John McNaughtonFilmography

Born:: January 1, 1949 in Chicago, IL
Occupation:: Director
Biography:: A video camera sits on the floor of the apartment as a pair of vicious serial killers massacre a mother, father, and children in front of one another -- and horrified viewers wonder how much more of this depravity they can stomach. Some run for the theater doors, while others sit entranced by the...Read More

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Masters of Horror: Haeckel's Tale

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer director John McNaughton adapts horror icon Clive Barker's tale about a headstrong medical student who discovers, much to his chagrin, that not everything in the mortal realm can be explained through science. Overconfident young medical student Ernst Haeckel (Derek Cecil Read More

2006
Speaking of Sex

Crew: Director

Actors: Lara Flynn Boyle, Catherine O'Hara, James Spader, Bill Murray, Jay Mohr

Synopsis: Wild Things director James McNaughton explores the doomed efforts of young couple to salvage their failing marriage in a dark romantic comedy starring Bill Murray, James Spader, Jay Mohr, Melora Walters, and Catherine O'Hara. In the grand scheme of things their relationship has only just begun Read More

2003
Push, Nevada [TV Series]

Crew: Director

Actors: Derek Cecil, Scarlett Chorvat, Jon Polito, Armand Assante, Conchata Ferrell

Synopsis: Network television's first "interactive" mystery-suspense series, Push, Nevada got under way somewhat in the manner of the 1945 theatrical feature Murder, He Says, with stalwart IRS agent Jim Prufrock (Derek Cecil) venturing into the hinterlands in search of a huge cache of stolen money. Prufrock Read More

2002
Condo Painting

Crew: Cinematographer, Director, Screenwriter

Actors: George Condo, William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg

Synopsis: In this documentary, director John McNaughton, famous (or infamous) for Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1990), draws an intimate portrait of the painter George Condo, a friend of William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg. Born in 1957, Condo has been called the high priest of "artificial realism," Read More

3/10/00
American Storytellers

Actors: John McNaughton, Harold Ramis, John Sayles, Forest Whitaker

Synopsis: Kevin Mukherji directs the documentary American Storytellers. Offering discussion about independent filmmaking, the film includes interviews with directors John McNaughton, Harold Ramis, John Sayles, and Forest Whitaker. They individually discuss their influences and experiences in the film Read More

2000
Lansky

Crew: Director

Actors: Richard Dreyfuss, Eric Roberts, Beverly D'Angelo

Synopsis: Scripted by David Mamet, this made-for-HBO outing dramatizes the brutal life and career of Meyer Lansky (Richard Dreyfuss), one of the key figures in American organized crime. The tale begins with Lansky's youth, when he was just another Jewish immigrant, and chronicles his rise from petty gambler Read More

1999
Wild Things

Crew: Director

Actors: Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell, Theresa Russell, Denise Richards, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Bill Murray

Synopsis: This thriller takes place in Blue Bay, Florida, where social-climbing guidance counselor Sam Lombardo (Matt Dillon) is indifferent to teen-socialite Kelly Van Ryan (Denise Richards), who retaliates by accusing him of rape, an accusation that leads to his suspension by the school and a rejection Read More

1998
Homicide: Life on the Street: Stakeout

Crew: Director

Actors: Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond, Isabella Hoffman, Clark Johnson

Synopsis: The entire Baltimore homicide squad quietly surrounds the apartment of a suspected serial killer, with all the detectives taking 24-hour stakeout shifts. Forced into closer proximity than usual with one another, the cops begin to unload their pent-up feelings and bare their souls. At least two of Read More

1996
Normal Life

Crew: Director

Actors: Ashley Judd, Luke Perry, Bruce Young, Jim True, Dawn Maxey

Synopsis: A seemingly ordinary couple jump the tracks into disaster in this drama based on a true story. Chris Anderson (Luke Perry) is a straight-arrow cop who meets Pam (Ashley Judd) after she's hurt in a barroom fight. He asks her to dance after helping to stop her bleeding, and it's love at first sight. Read More

