Back John McTiernan AN جون مكتيرنان Arabic جون مكتيرنان ARZ John McTiernan Catalan جۆن مەکتیرنان CKB John McTiernan Czech John McTiernan Danish John McTiernan German John McTiernan Spanish John McTiernan Basque
John McTiernan | |
|---|---|
 McTiernan in 2014 at the Deauville American Film Festival | |
| Born | John Campbell McTiernan Jr. January 8, 1951 Albany, New York, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Years active | 1986–2003, 2017 |
| Spouses |
|
| Children | 3 |
John Campbell McTiernan Jr. (born January 8, 1951) is an American former filmmaker and a convicted felon. He is best known for his action films, including Predator (1987), Die Hard (1988), and The Hunt for Red October (1990).[1][2] The last three of his 11 feature films, ending with Basic (2003), were critical and box office failures.
He pleaded guilty in 2006 to lying to an FBI investigator; the judgment was vacated, after which he pleaded guilty in 2007 to the original charge and an additional charge of perjury, in regard to his hiring of the private investigator Anthony Pellicano in late 2000 to illegally wiretap the phone calls of two people, one of whom was Charles Roven, a co-producer of his action film remake Rollerball (2002).[3] He was incarcerated in federal prison from April 2013 to February 2014. During his imprisonment, he filed for bankruptcy amidst foreclosure proceedings for his large ranch residence.[4] He did not return to directing feature films after his run of failed films, his time dealing with the courts, and serving his prison sentence; in 2017, he directed an advertisement for a video game release.
- ^ "The 50 Greatest Action Movies of All Time". Complex. July 7, 2009. Archived from the original on November 1, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
- ^ "'Die Hard' tops magazine list of best action films". Reuters. June 14, 2007. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
NinthOpinionwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Gardner, Eriq (May 28, 2014). "John McTiernan's Prison Nightmare: 'Die Hard' Director Fights Foreclosure as He Plots Comeback". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 24, 2015.