Directing
Community Rating
5.9
TMDB estimate
Born
October 9, 1962 (age 63)
Born in
Brighton, England, UK
Peter Hewitt (b. October, 9 1962, Brighton, England, United Kingdom) is an English film director and writer, known for Garfield (2004) (credited as Pete Hewitt), Thunderpants (2002), Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) and The Candy Show (1989). Upon graduating from England's National Film and Television School in 1990, Hewitt flew to Hollywood with his BAFTA award-winning short film, The Candy Show, in hand. Once there, he called executives from major U.S. studios and asked if he could show them his film. Soon after, he landed an agent and made his feature film directorial debut with Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey. Although not as big a success as the original, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, the movie made a profit. He turned to TV next, directing the first two hours of the mini-series Wild Palms. He directed Disney's Tom and Huck in 1995 which was based on Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Hewitt returned to Britain to film The Borrowers, loosely based on a children's novel by Mary Norton of the same name. He remained in England to helm Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999), then tried his hand at TV work again with The Princess of Thieves (2001), filmed in Romania but featuring a mostly British cast, including a young Keira Knightley as Robin Hood's daughter, Gwyn. Hewitt co-wrote the script for his next film, Thunderpants. It was filmed in the U.K.

Surprise
as Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Camera Operator
2019

Christmas at the Palace
as Director
2018

Man Seeking Woman
as Past Josh
2015

Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend?
as Director
2014

Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
as Director
2012

The Maiden Heist
as Director
2009

I Want Candy
as Writer
2007

Zoom
as Director
2006

Garfield: Bringing the Cat to Life
as Thanks
2004

Thunderbirds
as Story
2004

Garfield
as Director
2004

Thunderpants
as Director, Screenplay
2002

Princess of Thieves
as Director
2001

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
as Director
2000

Salsa
as Writer
2000

The Borrowers
as Director
1997

Tom and Huck
as Director
1995

Wild Palms
as Director
1993

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
as The Smoker, Director
1991
The Candy Show
as Director, Writer
1989