John Fusco

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John Fusco dropped out of high school at 16 to travel the American south as a blues musician and factory worker. In his early 20s, he went back to night school where he achieved a GED diploma and was later accepted into NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. At Tisch, his screenwriting mentors were Waldo Salt and Ring Lardner Jr. His first two student ... See full bio »

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Known For

Young Guns Writer

(1988)

Hidalgo Writer

(2004)

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Writer

(2002)

The Forbidden Kingdom Writer

(2008)

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Filmography

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Writer (16 credits)

Highwaymen (screenplay) (post-production)

2017-2018 Spirit Riding Free (TV Series) (based on the film by - 27 episodes)

- Lucky and the Doomed Delivery (2018) ... (based on the film by - uncredited)

- Lucky and the Ghostly Gotcha! (2018) ... (based on the film by - uncredited)

- Lucky and the Rough Ride (2018) ... (based on the film by - uncredited)

- Lucky and the Two-Wheeled Terror (2018) ... (based on the film by - uncredited)

- Lucky and the Big Goodbye (2018) ... (based on the film by - uncredited)

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2017/I The Shack (screenplay by)

Marco Polo (TV Series) (created by - 20 episodes, 2014 - 2016) (written by - 4 episodes, 2014 - 2016)

- Heirs (2016) ... (creator)

- Whitehorse (2016) ... (creator)

- Lost Crane (2016) ... (creator)

- Serpent's Terms (2016) ... (creator)

- Lullaby (2016) ... (creator)

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2016 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (screenplay)

2015 Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes (TV Short) (creator) / (written by)

2008 The Forbidden Kingdom (written by)

2004 Hidalgo (written by)

2003 DreamKeeper (TV Movie) (written by)

2002 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (screenplay by)

1996 Loch Ness (written by)

1992 The Babe (written by)

1992 Thunderheart (written by)

1990 Young Guns II (characters) / (written by)

1988 Young Guns (written by)

1986 Crossroads (written by)

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Producer (10 credits)

2015 Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes (TV Short) (executive producer)

2014 Marco Polo (TV Series) (executive producer - 1 episode)

- The Wayfarer (2014) ... (executive producer)

2006 Silent Thunder (Documentary short) (executive producer)

2004 America's First Horse: Hidalgo and the Spanish Mustang (TV Short documentary) (executive producer)

2003 DreamKeeper (TV Movie) (associate producer)

1993 Where the Rivers Flow North (associate producer)

1992 The Babe (producer)

1992 Thunderheart (producer)

1990 Young Guns II (executive producer)

1988 Young Guns (executive producer)

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Actor (1 credit)

1990 Young Guns II
Branded Man

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Self (5 credits)

2008 Discovering China: The Extraordinary Locations of 'The Forbidden Kingdom' (Video short)
Himself

2008 Monkey King and the Eight Immortals: The Ancient Roots of Kung Fu (Video short)
Himself

2008 The Kung Fu Dream Team (Video short)
Himself

2004 The Making of 'DreamKeeper' (Video documentary short)
Himself

1994 The Legend of Billy the Kid (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Novel: "Paradise Salvage" (Overlook Press)

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In 2018 Fusco returned to his blues music background and has been recording original songs with members of the North Mississippi All-Stars. He also plays Hammond B3 organ on the third album release by the southern band Hill Country Revue. See more »