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Joe Johnston(I)

  • Director
  • Visual Effects
  • Producer
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Joe Johnston at an event for Công Viên Kỷ Jura 3 (2001)
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Joseph Eggleston Johnston II is an American film director from Texas who is known for directing the cult classic film The Rocketeer, Jumanji, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, The Wolfman, October Sky, The Pagemaster, Jurassic Park III and Captain America: The First Avenger. He was an art director for Raiders of the Lost Ark and the Star Wars original trilogy.
BornMay 13, 1950
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BornMay 13, 1950
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 2 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Known for

    Tommy Lee Jones, Kenneth Choi, Chris Evans, JJ Feild, Neal McDonough, Bruno Ricci, Hugo Weaving, Derek Luke, Sebastian Stan, and Hayley Atwell in Captain America: Kẻ Báo Thù Đầu Tiên (2011)
    Captain America: Kẻ Báo Thù Đầu Tiên
    6.9
    • Director
    • 2011
    Billy Campbell in The Rocketeer (1991)
    The Rocketeer
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1991
    Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, Ronald Lacey, and Terry Richards in Indiana Jones Và Chiếc Rương Thánh Tích (1981)
    Indiana Jones Và Chiếc Rương Thánh Tích
    8.4
    • Visual Effects(visual effects, ILM)
    • 1981
    Những Cậu Bé Hỏa Tiễn (1999)
    Những Cậu Bé Hỏa Tiễn
    7.8
    • Director
    • 1999

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    Director

    • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair
      • Director
      • In Development
    • Shrunk
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, Richard E. Grant, Eugenio Derbez, Keira Knightley, Mackenzie Foy, Misty Copeland, and Jayden Fowora-Knight in Kẹp Hạt Dẻ và Bốn Vương Quốc (2018)
      Kẹp Hạt Dẻ và Bốn Vương Quốc
      5.6
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Lumen
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2015
    • JJ Feild and Max Minghella in Not Safe for Work (2014)
      Not Safe for Work
      5.8
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Tommy Lee Jones, Kenneth Choi, Chris Evans, JJ Feild, Neal McDonough, Bruno Ricci, Hugo Weaving, Derek Luke, Sebastian Stan, and Hayley Atwell in Captain America: Kẻ Báo Thù Đầu Tiên (2011)
      Captain America: Kẻ Báo Thù Đầu Tiên
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Anthony Hopkins, Benicio Del Toro, Hugo Weaving, and Emily Blunt in Ma Sói (2010)
      Ma Sói
      5.8
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Viggo Mortensen in Biển Lửa (2004)
      Biển Lửa
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Công Viên Kỷ Jura 3 (2001)
      Công Viên Kỷ Jura 3
      5.9
      • Director
      • 2001
    • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure (1999)
      The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
      6.8
      Video
      • Director (segment Princeton)
      • 1999
    • Những Cậu Bé Hỏa Tiễn (1999)
      Những Cậu Bé Hỏa Tiễn
      7.8
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Jumanji: Trò Chơi Bí Ẩn (1995)
      Jumanji: Trò Chơi Bí Ẩn
      7.1
      • Director
      • 1995
    • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (2002)
      The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1995
    • Whoopi Goldberg, Macaulay Culkin, Christopher Lloyd, Leonard Nimoy, Patrick Stewart, Jim Cummings, Phil Hartman, and Frank Welker in The Pagemaster (1994)
      The Pagemaster
      6.1
      • Director (live action sequences)
      • 1994
    • The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992)
      The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1993
    • Billy Campbell in The Rocketeer (1991)
      The Rocketeer
      6.6
      • Director
      • 1991
    • Rick Moranis, Thomas Wilson Brown, Amy O'Neill, Robert Oliveri, and Jared Rushton in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
      Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
      6.4
      • Director
      • 1989

    Visual Effects

    • Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Chiến Tranh Giữa Các Vì Sao Tập 6: Sự Quay Trở Lại Của Jedi (1983)
      Chiến Tranh Giữa Các Vì Sao Tập 6: Sự Quay Trở Lại Của Jedi
      8.3
      • visual effects art director: ILM
      • 1983
    • Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, Ronald Lacey, and Terry Richards in Indiana Jones Và Chiếc Rương Thánh Tích (1981)
      Indiana Jones Và Chiếc Rương Thánh Tích
      8.4
      • art director: visual effects, ILM
      • 1981
    • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Chiến Tranh Giữa Các Vì Sao Tập 5: Đế Chế Phản Công (1980)
      Chiến Tranh Giữa Các Vì Sao Tập 5: Đế Chế Phản Công
      8.7
      • art director visual effects: miniature and optical effects unit
      • 1980
    • Battlestar Galactica (1978)
      Battlestar Galactica
      6.7
      • effects illustration and design: miniature and optical effects unit (as Joseph Johnston)
      • 1978
    • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Chiến Tranh Giữa Các Vì Sao Tập 4: Niềm Hi Vọng Mới (1977)
      Chiến Tranh Giữa Các Vì Sao Tập 4: Niềm Hi Vọng Mới
      8.6
      • effects illustrator and designer: miniature and optical effects unit (as Joseph Johnston)
      • 1977

    Producer

    • Edward Eyth and Paulette Mihale in The Creeps (2017)
      The Creeps
      8.1
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Lumen
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Tommy Lee Jones, Kenneth Choi, Chris Evans, JJ Feild, Neal McDonough, Bruno Ricci, Hugo Weaving, Derek Luke, Sebastian Stan, and Hayley Atwell in Captain America: Kẻ Báo Thù Đầu Tiên (2011)
      Captain America: Kẻ Báo Thù Đầu Tiên
      6.9
      • executive producer
      • 2011
    • Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Billy Barty, Warwick Davis, Kevin Pollak, Kate Greenfield, Ruth Greenfield, Jean Marsh, Rick Overton, and Pat Roach in Willow (1988)
      Willow
      7.2
      • associate producer
      • 1988
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    The Wolfman: Official Super Bowl Spot
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    The Wolfman: Official Super Bowl Spot
    The Wolfman: Trailer #2
    Trailer 1:35
    The Wolfman: Trailer #2
    The Wolfman: Trailer #1
    Trailer 2:35
    The Wolfman: Trailer #1
    Dave Stevens: Drawn to Perfection
    Trailer 2:04
    Dave Stevens: Drawn to Perfection
    Light & Magic (Italian Subtitled)
    Trailer 2:12
    Light & Magic (Italian Subtitled)
    "Discover"
    Promo 0:33
    "Discover"
    "Victory"
    Promo 0:33
    "Victory"
    "Pledge"
    Promo 0:32
    "Pledge"

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Joe Johnson
    • Height
      • 1.87 m
    • Born
      • May 13, 1950
      • Austin, Texas, USA
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      He provided the final designs for "Star Wars" characters Yoda and Boba Fett.

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