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Joe Johnston

American film director and effects artist · United States · On the map · Directors · Born 1950 · age 76

Joseph Eggleston Johnston II is an American film director, producer, writer, and visual effects artist.

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A life in dates

2022LIGHT & MAGICSeries, Director, ProducerDave Stevens: Drawn to PerfectionFilm, 2022himself2020Star Wars : La Révolution VisuelleFilm2019Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and MonstersFilm2016The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron GiantFilm2014Marvel Studios: Assembling a UniverseFilm2010Fish HooksSeries, WriterThe WolfmanFilm, 2010Director2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars TrilogyFilm2000Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji'Film1999October SkyFilm, Director1994The PagemasterFilm, Director1992The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesSeries, Director1991Rocketeer: Excitement in the AirFilm1988WillowFilm, Producer1985Star Wars: DroidsSeries, Writer1983From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a SagaFilm1982Academy Award for Best Visual EffectsAward1977Star WarsFilm, Spacetrooper / Death Star gunner (uncredited)1950Born13 May 1950

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  • The Empire Strikes Back 1980
  • Star Wars 1977
  • October Sky 1999
  • Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy 2004
  • Jumanji 1995

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Filmography 29

46 credits on file

Television 4

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Photos 1

Awards

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects1982

About this person

He is best known for directing visual effects-driven films, including Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), The Rocketeer (1991), Jumanji (1995), Jurassic Park III (2001), The Wolfman (2010), and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1950 · age 76

In the same film or series as Joe

Robert PicardoAlso in The Pagemaster (1994)Elya BaskinAlso in October Sky (1999)Phil TippettAlso in Star Wars (1977)Robyn LivelyAlso in The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure (1999)Lasse HallströmAlso in The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)