Fred Dekker (born April 9, 1959) is an American screenwriter and film best known for his cult classic horror comedy films Night of the Creeps and The Monster Squad (written with Shane Black). He contributed the story ideas for both House (1986) and Ricochet (1991), and also directed and co-wrote RoboCop 3 with Frank Miller. One of his earliest movies was a short film he made in college titled Starcruisers directed in the early 1980s. Night of the Creeps was released on DVD in 2009. In a June 20, 2005 interview, Dekker said he was currently working on a, "scary, end-of-the-world thriller." Description above from the Wikipedia article about Fred Dekker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 9, 1959 (67)
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Writer, director and actor
- 13 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Fred Dekker's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 3 · Wry 2 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
Grounded 1 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3
Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 4
A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 3
A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 1
Resolved 10 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet7
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Fred Dekker's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Fred Dekker's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
19 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Robot Dracula(2026)
Dent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
The Predator(2018)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Ding Dong, You're Dead! The Making of "House" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Star Trek: Enterprise(2001)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
RoboCop 3(1993)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Ricochet(1991)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
If Looks Could Kill(1991)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Tales from the Crypt(1989)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
The Monster Squad(1987)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Night of the Creeps(1986)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
House(1985)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Godzilla 1985(1985)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
The Return of Godzilla(1984)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Blind Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Career shape
A full career of 16 titles from 1976 to 2026.
Biggest box office
The Predator (2018)
Highest rated
That Guy Dick Miller (2014)
Most popular right now
The Predator (2018)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Fred Dekker's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of the 10 of 11 with a score; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 12 titles divides audiences: 6 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 49/100 and the plot and story 41/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Fred Dekker's work okay for kids?
Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Fred Dekker work with?
People who share at least 2 of Fred Dekker's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kōji Hashimoto shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Kōji HashimotoShared titles: Godzilla 1985 (1985), The Return of Godzilla (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Kōji Hashimoto
Writers
- Shane BlackShared titles: The Predator (2018), The Monster Squad (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Shane Black
- Ethan WileyShared titles: House II: The Second Story (1987), House (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Ethan Wiley
- Akira MuraoShared titles: Godzilla 1985 (1985), The Return of Godzilla (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Akira Murao
- Hideichi NagaharaShared titles: Godzilla 1985 (1985), The Return of Godzilla (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Hideichi Nagahara
Actors
- Dick MillerShared titles: That Guy Dick Miller (2014), Night of the Creeps (1986)See all 2 shared titles with Dick Miller
- Mary Ellen TrainorShared titles: Ricochet (1991), The Monster Squad (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Mary Ellen Trainor
- Eitarō OzawaShared titles: Godzilla 1985 (1985), The Return of Godzilla (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Eitarō Ozawa
- Keiju KobayashiShared titles: Godzilla 1985 (1985), The Return of Godzilla (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Keiju Kobayashi
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Alan SilvestriShared titles: The Predator (2018), Ricochet (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Silvestri
- Harry ManfrediniShared titles: House II: The Second Story (1987), House (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Harry Manfredini
- Mac AhlbergShared titles: House II: The Second Story (1987), House (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Mac Ahlberg
- Michael N. KnueShared titles: Night of the Creeps (1986), House (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Michael N. Knue
Producers
- Sean S. CunninghamShared titles: House II: The Second Story (1987), House (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Sean S. Cunningham
- Fumio TanakaShared titles: Godzilla 1985 (1985), The Return of Godzilla (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Fumio Tanaka
- Kiyomi KanazawaShared titles: Godzilla 1985 (1985), The Return of Godzilla (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Kiyomi Kanazawa
- Norio HayashiShared titles: Godzilla 1985 (1985), The Return of Godzilla (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Norio Hayashi