
    4.9
    • titles & opticals
    • 1997
  • Gary Busey, Billy Dee Williams, and Billy Warlock in Steel Sharks (1997)
    Steel Sharks
    4.2
    • optical supervisor
    • visual effects supervisor (as David Hewitt)
    • 1997
  • Little Witches (1996)
    Little Witches
    4.0
    Video
    • titles & opticals
    • 1996
  • Michael Dudikoff and Frederic Forrest in Crash Dive (1996)
    Crash Dive
    4.4
    Video
    • optical supervisor
    • visual effects supervisor
    • 1996
  • The Secret Agent Club (1996)
    The Secret Agent Club
    3.5
    • visual effects supervisor
    • 1996
  • Invisible Mom (1996)
    Invisible Mom
    3.9
    Video
    • main title design
    • optical effects
    • 1996
  • Droid Gunner (1995)
    Droid Gunner
    4.2
    • opticals
    • title design
    • 1995
  • Kathy Long in The Stranger (1995)
    The Stranger
    4.8
    • optical supervisor
    • 1995
  • Technofear (1995)
    Technofear
    3.9
    • optical effects
    • 1995
  • Dark Future (1994)
    Dark Future
    2.6
    • optical effects supervisor (as David Hewitt)
    • 1994

Director

  • The Lucifer Complex (1978)
    The Lucifer Complex
    2.4
    • Director
    • 1978
  • The Tormentors (1971)
    The Tormentors
    3.4
    • Director (as B. Eagle)
    • 1971
  • Pornography USA
    • Director
    • 1971
  • The Girls from Thunder Strip (1970)
    The Girls from Thunder Strip
    3.8
    • Director
    • 1970
  • The Mighty Gorga (1969)
    The Mighty Gorga
    2.9
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Hells Chosen Few (1968)
    Hells Chosen Few
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Time Warp (1967)
    Time Warp
    3.7
    • directed by
    • 1967
  • Gallery of Horror (1967)
    Gallery of Horror
    3.5
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Monsters Crash the Pajama Party (1965)
    Monsters Crash the Pajama Party
    4.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1965
  • The Wizard of Mars (1965)
    The Wizard of Mars
    3.4
    • Director
    • 1965

Writer

  • The Lucifer Complex (1978)
    The Lucifer Complex
    2.4
    • written by
    • 1978
  • The Girls from Thunder Strip (1970)
    The Girls from Thunder Strip
    3.8
    • screenplay (as David Prentiss)
    • 1970
  • The Mighty Gorga (1969)
    The Mighty Gorga
    2.9
    • screenplay (as David Prentiss)
    • 1969
  • Hells Chosen Few (1968)
    Hells Chosen Few
    7.5
    • screenplay (as David Prentiss)
    • 1968
  • Time Warp (1967)
    Time Warp
    3.7
    • screenplay by (as David Prentiss)
    • 1967
  • Gallery of Horror (1967)
    Gallery of Horror
    3.5
    • screenplay (as David Prentiss)
    • 1967
  • Monsters Crash the Pajama Party (1965)
    Monsters Crash the Pajama Party
    4.6
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1965
  • The Wizard of Mars (1965)
    The Wizard of Mars
    3.4
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1965
  • The Time Travelers (1964)
    The Time Travelers
    5.3
    • story (as David Hewitt)
    • 1964

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • B. Eagle
  • Born
    • December 18, 1939
    • San Francisco, California, USA
  • Died
    • 2014
    • USA
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Interviews
    • 1 Article

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    • Dave
    • B. Eagle

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