David Koepp

Performer

David Koepp

Writer in the Nutevio catalogue.

Born
9 June 1963
Age
63
Active
1990–present
Known for
Writer
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  • Writer · 28
  • Director · 5
  • Producer · 4
  • Executive Producer · 2

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David Koepp has 0 writing credits in the Nutevio catalogue. David Gerard Koepp (born June 9, 1963) is an American screenwriter and writer. He is the ninth most successful screenwriter of all time in terms of U.S. box office receipts, with a total gross of over $2.3 billion. Koepp has achieved both critical and commercial success in a wide variety of genres: thriller, science fiction, comedy, action, drama, crime, superhero, horror, adventure, and fantasy. Some of the best-known films he has written include the sci-fi adventure films Jurassic Park (1993), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008); the crime film Carlito's Way (1993); the action spy films Mission: Impossible (1996) and Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014); the superhero film Spider-Man (2002); the sci-fi disaster film War of the Worlds (2005); and the mystery thriller Angels & Demons (2009). Koepp has directed seven feature films over the course of his career: The Trigger Effect (1996), Stir of Echoes (1999), Secret Window (2004), Ghost Town (2008), Premium Rush (2012), Mortdecai (2015), and You Should Have Left (2020).

Signature style

The recognisable elements are visual style, rewatchability, originality. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same eye, re-tuned for different registers. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is staged.

Legacy

Koepp set terms other filmmakers now work against: the structures, the pacing and the refusal to explain. Awards bodies have often been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.

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  • Thriller19
  • Action10
  • Adventure9
  • Science Fiction9
  • Mystery7
  • Horror6
  • Crime6
  • Drama6

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Quick facts

Born
9 June 1963
Age
63
Active
1990–present
Titles written
0
In the Nutevio catalogue
Known for
Writer
wrote score
6.4
Nutevio editorial metric
Collection appearances
0
Across the library
Films rated 8+
0