John Wright (film editor)

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John Wright
Born
1943/1944
Died (aged 79)
OccupationFilm editor
Notable work The Hunt for Red October
Speed
SpouseJane Wright

John Wright (1943/1944 – April 20, 2023) was an ACE-certified film editor.

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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]

Filmography

Editor
YearFilmDirectorNotes
1976 Acapulco Gold Burt Brinckerhoff First collaboration with Burt Brinckerhoff
Dogs Second collaboration with Burt Brinckerhoff
1978 Convoy Sam Peckinpah
1981Separate 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 JordanSecond collaboration with Glenn Jordan
1987 The Running Man Paul Michael Glaser
1989 Gleaming the Cube Graeme CliffordSecond 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 McTiernanSecond collaboration with John McTiernan
1994 Speed Jan de Bont
1995 Die Hard with a Vengeance John McTiernanThird collaboration with John McTiernan
1996 Broken Arrow John Woo
1998 Deep Rising Stephen Sommers
1999 The Thomas Crown Affair John McTiernanFourth collaboration with John McTiernan
The 13th Warrior Fifth collaboration with John McTiernan
2000 X-Men Bryan Singer
2002 Rollerball John McTiernanSixth collaboration with John McTiernan
2004 The Passion of the Christ Mel Gibson First collaboration with Mel Gibson
2006 Glory Road James Gartner
Apocalypto Mel GibsonSecond 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 WallaceSecond collaboration with Randall Wallace
Editorial department
YearFilmDirectorRole
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
Documentaries
Editor
YearFilmDirector
1977Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front Jack Haley Jr.
TV documentaries
Editor
YearFilmDirector
1973Strange Creatures of the Night
  • David Saxon
  • Nick Cominos
Editorial department
YearFilmDirectorRole
1973Strange Creatures of the Night
  • David Saxon
  • Nick Cominos
Assistant editor
TV movies
Editor
YearFilmDirector
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
1987Double Switch David Greenwalt
1989 My Name Is Bill W. Daniel Petrie
1991 Sarah, Plain and Tall Glenn Jordan
TV series
Editor
YearTitleNotes
1978 The Paper Chase 1 episode
1979 Blind Ambition 4 episodes
1986−87 Amazing Stories 2 episodes
Editorial department
YearTitleRoleNotes
1973Strange Creatures of the NightAssociate film editor1 episode
1980HollywoodAssistant editor

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References

  1. "John Wright, Oscar-Nominated Film Editor on 'Speed' and 'Hunt for Red October,' Dies at 79". The Hollywood Reporter. May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  2. "John Wright, Oscar-Nommed Film Editor of 'The Hunt for Red October and 'Speed,' Dies at 79". Variety. May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.