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John Wright | |
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Born | 1943/1944 |
Died | (aged 79) Calabasas, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Film editor |
Notable work | The Hunt for Red October Speed |
Spouse | Jane Wright |
John Wright (1943/1944 – April 20, 2023) was an ACE-certified film editor.
Wright received two Academy Award nominations for his work on The Hunt for Red October (1990) and Speed (1994). He worked twice with director Mel Gibson, editing The Passion of the Christ (2004) and Apocalypto (2006).
Wright died after battling prostate and bone cancer, on April 20, 2023, at the age of 79. [1] [2]
Year | Film | Director | Notes |
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1976 | Acapulco Gold | Burt Brinckerhoff | First collaboration with Burt Brinckerhoff |
Dogs | Second collaboration with Burt Brinckerhoff | ||
1978 | Convoy | Sam Peckinpah | |
1981 | Separate Ways | Howard Avedis | |
Only When I Laugh | Glenn Jordan | First collaboration with Glenn Jordan | |
1982 | Frances | Graeme Clifford | First collaboration with Graeme Clifford |
1984 | Mass Appeal | Glenn Jordan | Second collaboration with Glenn Jordan |
1987 | The Running Man | Paul Michael Glaser | |
1989 | Gleaming the Cube | Graeme Clifford | Second collaboration with Graeme Clifford |
1990 | The Hunt for Red October | John McTiernan | First collaboration with John McTiernan |
1991 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | Michael Pressman | |
Necessary Roughness | Stan Dragoti | ||
1993 | Last Action Hero | John McTiernan | Second collaboration with John McTiernan |
1994 | Speed | Jan de Bont | |
1995 | Die Hard with a Vengeance | John McTiernan | Third collaboration with John McTiernan |
1996 | Broken Arrow | John Woo | |
1998 | Deep Rising | Stephen Sommers | |
1999 | The Thomas Crown Affair | John McTiernan | Fourth collaboration with John McTiernan |
The 13th Warrior | Fifth collaboration with John McTiernan | ||
2000 | X-Men | Bryan Singer | |
2002 | Rollerball | John McTiernan | Sixth collaboration with John McTiernan |
2004 | The Passion of the Christ | Mel Gibson | First collaboration with Mel Gibson |
2006 | Glory Road | James Gartner | |
Apocalypto | Mel Gibson | Second collaboration with Mel Gibson | |
2008 | The Incredible Hulk | Louis Leterrier | |
2010 | Secretariat | Randall Wallace | First collaboration with Randall Wallace |
2013 | A Belfast Story | Nathan Todd | |
2014 | Heaven Is for Real | Randall Wallace | Second collaboration with Randall Wallace |
Year | Film | Director | Role |
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1976 | The Bad News Bears | Michael Ritchie | Assistant film editor |
1985 | Explorers | Joe Dante | Editor: Alien spaceship sequence |
1989 | Sea of Love | Harold Becker | Additional editor |
1992 | Freejack | Geoff Murphy |
Year | Film | Director |
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1977 | Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front | Jack Haley Jr. |
Year | Film | Director |
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1973 | Strange Creatures of the Night |
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Year | Film | Director | Role |
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1973 | Strange Creatures of the Night |
| Assistant editor |
Year | Film | Director |
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1978 | Cruise Into Terror | Bruce Kessler |
1979 | The Corn Is Green | George Cukor |
Sanctuary of Fear | John Llewellyn Moxey | |
Blind Ambition | George Schaefer | |
The Family Man | Glenn Jordan | |
1980 | The Women's Room | |
1981 | Crisis at Central High | Lamont Johnson |
1984 | Heartsounds | Glenn Jordan |
1987 | Double Switch | David Greenwalt |
1989 | My Name Is Bill W. | Daniel Petrie |
1991 | Sarah, Plain and Tall | Glenn Jordan |
Year | Title | Notes |
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1978 | The Paper Chase | 1 episode |
1979 | Blind Ambition | 4 episodes |
1986−87 | Amazing Stories | 2 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1973 | Strange Creatures of the Night | Associate film editor | 1 episode |
1980 | Hollywood | Assistant editor |
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