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Ethan Wiley(I)

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Ethan Wiley attended UCLA Theater & Film school to study play writing and directing, then began his career as a special effects artist, working for Industrial Light & Magic and effects guru Chris Walas, on such classic films as Return of the Jedi, Gremlins, and Romancing the Stone. He wrote the hit horror-comedy House, and wrote and directed House 2: The Second Story. Both films are now considered cult classics. Wiley was writer-director for Children of the Corn 5: Fields of Terror (Miramax). He has written for, or sold projects to Warner Bros.,Fox, Disney, HBO, New Line, Spelling, New World, Cannon (including a draft of Spider-Man) and other production companies. Wiley is also an accomplished musician, and his music credits include producing, co-writing and performing music for the horror film Jason X. Wiley launched his own independent film company, Wiseacre Films, in 2006. Wiley directed Blackwater Valley Exorcism (Lionsgate), wrote, directed and produced Brutal (Lionsgate), wrote and produced Black Ops (First Look Studios) and the action-thriller Bear (Epic Pictures). He also produced the Italian production The Butterfly Room (Tombstone). He was Associate Producer for the thrillers Drifter (Epic Pictures) and A Dead Calling (Lionsgate). Wiley co-wrote and directed the family comedy Elf-Man (Anchor Bay). He co-wrote, directed and produced Journey to the Forbidden Valley (ITN Distribution), a Chinese co-production filmed in mainland China. Wiley was a Production Consultant for Universal's The Man With the Iron Fists 2, and the teleplay writer for Dead Again in Tombstone (Universal). He is co-directing and producing the documentary Mike Henderson: Here I Stand, for the For-Site Foundation, and is also directing Dude Ranch Dada, a feature length documentary about his father, acclaimed modern artist, William T. Wiley.
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      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Lexa Doig and Kane Hodder in Jason X (2001)
    Jason X
    4.5
    • Soundtrack
    • 2001
    House II: The Second Story (1987)
    House II: The Second Story
    5.4
    • Writer
    • 1987
    Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
    8.3
    • Special Effects
    • 1983
    House (1985)
    House
    6.1
    • Writer
    • 1985

    Credits

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    Producer



    • Virtuosity (2021)
      Virtuosity
      Podcast Series
      • producer
      • 2021–2022
    • Jonathan Kos-Read, Douglas Tait, Erroll Shand, Sasha Jackson, and Jiahang Su in Journey to the Forbidden Valley (2017)
      Journey to the Forbidden Valley
      5.1
      • produced by
      • 2017
    • The Butterfly Room (2012)
      The Butterfly Room
      5.4
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Bear (2010)
      Bear
      2.9
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Black Ops (2008)
      Black Ops
      3.7
      Video
      • producer
      • 2008
    • Drifter (2008)
      Drifter
      4.2
      • associate producer
      • 2008
    • Brutal (2007)
      Brutal
      3.6
      Video
      • producer
      • 2007
    • A Dead Calling (2006)
      A Dead Calling
      3.3
      Video
      • associate producer
      • 2006

    Writer



    • Danny Trejo in Dead Again in Tombstone (2017)
      Dead Again in Tombstone
      4.4
      Video
      • screenplay by
      • story by
      • 2017
    • Jonathan Kos-Read, Douglas Tait, Erroll Shand, Sasha Jackson, and Jiahang Su in Journey to the Forbidden Valley (2017)
      Journey to the Forbidden Valley
      5.1
      • written by
      • 2017
    • Jason 'Wee Man' Acuña in Elf-Man (2011)
      Elf-Man
      3.5
      • written by
      • 2011
    • Bear (2010)
      Bear
      2.9
      • Writer
      • 2010
    • Black Ops (2008)
      Black Ops
      3.7
      Video
      • written by
      • 2008
    • Brutal (2007)
      Brutal
      3.6
      Video
      • written by
      • 2007
    • Eva Mendes in Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998)
      Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror
      3.9
      Video
      • written by
      • 1998
    • House II: The Second Story (1987)
      House II: The Second Story
      5.4
      • written by
      • 1987
    • House (1985)
      House
      6.1
      • screenplay
      • 1985

    Director



    • Dude Ranch Dada
      • Director
      • Post-production



    • Jonathan Kos-Read, Douglas Tait, Erroll Shand, Sasha Jackson, and Jiahang Su in Journey to the Forbidden Valley (2017)
      Journey to the Forbidden Valley
      5.1
      • directed by
      • 2017
    • Jason 'Wee Man' Acuña in Elf-Man (2011)
      Elf-Man
      3.5
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Brutal (2007)
      Brutal
      3.6
      Video
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Blackwater Valley Exorcism (2006)
      Blackwater Valley Exorcism
      3.4
      Video
      • directed by
      • 2006
    • Eva Mendes in Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998)
      Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror
      3.9
      Video
      • Director
      • 1998
    • House II: The Second Story (1987)
      House II: The Second Story
      5.4
      • Director
      • 1987

    Production Department



    • The Man with the Iron Fists 2 (2015)
      The Man with the Iron Fists 2
      4.4
      Video
      • production consultant
      • 2015

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    Bear
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    Bear
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    Under Surveillance

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      Composer, performer of two songs on "Jason X" soundtrack: "X is the Loneliest Number" and "Jason's Jam".

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