1996
Homicide: Life on the Street: Partners

Crew: Director

Actors: Daniel Baldwin, Ned Beatty, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Isabella Hoffman

Synopsis: Russert (Isabella Hoffman) suspects that her new partner is at the end of his rope -- and is abusing his wife as a result of his frustration. In other developments, Giardello (Yaphet Kotto) and Bayliss (Kyle Secor) try to talk Pembleton (Andre Braugher) out of resigning; Lewis (Clark Johnson) Read More

1995
Homicide: Life on the Street: Law and Disorder

Crew: Director

Actors: Daniel Baldwin, Ned Beatty, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Isabella Hoffman

Synopsis: Investigating the highly suspicious death of the person suspected of ambushing three of his fellow homicide detectives, Bayliss (Kyle Secor) runs up against a wall of departmental silence. Meanwhile, wounded detective Felton (Daniel Baldwin) returns to work, though he hasn't recovered emotionally Read More

1995
Homicide: Life on the Street: A Model Citizen

Crew: Director

Actors: Daniel Baldwin, Ned Beatty, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Isabella Hoffman

Synopsis: The serial killer responsible for the recent spate of "white glove" murders sues Pembleton (Andre Braugher) for violating her civil rights -- but that's only the beginning of his troubles. Elsewhere, Munch (Richard Belzer) is forced to attend an alcohol awareness seminar; Felton's (Daniel Baldwin) Read More

1994
Girls in Prison

Crew: Director

Actors: Missy Crider, Ione Skye, Anne Heche

Synopsis: Sex, drugs, and rock & roll are all tied into this tangled (and campy) tale of the sordid side of the music business in the 1950s. Aggie (Missy Crider) is a young pop singer whose career is on the verge of a major breakthrough before she's framed for the murder of a record producer by the devious Read More

1994
Homicide: Life on the Street: A Many Splendored Thing

Crew: Director

Actors: Daniel Baldwin, Ned Beatty, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Clark Johnson

Synopsis: Hoping to make Bolander (Ned Beatty) less self-conscious about their first date, Linda (Melissa Leo) agrees to double-date with Howard (Melissa Leo) and Danvers (Zeljko Ivanek) -- but the jealous Munch (Richard Belzer) messes things up. Back on the job, Bayliss (Kyle Secor) investigates when a Read More

1994
Mad Dog and Glory

Crew: Director

Actors: Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Bill Murray, David Caruso, Mike Starr

Synopsis: John McNaughton directed this Richard Price-scripted comedy about a cop who learns to love an unwanted gift from a gangster. Robert De Niro plays Wayne Dobie, a shy and reclusive Chicago cop who has never fired a gun. Dobie is an evidence technician who takes photographs at crime scenes, earning Read More

1993
Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll

Crew: Director

Actors: Eric Bogosian

Synopsis: Shot over the course of several live appearances by comedic performance artist Eric Bogosian, Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll is a filmed record of the Off-Broadway stage show of the same name. Against an economical, minimalist set, suggestive of harsh urban environments, Bogosian performs a number of Read More

9/6/91
The Borrower

Crew: Director

Actors: Tony Amendola, Rae Dawn Chong, Don Gordon, Antonio Fargas, Tom Towles

Synopsis: John McNaughton's flawed but interesting follow-up to Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer languished in distribution limbo for years before its brief theatrical run and subsequent video release. It presents a completely different breed of killer: an alien criminal who is exiled to life on Earth in Read More

8/16/91
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

Crew: Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: Michael Rooker, Tom Towles, Tracy Arnold

Synopsis: Though the title makes Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer seem like a cut-rate slasher flick, the film is actually one of the most disturbing and terrifying examinations of mass murderers ever filmed. Loosely based on the story of confessed murderer Henry Lee Lucas, the film follows Henry (Michael Rooker Read More

1/5/90
Dealers in Death

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Broderick Crawford hosts this look at the personal lives and underworld dealings of some of America's most notorious gangsters of the 1920s and 1930s. Dealers in Death examines the violent life of legendary crime lord Al Capone; the best-known bank robber of the 20th century, John Dillenger; the Read More

1984