Peter Hewitt

Peter Hewitt

  • Birthday: 1962-10-09
  • Place of birth: Brighton, England, UK
  • Also know as: Pete Hewitt

Biography

Peter Hewitt (b. October, 9 1962, Brighton, England, United Kingdom) is an English film director and writer, known for Garfield (2004) (credited as Pete Hewitt), Thunderpants (2002), Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) and The Candy Show (1989). Upon graduating from England's National Film and Television School in 1990, Hewitt flew to Hollywood with his BAFTA award-winning short film, The Candy Show, in hand. Once there, he called executives from major U.S. studios and asked if he could show them his film. Soon after, he landed an agent and made his feature film directorial debut with Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey. Although not as big a success as the original, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, the movie made a profit. He turned to TV next, directing the first two hours of the mini-series Wild Palms. He directed Disney's Tom and Huck in 1995 which was based on Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Hewitt returned to Britain to film The Borrowers, loosely based on a children's novel by Mary Norton of the same name. He remained in England to helm Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999), then tried his hand at TV work again with The Princess of Thieves (2001), filmed in Romania but featuring a mostly British cast, including a young Keira Knightley as Robin Hood's daughter, Gwyn. Hewitt co-wrote the script for his next film, Thunderpants. It was filmed in the U.K.

Filmography

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

1991

As The Smoker

Production

Surprise

2019

As Camera Operator

Surprise

2019

As Cinematography

Thunderpants

2002

As Director

Princess of Thieves

2001

As Director

The Maiden Heist

2009

As Director

The Borrowers

1997

As Director

Zoom

2006

As Director

Tom and Huck

1995

As Director

Surprise

2019

As Director

Christmas at the Palace

2018

As Director

Garfield

2004

As Director

33 Liberty Lane

0000

As Director

The Candy Show

1989

As Director

Surprise

2019

As Producer

Thunderpants

2002

As Screenplay

I Want Candy

2007

As Author

Thunderbirds

2004

As Story

Surprise

2019

As Writer

The Candy Show

1989

As Writer

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