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John McTiernan

11 films directed

Biography

John Campbell McTiernan Jr. (born January 8, 1951) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for his action films, especially Predator (1987), Die Hard (1988), and The Hunt for Red October (1990). His later well-known films include the action-comedy-fantasy film Last Action Hero (1993), the action film sequel Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), the heist-film remake The Thomas Crown Affair (1999), and The 13th Warrior (1999). His last completed feature film was the mystery-thriller Basic, released in 2003.

He pleaded guilty to perjury and lying to an FBI investigator in regard to his hiring of the private investigator Anthony Pellicano in late 2000 to illegally wiretap the phone calls of two people, one of whom was Charles Roven, a co-producer of his dystopian science-fiction action film remake Rollerball (2002). He was incarcerated in federal prison from April 2013 to February 2014. During his imprisonment, he filed for bankruptcy amidst foreclosure proceedings for his large ranch residence.

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Recurring actors

The career in numbers

  • US$ 578 mi Total budget from 11 film(s) with data
  • US$ 1.2 bi Total box office from 10 film(s) with data
  • US$ 53 mi Average budget from 11 film(s) with data
  • US$ 124 mi Average box office from 10 film(s) with data
  • 6.5 Average rating from 11 film(s) with data
  • 2.2× Return on investment from 10 film(s) with data

Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.

Films directed

Film Year Budget Box office Rating
Basic poster Basic 2003 US$ 50 mi US$ 43 mi 6.5
Rollerball poster Rollerball 2002 US$ 70 mi US$ 26 mi 3.9
The 13th Warrior poster The 13th Warrior 1999 US$ 120 mi US$ 62 mi 6.7
The Thomas Crown Affair poster The Thomas Crown Affair 1999 US$ 48 mi US$ 124 mi 6.8
Die Hard: With a Vengeance poster Die Hard: With a Vengeance 1995 US$ 90 mi US$ 366 mi 7.3
Last Action Hero poster Last Action Hero 1993 US$ 85 mi US$ 137 mi 6.5
Medicine Man poster Medicine Man 1992 US$ 40 mi US$ 46 mi 6.0
The Hunt for Red October poster The Hunt for Red October 1990 US$ 30 mi US$ 201 mi 7.4
Die Hard poster Die Hard 1988 US$ 28 mi US$ 141 mi 7.8
Predator poster Predator 1987 US$ 15 mi US$ 98 mi 7.6
Nomads poster Nomads 1986 US$ 2 mi — 4.8

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