Brad Riddell

Brad Riddell is an American screenwriter and professor whose works include American Pie Presents: Band Camp (2005),[1] and Road Trip: Beer Pong (2009).[2]

For the New Zealand mixed martial artist, see Brad Riddell (fighter).
Brad Riddell
EducationB.A. in English
M.F.A. in Screenwriting
Alma materUniversity of Kentucky,
University of Southern California
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active2005–present
Notable work
American Pie Presents: Band Camp
Road Trip: Beer Pong
Websitewww.BradRiddell.com

Education

Brad earned a BA in English with a minor in Theater from the University of Kentucky, and a MFA in screenwriting from the USC School of Cinematic Arts.[3]

Career

Riddell has written four produced feature films on assignment for Paramount, MTV, Universal and independent producers.[4] Brad’s first film, American Pie: Band Camp,[5] remains the highest-grossing live action DVD release in history, selling two million copies and reaching syndication on TBS.[6] His most recent film, Crooked Arrows, was released nationally in theaters in 2012, and is the first mainstream lacrosse movie ever produced.[7]

Teaching

Riddell taught MFA and BFA screenwriting courses at USC for seven years. He then went on to teach undergraduate courses at SUNY Oswego for one year, before joining DePaul's School of Cinema and Interactive Media in 2012.[3]

Filmography

Feature films
YearFilmStudio
2005American Pie Presents Band CampUniversal Pictures
2008Slap Shot 3: The Junior LeagueUniversal Pictures
2009Road Trip: Beer PongParamount Pictures
2012Crooked Arrows20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment

Upcoming projects

Ridell has optioned and adapted Katrina Kittle‘s third novel, The Kindness of Strangers, which he will produce with Present Pictures, to be directed by Anne Renton (Bones, The Perfect Family). The story deals with a broken family healing itself after taking in a sexually abused child far more broken than they are.[8]

References
  1. "American Pie Presents Band Camp (2005)". The New York Times.
  2. "Road Trip: Beer Pong (2009)". The New York Times.
  3. "Profile of Brad Riddell". DePaul University. Archived from the original on 2013-08-26.
  4. Riddell, Brad. "Biography".
  5. "Brad Ridell at the Internet Movie Database".
  6. "USC School of Cinematic Arts Directory Profile". USC School of Cinematic Arts.
  7. "'Crooked Arrows,' the first lacrosse film, took a winding path". The Baltimore Sun.
  8. "Current Projects—The Official Website of Brad Ridell". Archived from the original on 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
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