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Chris Matheson (screenwriter)

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Years active
  
1989–present

Name
  
Chris Matheson

Role
  
Film director



Occupation
  
Film director, screenwriter

Books
  
The Story of God: A Biblical Comedy about Love (and Hate)

Siblings
  
Richard Christian Matheson, Ali Marie Matheson

Parents
  
Richard Matheson, Ruth Ann Woodson

Grandparents
  
Bertolf Matheson, Fanny Mathieson

Movies
  
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, Rapture‑Palooza, A Goofy Movie, Imagine That

Similar People
  
Ed Solomon, Alex Winter, Jymn Magon, Paul Middleditch, Richard Christian Matheson

Chris Matheson is an American film director and screenwriter. Matheson is best known for his collaborations with fellow screenwriter Ed Solomon, together creating the Bill & Ted franchise, writing the two films Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey. Together they also wrote the films Mom and Dad Save the World and Imagine That.

His 2015 book The Story of God: A Biblical Comedy about Love (and Hate) is an alternative interpretation of the Christian Bible as seen through the eyes of an atheist.

He is the son of author Richard Matheson, as well as the younger brother of fellow screenwriter Richard Christian Matheson and the brother of Ali Marie Matheson.

He is a graduate of University of California, Los Angeles.

Screenwriting credits

  • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) (with Ed Solomon)
  • Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) (with Ed Solomon)
  • Mom and Dad Save the World (1992) (with Ed Solomon)
  • Mike the Detective (1993) (short film) (also director)
  • A Goofy Movie (1995) (screenplay, with Jymn Magon and Brian Pimental)
  • Mr. Wrong (1996) (with Kerry Ehrin and Craig Munson)
  • Stepsister from Planet Weird (2000) (TV film) (teleplay)
  • The Wise Ones (2001) (also director)
  • Evil Alien Conquerors (screenplay/story, also director)
  • Monkeys (2007) (also director)
  • Imagine That (2009) (with Ed Solomon)
  • Rapture-Palooza (2013) (also executive producer)
  • References

    Chris Matheson (screenwriter) Wikipedia