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Larry Wilson is an American film producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his screenwriting work on the films Beetlejuice (1988) and The Addams Family (1991). He also co-wrote the films The Little Vampire (2000) and, for television, The Year Without a Santa Claus (2006).
- Film producer, screenwriter
- 1986–present
Larry Wilson is an American film producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his screenwriting work on the films Beetlejuice (1988) and The Addams Family (1991). He also co-wrote the films The Little Vampire (2000) and, for television, The Year Without a Santa Claus (2006).
- Don’T Wait For Inspiration
- Treat Screenwriting Like A 9-5 Job
- Be Your Own Script Reader and Story Analyst
Wilson tells the story of the time he was working with screenwriter Michael McDowell (Amazing Stories, Tales from the Darkside, Beetlejuice, The Nightmare Before Christmas). After some time writing together, McDowell approached Wilson and said that they’re writing partnership wasn’t working out. “He said, ‘You’re just waiting around for inspiration...
Wilson goes on to explain the first life-changing piece of advice he got from his Beetlejuiceco-writer. “This changed my life as a writer. He said, ‘If you’re going to work with me. Look at it like we’re working in a bank. We get in at nine, we have a cup of coffee, we say good morning, then we go to work. And we write until lunch. We go have our l...
Wilson worked at Paramount for a number of years writing script notes for incoming screenplays as a script reader and story analyst. “[Michael] said, ‘Larry, you’ve told me you’ve written hundreds of pages of notes for other people’s scripts — why can’t you do it for yourself?'” Wilson goes on to say, “It changed my perception of who a writer is, w...
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Larry Wilson (I) Additional Crew. Writer. Producer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Larry Wilson is known for Beetlejuice (1988), The Addams Family (1991) and Tales from the Crypt (1989). More at IMDbPro. Contact info. Agent info. Resume. Add to list. Awards. 2 nominations. Known for: Beetlejuice. 7.5. Writer. 1988. The Addams Family. 6.9. Writer.
