John McTiernan

John McTiernan

1951-01-08 Albany, New York, USA 18 Credits

Biography

John Campbell McTiernan Jr. (born January 8, 1951) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for his action films, especially Predator (1987), Die Hard (1988), and The Hunt for Red October (1990). His later well-known films include the action-comedy-fantasy film Last Action Hero (1993), the action film sequel Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), the heist-film remake The Thomas Crown Affair (1999), and The 13th Warrior (1999). His last completed feature film was the mystery-thriller Basic, release...

Known For

Filter by:

Complete Filmography

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'

2003

as Self

5.4
Acting

This program features the standard mix of movie clips, production materials, and interviews. Cast and crew start at the beginning and discussed the ac...

Basic

Basic

2003

Director

6.5
Directing

When a hurricane hits a US Army base on the edge of the Panama Canal, an elite covert operations team of US Army Rangers recruits are on a routine jun...

Iron and Beyond

Iron and Beyond

2002

as Self - Director

5.3
Acting

This short documentary explores just how the film Pumping Iron revolutionized the fitness industry and created an international icon in Arnold Schwarz...

Rollerball

Rollerball

2002

Director, Producer

3.9
Directing Producing

In this fast action-packed thriller, Jonathan, Marcus, and Aurora compete in a dangerous, fierce sport called Rollerball. Although, Johnathan and Marc...

The 13th Warrior

The 13th Warrior

1999

Director, Producer

6.7
Directing Producing

A Muslim ambassador exiled from his homeland joins a group of Vikings, initially offended by their behavior but growing to respect them. As they trave...

The Thomas Crown Affair

The Thomas Crown Affair

1999

Director

6.7
Directing

Bored billionaire executive Thomas Crown entertains himself by stealing a Monet from a reputed museum with an elaborate diversion. When Catherine Bann...

Quicksilver Highway

Quicksilver Highway

1997

Executive Producer

4.9
Producing

Aaron Quicksilver is a mysterious storyteller whose listeners invariably end up as the subjects of his gruesome, grisly tales. He tells a new bride st...

The Right to Remain Silent

The Right to Remain Silent

1996

Producer

5.0
Producing

Bright and eager to hit the streets in search of bad guys, rookie cop Christine Paley is disappointed when she's instead assigned to process criminals...

Amanda

Amanda

1996

Producer

3.5
Producing

A small boy is hurt by a horse on his father's ranch and he refuses to even be near one ever again. When a storyteller called Seven arrives with his h...

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

1995

Director, Producer

7.3
Directing Producing

New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with c...

A Night to Die For

A Night to Die For

1995

as Self

Acting

TV special worth watching if only for the incongruous interviews with Wayne Newton, Wayne Gretzky, Kareem Abdul Jabar, Rudolph Giuliani, Mike Ditka, a...

Last Action Hero

Last Action Hero

1993

Producer, Director

6.5
Producing Directing

After his father's death, a young boy finds solace in action movies featuring an indestructible cop. Given a magic ticket by a theater manager, he is ...

Medicine Man

Medicine Man

1992

Director

6.0
Directing

An eccentric scientist in the Amazon jungle rejects his research assistant for being a woman, but as bulldozers threaten their work on a potential can...

Robin Hood

Robin Hood

1991

Executive Producer

5.7
Producing

The Swashbuckling legend of Robin Hood unfolds in the 12th century when the mighty Normans ruled England with an iron fist.

The Hunt for Red October

The Hunt for Red October

1990

Director

7.4
Directing

A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The Ameri...

Die Hard

Die Hard

1988

Director

7.8
Directing

NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her offices Christmas...

Predator

Predator

1987

Director

7.5
Directing

A team of elite commandos on a secret mission in a Central American jungle come to find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.

Nomads

Nomads

1986

Director, Screenplay

4.9
Directing Writing

One night, in a Los Angeles hospital, Dr. Flax attends to a seriously injured man who, apparently crazed, whispers mysterious and disconcerting words ...