John R. Leonetti

John R. Leonetti
Born	John Robert Leonetti (1956-07-04) July 4, 1956 (age 68) California, U.S.
Years active	1981–present
Relatives	Matthew F. Leonetti (brother)

John Robert Leonetti, ASC (born July 4, 1956) is an American cinematographer ^[1] and film director. ^[2]

Career

Leonetti began his career as a teenager working for his family's motion picture equipment business that was started by his father Frank Leonetti, known for his gaffing work on films such as The Wizard of Oz and Singin' in the Rain . ^[3]

Filmography

Director

Film

• Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
• The Butterfly Effect 2 (2006)
• Annabelle (2014)
• Wolves at the Door (2016)
• Wish Upon (2017)
• The Silence (2019)
• Lullaby (2022)
• At the Hop (TBA)

Television

Year	Title	Episode(s)
1999	Sons of Thunder	"Underground"
		"Thunder by Your Side"
2001	Providence	"It Was a Dark and Stormy Night"
2015	Sleepy Hollow	"Pittura Infamante"

Cinematographer

Film

Year	Title	Director	Notes
1991	Child's Play 3	Jack Bender
1993	Hot Shots! Part Deux	Jim Abrahams
1994	The Mask	Chuck Russell
1995	Mortal Kombat	Paul W. S. Anderson
1996	Spy Hard	Rick Friedberg
1999	Detroit Rock City	Adam Rifkin
2001	Joe Dirt	Dennie Gordon
2002	The Scorpion King	Chuck Russell
2003	Honey	Bille Woodruff
2004	Raise Your Voice	Sean McNamara
2005	The Perfect Man	Mark Rosman
2006	The Woods	Lucky McKee
2007	Dead Silence	James Wan
	I Know Who Killed Me	Chris Sivertson
	Death Sentence	James Wan
	Welcome to the Jungle	Jonathan Hensleigh	Also editor
2010	Ca$h	Stephen Milburn Anderson	With Robert Primes
	Piranha 3D	Alexandre Aja
	Super Hybrid	Eric Valette
	Insidious	James Wan	With David M. Brewer
2011	Soul Surfer	Sean McNamara
2013	The Conjuring	James Wan
	Insidious: Chapter 2

Television

Year	Title	Director	Notes
1989-1993	Tales from the Crypt	Walter Hill Chris Walas Richard Alan Greenberg Tom Hanks Gilbert Adler Peter Medak John Frankenheimer Kevin Yagher Kyle MacLachlan Elliot Silverstein	12 episodes
1992	Raven	Craig R. Baxley	Episode "Return of the Black Dragon"
1996	Kindred: The Embraced	Peter Medak	Episode "Pilot"
2000	JAG	Tony Wharmby Terrence O'Hara Arthur W. Forney Hugo Cortina	4 episodes
2000-2001	Providence	Rick Rosenthal Randall Zisk Michael Fresco Ian Toynton Tony Wharmby Greg Beeman Duane Clark Monica Wyatt	16 episodes
2012	The River	Jaume Collet-Serra Michael Katleman Dean White Rob Bailey Michelle MacLaren Kenneth Fink	7 episodes
2013	Zero Hour	Stephen Williams Mario Van Peebles Jim McKay	4 episodes
	Sleepy Hollow	Paul Edwards Ken Olin Liz Friedlander	3 episodes

Ref.: ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44]}

References

1. Leydon, Joe (27 July 2007). "Variety Reviews - I Know Who Killed Me". Variety . Retrieved 6 March 2011.
2. Grant, Edmond (August 1998). The Motion Picture Guide, 1998 Annual: The Films of 1997. CineBooks. p. 288. ISBN   978-0-933997-41-7 . Retrieved 6 March 2011. The look of the film is quite spectacular, though, for a relatively low-budget martial-arts fantasy; perhaps this is because John R. Leonetti, cinematographer of the first KOMBAT, here assumed the task of director.
3. Armstrong, Stephen (2013). John Frankenheimer: Interviews, Essays, and Profiles. Plymouth, United Kingdom: Scarecrow Press. p. 247. ISBN   9780810890572.
4. "Mortal Kombat: Annihilation". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
5. Buchanan, Jason. "The Butterfly Effect 2". AllMovie . Archived from the original on March 18, 2012.
6. "Annabelle". American Film Institute. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
7. Caranicas, Peter (14 May 2015). "Bookings and Signings: WPA, Mirisch, Dattner Dispoto, Innovative Artists and APA Keep Busy". Variety. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
8. Scheck, Frank (13 July 2017). "'Wish Upon': Film Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
9. Lee, Benjamin (13 July 2017). "'Wish Upon': Film Review". TheGuardian.com . Retrieved 22 August 2018.
10. "The Silence". Filmportal.de. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
11. "Child's Play 3". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
12. "Hot Shots! Part Deux". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
13. "The Mask". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
14. "Mortal Kombat". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
15. "Spy Hard". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
16. "Detroit Rock City". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
17. "Joe Dirt". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
18. "The Scorpion King". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
19. "Honey". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
20. "Raise Your Voice". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
21. "The Perfect Man". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
22. "The Woods (2004)". British Film Institute . Retrieved March 16, 2018.
23. Stevens, Caitlin (August 4, 2011). "Fantastic Fest Alums: Catching Up With The Class of 2006". Fantastic Fest. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
24. Murray, Steve (September 8, 2006). "A Super-size Hollywood Mystery". The Atlanta Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia. p. E2 – via Newspapers.com.
25. "Dead Silence". American Film Institute. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
26. "I Know Who Killed Me". American Film Institute. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
27. "Death Sentence". American Film Institute. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
28. Buchanan, Jason. "Welcome to the Jungle". AllMovie. Archived from the original on August 26, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
29. Buchanan, Jason. "John R. Leonetti". AllMovie. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
30. Buchanan, Jason. "Welcome to the Jungle". AllMovie. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
31. "Cash". AllMovie. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
32. "Piranha 3D". American Film Institute. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
33. "Insidious". American Film Institute. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
34. "Soul Surfer". American Film Institute. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
35. "The Conjuring". American Film Institute. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
36. "Insidious: Chapter 2". American Film Institute. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
37. "Songwriter". American Film Institute . Retrieved 21 August 2018.
38. "Fast Forward". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
39. "Weird Science". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
40. "Commando". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
41. "Jagged Edge". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
42. "Jumpin' Jack Flash". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
43. "The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
44. "Another 48 Hrs". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.

External links

• John R. Leonetti at IMDb