Peter Hedges
Peter Hedges is known for What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), About a Boy (2002), Dan in Real Life (2007).
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Peter Hedges (born July 6, 1962) is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film director.
Hedges grew up in West Des Moines, Iowa, and attended Valley High School, where he was involved in the theater department, including the improv group and the mime troupe, "The Bakers Dozen". He later went to the North Carolina School of the Arts. His novel What's Eating Gilbert Grape was adapted into a critically acclaimed movie of the same title, which launched his film career.
In 2002, he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for About a Boy. In the same year, he wrote and directed Pieces of April, starring Katie Holmes, which he dedicated to his mother.
In 2007, he co-wrote and directed Dan in Real Life.
In 2009, he was signed to write and direct The Odd Life of Timothy Green, a film conceived by Ahmet Zappa, to be produced by Zappa and Scott Sanders.
His latest novel, The Heights was published March 4, 2010 by Dutton.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Hedges, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Questions about Peter Hedges
How many Peter Hedges films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 11 films with Peter Hedges, from 1993 to 2022.
What is the best rated Peter Hedges film?
The best rated Peter Hedges film in the catalogue is What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), rated 7.7.
What was the first Peter Hedges film?
The first Peter Hedges film in the catalogue is What's Eating Gilbert Grape, from 1993.
Who has Peter Hedges worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Peter Hedges shares the most credits with Alison Pill (2 films), Andrew Mondshein (2 films) and Brad Epstein (2 films).
People data: TMDb.
Known for
Full filmography
12 films — 11 in the catalogue
-
6.0 Little Sister
2016 · Bill Lunsford
-
8.0 Sammy
1977 · Matt Redding
-
Good as New
2020
-
6.6 Ben Is Back
2018
-
7.0 The Odd Life of Timothy Green
2012
-
6.6 Dan in Real Life
2007
-
6.5 Pieces of April
2003
-
6.7 About a Boy
2002
-
6.0 A Map of the World
1999
-
7.7 What's Eating Gilbert Grape
1993
-
The 99'ers
no date
-
8.0 The Same Storm
2022
People data: TMDb.
Cast
