Walt Becker
Biography
Walter William Becker (born September 16, 1968) is an American director, writer and actor best known for directing the films Van Wilder and Wild Hogs.
Becker graduated from USC School of Cinema-Television in 1995. He also wrote the novel Link in 1999. He has a son and a daughter with his wife, Lindsay.
In January 2010, TBS picked up Glory Daze, a fraternity-centered comedy pilot set in the 1980s created and written by Becker and Michael LeSieur, to also be directed by Becker. All his films have received generally negative reviews by critics.
Most directed genres
Recurring actors
The career in numbers
- US$ 255 mi Total budget from 5 film(s) with data
- US$ 740 mi Total box office from 5 film(s) with data
- US$ 51 mi Average budget from 5 film(s) with data
- US$ 148 mi Average box office from 5 film(s) with data
- 6.0 Average rating from 6 film(s) with data
- 2.9× Return on investment from 5 film(s) with data
Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.
Films directed
| Film | Year | Budget | Box office | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Clifford the Big Red Dog
|
2021 | US$ 64 mi | US$ 117 mi | 7.1 |
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
|
2015 | US$ 90 mi | US$ 234 mi | 6.0 |
Old Dogs
|
2009 | US$ 35 mi | US$ 97 mi | 5.6 |
Wild Hogs
|
2007 | US$ 60 mi | US$ 254 mi | 6.0 |
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
|
2002 | US$ 6 mi | US$ 39 mi | 6.0 |
Buying the Cow
|
2002 | — | — | 5.1 |
