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John McNaughton(I)

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  • Writer
  • Producer
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John McNaughton in Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
John McNaughton was born on 13 January 1950 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986), Wild Things (1998) and Mad Dog and Glory (1993).
BornJanuary 13, 1950
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BornJanuary 13, 1950
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    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Known for

    Michael Rooker in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
    Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
    7.0
    • Director(directed by)
    • 1986
    Kevin Bacon, Neve Campbell, Matt Dillon, and Denise Richards in Wild Things (1998)
    Wild Things
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1998
    Robert De Niro, Bill Murray, and Uma Thurman in Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
    Mad Dog and Glory
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1993
    Tom Towles in The Borrower (1991)
    The Borrower
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1991

    Credits

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    Director

    • A Good Man Is Hard to Find
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Chicago Hack
      • Director (2016, attached)
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Road Rage
      • Director
      • In Development
    • Samantha Morton, Michael Shannon, and Charlie Tahan in The Harvest (2013)
      The Harvest
      6.1
      • Director
      • 2013
    • John from Cincinnati (2007)
      John from Cincinnati
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Masters of Horror (2005)
      Masters of Horror
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Expert Witness
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Anthony LaPaglia, Josh Hopkins, Enrique Murciano, Eric Close, Poppy Montgomery, and Roselyn Sanchez in Without a Trace (2002)
      Without a Trace
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Push, Nevada (2002)
      Push, Nevada
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2002
    • Bill Murray, James Spader, Lara Flynn Boyle, and Catherine O'Hara in Speaking of Sex (2001)
      Speaking of Sex
      5.6
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Condo Painting (2000)
      Condo Painting
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Richard Dreyfuss, Eric Roberts, and Anthony LaPaglia in Lansky (1999)
      Lansky
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Kevin Bacon, Neve Campbell, Matt Dillon, and Denise Richards in Wild Things (1998)
      Wild Things
      6.6
      • Director
      • 1998
    • Firehouse (1996)
      Firehouse
      4.2
      TV Movie
      • Director (as Alan Smithee)
      • 1996
    • Michelle Forbes, Yaphet Kotto, Max Perlich, Kyle Secor, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond, Clark Johnson, and Melissa Leo in Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
      Homicide: Life on the Street
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1994–1996
    • Ashley Judd and Luke Perry in Normal Life (1996)
      Normal Life
      6.2
      • Director
      • 1996
    • Salma Hayek and Antonio Sabato Jr. in Rebel Highway (1994)
      Rebel Highway
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1994
    • Anne Heche, Ione Skye, Missy Crider, and Bahni Turpin in Girls in Prison (1994)
      Girls in Prison
      4.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1994

    Writer

    • Chicago Hack
      • Writer (2016)
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Road Rage
      • script
      • In Development
    • Condo Painting (2000)
      Condo Painting
      7.2
      • Writer
      • 2000
    • Michael Rooker in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
      Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
      7.0
      • written by
      • 1986

    Producer

    • Bill Murray, James Spader, Lara Flynn Boyle, and Catherine O'Hara in Speaking of Sex (2001)
      Speaking of Sex
      5.6
      • executive producer
      • 2001
    • Dealers in Death: Murder and Mayhem in America (1984)
      Hollywood Crime Wave
      Video
      • producer
      • 1989
    • Michael Rooker in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
      Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
      7.0
      • producer
      • 1986
    • Dealers in Death: Murder and Mayhem in America (1984)
      Dealers in Death: Murder and Mayhem in America
      5.9
      • producer
      • 1984
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Alan Smithee
    • Height
      • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
    • Born
      • January 13, 1950
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Spouse
      • ?(divorced)
    • Publicity listings
      • 3 Interviews
      • 1 Article

    Self-verified on IMDbPro

    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male

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    • Trivia
      Worked as a carnival worker, silversmith, ship builder and factory worker prior to becoming a filmmaker.

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