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William M. Akers

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William M. Akers is known for The Important Things (2009), Talking to Arthur (2012) and The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (1989).
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Known for

The Important Things
8.8
Short
  • Writer
  • 2009
Talking to Arthur
Short
  • Director
  • 2012
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (1989)
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
5.9
  • Writer
  • 1989
Teri Hatcher and Dean Cain in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
6.7
TV Series
  • Writer

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Writer

  • A Toast to J. Edgar Hoover
  • The Important Things
  • Scare Me
  • Homecoming (2005)
    Homecoming
  • Tom Hardy in Deserter (2002)
    Deserter
  • Teri Hatcher and Dean Cain in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
  • Jim Varney in Ernest Rides Again (1993)
    Ernest Rides Again
  • The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (1989)
    The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

Director

  • Just Talking
    • Completed
  • Talking to Arthur
  • A Toast to J. Edgar Hoover
  • The Important Things
  • Scare Me
  • Homecoming (2005)
    Homecoming

Art Department

  • Chevy Chase, Frank Oz, Sandra Bernhard, John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Waylon Jennings, and Dave Thomas in Follow That Bird (1985)
    Follow That Bird

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  • Non-fiction book: "Your Screenplay Sucks!: 100 Ways to Make It Great," Michael Wiese Productions, (ISBN 978-1-932907-45-2)

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    Teaches screenwriting at Belmont University.

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