Larry Wilson is an American film producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his screenwriting work on the films Beetlejuice (1988) and The Addams Family (1991). He also co-wrote the films The Little Vampire (2000) and, for television, The Year Without a Santa Claus (2006). He co-wrote the animated version of The Little Vampire 3-D (2017) and co-wrote the animated film Ainbo (2020). He also wrote and directed a number of episodes of the Tales from the Crypt television series from 1991 to 1996. Description above from the Wikipedia article Larry Wilson (screenwriter), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 23, 1948 (78)
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Writer and producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
What are Larry Wilson's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.
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
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4
Light 7 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 4
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Ambiguous1
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 Larry Wilson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Larry Wilson'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
12 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice(2024)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Teething Problems (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Ainbo(2021)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
The Little Vampire 3D(2017)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
The Little Vampire(2000)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Aliens for Breakfast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
The Addams Family(1991)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Tales from the Crypt(1989)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Beetlejuice(1988)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Untitled Beetlejuice 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles, 11 of them dated from 1985 to 2024.
Biggest box office
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
Highest rated
Beetlejuice (1988)
Most popular right now
The Addams Family (1991)
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 Larry Wilson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 8 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 48/100 and the plot and story 34/100 in their films, across 7 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 Larry Wilson's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Larry Wilson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Larry Wilson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Claus shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Richard ClausShared titles: Ainbo (2021), The Little Vampire 3D (2017), The Little Vampire (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Richard Claus
- Tim BurtonShared titles: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024), Beetlejuice (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Burton
Writers
- Michael McDowellShared titles: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024), Beetlejuice (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Michael McDowell
- Angela Sommer-BodenburgShared titles: The Little Vampire 3D (2017), The Little Vampire (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Angela Sommer-Bodenburg
Actors
- Catherine O'HaraShared titles: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024), Beetlejuice (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Catherine O'Hara
- Michael KeatonShared titles: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024), Beetlejuice (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Keaton
- Winona RyderShared titles: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024), Beetlejuice (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Winona Ryder
- Alice KrigeShared titles: The Little Vampire 3D (2017), The Little Vampire (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Alice Krige
Composers and editors
- Danny ElfmanShared titles: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024), Beetlejuice (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Danny Elfman
- Job ter BurgShared titles: Ainbo (2021), The Little Vampire 3D (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Job ter Burg
- Vidjay BeerepootShared titles: Ainbo (2021), The Little Vampire 3D (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Vidjay Beerepoot
Producers
- Edward NoeltnerShared titles: Ainbo (2021), The Little Vampire 3D (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Edward Noeltner
Mixed roles
- Brian ClevelandShared titles: Ainbo (2021), The Little Vampire 3D (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Brian Cleveland
- Jason ClevelandShared titles: Ainbo (2021), The Little Vampire 3D (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Jason Cleveland