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John McNaughton

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American film and television director

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John McNaughton is an American film and television director, best known for directing the controversial Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) and Wild Things (1998). His works encompass a wide array of genres such as horror, thriller, drama and comedy.

Filmography 27

Wild Things1998 · ★ 6.4
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer1986 · ★ 6.7
Mad Dog and Glory1993 · ★ 6.0
The Harvest2015 · ★ 6.0
The Borrower1991 · ★ 5.0
Normal Life1996
Kill Her Goats2023
Speaking of Sex2001
Haeckel's Tale2006
Lansky1999
Girls in Prison1994
Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll1991
I Am Luke Perry2025
Firehouse1996
13 Scarier Movie Moments2009
Fear in the Dark1991
Hollywood Halloween1997
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film2000
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River2004
Murder by Numbers2004
Condo Painting2000
Dealers in Death1984
Road Rage
The King of Counterfeit
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre2019
Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare2009
Splatterfest Exhumed2024

41 credits on file

Television 8

Without a Trace2002
Homicide: Life on the Street1993
Masters of Horror2005
No Hiding Place1959
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs2019
John from Cincinnati2007
Rebel Highway1994
Push, Nevada2002

Awards 1

1990Sitges Film Festival Best Director award

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John McNaughton is an American film and television director, best known for directing the controversial Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) and Wild Things (1998). His works encompass a wide array of genres such as horror, thriller, drama and comedy. Other directorial credits include The Borrower (1991), Mad Dog and Glory (1993), and Normal Life (1996).

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
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living
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Born 1950 · age 76
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