Name: John McTiernan
Date of Birth: 8 January 1951 Son of John McTiernan Sr.. Has remade two of Norman Jewison's films: The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) and Rollerball (1975). Attended Julliard School in New York and The American Film Institute in L.A. In a criminal-information case filed by the U.S. attorney, McTiernan plead guilty to lying to F.B.I. agents about having had 'Anthony Pellicano' wiretap producer Charles Roven. Sentenced to four months in federal prison on 09/24/07. Has directed four actors to Golden Razzie nominations: Lorraine Bracco, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austin O'Brien, and Rebecca Romijn. Luckily, none of them won. ... Was a candidate to direct Batman Forever (1995) before Joel Schumacher took over from Tim Burton. Was originally considered to direct Mission: Impossible (1996). Was offered the chance to direct Commando (1985), but turned it down. He worked with Arnold Schwarzenegger later with the film Predator (1987). Was offered the chance to direct Predator 2 (1990), but turned to down to work on The Hunt for Red October (1990). Was offered to direct Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993). Read more John McTiernan movies (director)User Comments |
