Kurt Wimmer (born 1964) is an American

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, film producer and

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Biography

He attended the

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and graduated with a BFA degree in

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. He then moved to

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, where he worked for 12 years as a screenwriter before directing the 2002 film ''

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''. In numerous interviews, he cites ''Equilibrium'' as his directorial debut and first film, although his actual directorial debut was the 1995 action film '' One Tough Bastard'' starring

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and

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. However, ''Equilibrium'' was his first theatrically released film. Wimmer has gone on to write for various films, mostly of the

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and

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genres. This includes ''

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'' in 2003, ''

Law Abiding Citizen ''Law Abiding Citizen'' is a 2009 American vigilante action thriller film directed by F. Gary Gray, written by Kurt Wimmer, and starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler (who also co-produced). The film takes place in Philadelphia, telling the story ...

'' in 2009, ''

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'' in 2010, ''

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'' in 2023 and ''

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'' in 2024.

Filmography

Film

References

External links

*
10 Questions with Kurt Wimmer
1964 births Film directors from Hawaii American male screenwriters American science fiction film directors Living people University of South Florida alumni Place of birth missing (living people) American people of German descent {{US-screen-writer-1960s-stub