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John McTiernan

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  • Producer
  • Writer
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John McTiernan in Rollerball (2002)
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John McTiernan was born on 8 January 1951 in Albany, New York, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Die Hard (1988), Rollerball (2002) and Last Action Hero (1993). He has been married to Gail Sistrunk since 2012. He was previously married to Kate Harrington, Donna Dubrow and Carol Land.
BornJanuary 8, 1951
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John McTiernan in Last Action Hero (1993)
Arnold Schwarzenegger, John McTiernan, and Austin O'Brien in Last Action Hero (1993)
John McTiernan in Rollerball (2002)
John McTiernan and Rebecca Romijn in Rollerball (2002)
Arnold Schwarzenegger, John McTiernan, and Austin O'Brien in Last Action Hero (1993)
Carl with mentor McTiernan during Die Hard with a Vengeance
Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo, and John McTiernan in The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
Rene Russo and John McTiernan in The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
Antonio Banderas, John McTiernan, and Dennis Storhøi in The 13th Warrior (1999)
John McTiernan and Peter Menzies Jr. in The 13th Warrior (1999)
Arnold Schwarzenegger and John McTiernan in Predator (1987)
John McTiernan in The Films of John McTiernan (2001)

Known for

Bruce Willis and Hart Bochner in Die Hard (1988)
Die Hard
8.2
  • Director
  • 1988
Chris Klein, LL Cool J, and Rebecca Romijn in Rollerball (2002)
Rollerball
3.1
  • Director
  • 2002
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Austin O'Brien in Last Action Hero (1993)
Last Action Hero
6.4
  • Director(directed by)
  • 1993
Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator (1987)
Predator
7.8
  • Director
  • 1987

Credits

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Director

  • Tau Ceti Four
    • Pre-production
  • Basic (2003)
    Basic
  • Chris Klein, LL Cool J, and Rebecca Romijn in Rollerball (2002)
    Rollerball
  • Antonio Banderas in The 13th Warrior (1999)
    The 13th Warrior
  • Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo in The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
    The Thomas Crown Affair
  • Bruce Willis in Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
    Die Hard with a Vengeance
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger and Austin O'Brien in Last Action Hero (1993)
    Last Action Hero
    • (directed by)
  • Sean Connery and Lorraine Bracco in Medicine Man (1992)
    Medicine Man
  • Sean Connery in The Hunt for Red October (1990)
    The Hunt for Red October
  • Bruce Willis and Hart Bochner in Die Hard (1988)
    Die Hard
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator (1987)
    Predator
  • Pierce Brosnan in Nomads (1986)
    Nomads

Producer

  • Tau Ceti Four
    • Pre-production
  • Chris Klein, LL Cool J, and Rebecca Romijn in Rollerball (2002)
    Rollerball
  • Antonio Banderas in The 13th Warrior (1999)
    The 13th Warrior
  • Quicksilver Highway (1997)
    Quicksilver Highway
  • Amanda (1996)
    Amanda
  • Christopher Lloyd, Laura San Giacomo, Lea Thompson, Patrick Dempsey, Amanda Plummer, Judge Reinhold, Fisher Stevens, LL Cool J, Robert Loggia, and Carl Reiner in The Right to Remain Silent (1996)
    The Right to Remain Silent
  • Bruce Willis in Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
    Die Hard with a Vengeance
    • (produced by)
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger and Austin O'Brien in Last Action Hero (1993)
    Last Action Hero
    • (produced by)
  • Patrick Bergin in Robin Hood (1991)
    Robin Hood

Writer

  • Tau Ceti Four
    • Pre-production
  • Pierce Brosnan in Nomads (1986)
    Nomads

Videos3

What 'The Predator' Trailer Doesn't Show
Clip 2:02
What 'The Predator' Trailer Doesn't Show
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:39
Official Trailer
Who Else Almost Played Jack Ryan?
Video 3:12
Who Else Almost Played Jack Ryan?

Personal details

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    • January 8, 1951
    • Albany, New York, USA
    • Gail Sistrunk2012 - present
    • John McTiernan Sr.
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    • 4 Interviews
    • 5 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    In a criminal-wiretapping case filed by the U.S. District Attorney for Los Angeles, John McTiernan plead guilty to lying to F.B.I. agents about requesting to have Anthony Pellicano investigate producer Charles Roven during production of Rollerball (2002). Sentenced to four months in federal prison on 09/24/07, plea was withdrawn and restated as innocent since statement had been given to FBI when McTiernan was admittedly suffering jet-lag and drunk after arriving in US from UK trip. Case was tried and US conviction was handed down on 10/4/2010 by US District Judge Dale Fischer with one-year sentence and $100,000 USD fine against McTiernan. McTiernan's attorneys announced intent to appeal and he is currently free on appeal.
  • Quotes
    You take it one step at a time and the basic rule is to work on movies you would like to go see because it takes too long and it's too hard to work on a project for somebody else just because it's a job. When it's four in the morning and you've been working 18 hours a day for 10 months straight you had better care about the film, otherwise you couldn't put out the way you have to. To do it well, you don't have any other life, so it better be something you enjoy.
    • Often shows characters speaking in a foreign, unsubtitled language. According to McTiernan, this habit comes from the countless foreign films he saw as a student.
    • Last Action Hero
      (1993)
      $5,000,000

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