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John McNaughton
Director 76 years old

John McNaughton

Chicago, Illinois, USA

John McNaughton (born January 13, 1950) is an American film and television director, originally from Chicago, Illinois.

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

9 titles
The Harvest

The Harvest

John McNaughton 2013 1h 44m 6.5

A couple who keeps their sick son in a secluded environment find their controlled lives challenged by a young girl who moves in next door.

Haeckel's Tale

Haeckel's Tale

John McNaughton 2006 1h 7.0

A grieving widower seeking the help of a necromancer is told the terrible tale of Ernst Haeckel, a man obsessed with reanimation.

Speaking of Sex

Speaking of Sex

John McNaughton 2001 1h 37m 4.0

A female marriage counselor and a male depression expert try to solve the marital problems of a troubled couple.

Wild Things

Wild Things

John McNaughton 1998 1h 48m 6.8

A complex erotic thriller that preceded two other Wild Things movies that weren’t as successful as the first. Director John McNaughton created a turbulent mix of intriguing sex crimes that received kudos from audiences.

Normal Life

Normal Life

John McNaughton 1996 1h 41m 7.0

Chris Anderson and his wife Pam live a fairly normal life until Chris loses his job on the police force and secretly turns to robbing banks to make his wife's dreams come true. Upon discovering his secret, she joins his deadly crime wave and together they terrorize an unsuspecting suburban town.

Girls in Prison

Girls in Prison

John McNaughton 1994 1h 23m

Framed for the murder of a record company president in 1952 Hollywood, young, aspiring singer Aggie O'Hanlon is sentenced to life in prison and tries to adjust to her life life behind bars in a hellish womens prison where she is befriended by other "lifer" inmates who help her out when Aggie finds herself marked for murder by an unknown source who…

Mad Dog and Glory

Mad Dog and Glory

John McNaughton 1993 1h 36m 6.4

Wayne Dobie is a shy police photographer who saves the life of crime boss Frank Milo. Greatful, Milo insists on being Wayne's friend, offering him the companionship of "Glory", one of his employees. Wayne is thus in a difficult situation: he can't be seen to be fraternising with criminals, and he's unsure about how to deal with Glory.

The Borrower

The Borrower

John McNaughton 1991 1h 30m 6.0

Aliens punish one of their own by sending him to earth. The alien is very violent, and when the body he occupies is damaged, he is forced to find another.

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

John McNaughton 1986 1h 23m 7.5

Arriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer.

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