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W. Peter Iliff

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Director
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W. Peter Iliff in '09
This reel is one of the international trailers that Jordan Levine at Stampede cut for Voltage. I had a dream of shooting a film. So I personally raised the cash, assembled the production team that included Mark Canton, and made this darkly comic pop thriller for a total of $2.6M. The film is an homage to my crazy years at UCSB. The spend was pretty much divided in thirds; cast / principal photography / post production. We shot the film at the gorgeous and spooky Santa Barbara seaside rose ranch of my college buddy (producer / co-writer) Rick Halsey. This allowed us to set up a base camp and shoot the hell out of the rose ranch and neighboring Isla Vista. We shot five 5-day weeks -- with two additional days during post that included the amazing "driving the wrong way down the 101 freeway at night" sequence, which was shot with a crew of 10 people and their own cars on the taxi way at Lompoc airport. Great lesson in guerrilla filmmaking! The critics hammered us, the Chumash protested us, and we lost our shirts -- but I hope some of you enjoy it as much as we did making it. -p
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W. Peter Iliff was born on 19 November 1957 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Point Break (2015), Under Suspicion (2000) and Point Break (1991).
BornNovember 19, 1957
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      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

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    Known for

    Edgar Ramírez and Luke Bracey in Point Break (2015)
    Point Break
    5.3
    • Writer
    • 2015
    Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, and Monica Bellucci in Under Suspicion (2000)
    Under Suspicion
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 2000
    Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, James Le Gros, and John Philbin in Point Break (1991)
    Point Break
    7.3
    • Writer
    • 1991
    James Van Der Beek, Scott Caan, Ali Larter, Amy Smart, Ron Lester, Eliel Swinton, and Paul Walker in Varsity Blues (1999)
    Varsity Blues
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1999

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Ocean on Fire
      • script writer
      • Pre-production
    • Concrete Jungle (Selva Concreta)
      • created by, screenplay (creator)
      • In Development
    • Antonio Banderas in The Enforcer (2022)
      The Enforcer
      5.3
      • screenplay by
      • 2022
    • Trump's America (2017)
      Trump's America
      4.2
      Short
      • writer
      • 2017
    • Edgar Ramírez and Luke Bracey in Point Break (2015)
      Point Break
      5.3
      • based on the motion picture "Point Break" screenplay by
      • based on the motion picture "Point Break" story by
      • story by
      • 2015
    • The Point Break Remake Remix
      Short
      • based on the script by
      • 2013
    • Rites of Passage (2012)
      Rites of Passage
      4.0
      • screenplay by
      • story by
      • 2012
    • Varsity Blues
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2002
    • Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, and Monica Bellucci in Under Suspicion (2000)
      Under Suspicion
      6.4
      • screenplay
      • 2000
    • James Van Der Beek, Scott Caan, Ali Larter, Amy Smart, Ron Lester, Eliel Swinton, and Paul Walker in Varsity Blues (1999)
      Varsity Blues
      6.5
      • written by
      • 1999
    • Blade Squad (1998)
      Blade Squad
      3.7
      TV Movie
      • story
      • teleplay
      • 1998
    • Tales from the Crypt (1989)
      Tales from the Crypt
      8.0
      TV Series
      • screenplay
      • 1993
    • Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, and Sean Bean in Patriot Games (1992)
      Patriot Games
      6.8
      • screenplay by
      • 1992
    • Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, James Le Gros, and John Philbin in Point Break (1991)
      Point Break
      7.3
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 1991
    • Corey Haim in Prayer of the Rollerboys (1990)
      Prayer of the Rollerboys
      5.5
      • written by
      • 1990

    Producer

    • Deep Water
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
    • Ocean on Fire
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
    • K.T.R
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
    • Concrete Jungle (Selva Concreta)
      • executive producer
      • In Development
    • Russell Crowe, Steve Bastoni, Daniel MacPherson, Elsa Pataky, RZA, Brooke Satchwell, Paul Tassone, Liam Hemsworth, and Molly Grace in Poker Face (2022)
      Poker Face
      5.2
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Antonio Banderas in The Enforcer (2022)
      The Enforcer
      5.3
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Cross (2011)
      Cross
      3.0
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 2011
    • Blade Squad (1998)
      Blade Squad
      3.7
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1998

    Director

    • Trump's America (2017)
      Trump's America
      4.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Rites of Passage (2012)
      Rites of Passage
      4.0
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2012
    • Tales from the Crypt (1989)
      Tales from the Crypt
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director (as Peter Iliff)
      • 1993
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Peter Iliff
    • Height
      • 6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
    • Born
      • November 19, 1957
      • Dallas, Texas, USA
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      • 2 Articles

    Self-verified on IMDbPro

    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male

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    • Trivia
      Peter's 1991 blockbuster "Point Break" has been made into a successful stage production aptly called "Point Break Live!", which has had great reception in Seattle, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

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