John Wright (film editor)

John Wright
Born
1943/1944
Died (aged 79)
Calabasas, California, U.S.
OccupationFilm editor
Notable workThe Hunt for Red October
Speed
SpouseJane Wright

John Wright (1943/1944 – April 20, 2023) was an ACE-certified film editor.

Wright received two Academy Award nominations for his work on The Hunt for Red October (1990) and Speed (1994). He worked twice with director Mel Gibson, editing The Passion of the Christ (2004) and Apocalypto (2006).

Wright died after battling prostate and bone cancer, on April 20, 2023, at the age of 79.[1][2]

Filmography

Editor
Year Film Director Notes
1976 Acapulco Gold Burt Brinckerhoff First collaboration with Burt Brinckerhoff
Dogs Second collaboration with Burt Brinckerhoff
1978 Convoy Sam Peckinpah
1981 Separate Ways Howard Avedis
Only When I Laugh Glenn Jordan First collaboration with Glenn Jordan
1982 Frances Graeme Clifford First collaboration with Graeme Clifford
1984 Mass Appeal Glenn Jordan Second collaboration with Glenn Jordan
1987 The Running Man Paul Michael Glaser
1989 Gleaming the Cube Graeme Clifford Second collaboration with Graeme Clifford
1990 The Hunt for Red October John McTiernan First collaboration with John McTiernan
1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze Michael Pressman
Necessary Roughness Stan Dragoti
1993 Last Action Hero John McTiernan Second collaboration with John McTiernan
1994 Speed Jan de Bont
1995 Die Hard with a Vengeance John McTiernan Third collaboration with John McTiernan
1996 Broken Arrow John Woo
1998 Deep Rising Stephen Sommers
1999 The Thomas Crown Affair John McTiernan Fourth collaboration with John McTiernan
The 13th Warrior Fifth collaboration with John McTiernan
2000 X-Men Bryan Singer
2002 Rollerball John McTiernan Sixth collaboration with John McTiernan
2004 The Passion of the Christ Mel Gibson First collaboration with Mel Gibson
2006 Glory Road James Gartner
Apocalypto Mel Gibson Second collaboration with Mel Gibson
2008 The Incredible Hulk Louis Leterrier
2010 Secretariat Randall Wallace First collaboration with Randall Wallace
2013 A Belfast Story Nathan Todd
2014 Heaven Is for Real Randall Wallace Second collaboration with Randall Wallace
Editorial department
Year Film Director Role
1976 The Bad News Bears Michael Ritchie Assistant film editor
1985 Explorers Joe Dante Editor: Alien spaceship sequence
1989 Sea of Love Harold Becker Additional editor
1992 Freejack Geoff Murphy
Documentaries
Editor
Year Film Director
1977 Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front Jack Haley Jr.
TV documentaries
Editor
Year Film Director
1973 Strange Creatures of the Night
  • David Saxon
  • Nick Cominos
Editorial department
Year Film Director Role
1973 Strange Creatures of the Night
  • David Saxon
  • Nick Cominos
 Assistant editor
TV movies
Editor
Year Film Director
1978 Cruise Into Terror Bruce Kessler
1979 The Corn Is Green George Cukor
Sanctuary of Fear John Llewellyn Moxey
Blind Ambition George Schaefer
The Family Man Glenn Jordan
1980 The Women's Room
1981 Crisis at Central High Lamont Johnson
1984 Heartsounds Glenn Jordan
1987 Double Switch David Greenwalt
1989 My Name Is Bill W. Daniel Petrie
1991 Sarah, Plain and Tall Glenn Jordan
TV series
Editor
Year Title Notes
1978 The Paper Chase 1 episode
1979 Blind Ambition 4 episodes
1986−87 Amazing Stories 2 episodes
Editorial department
Year Title Role Notes
1973 Strange Creatures of the Night Associate film editor 1 episode
1980 Hollywood Assistant editor

References

  1. ^ "John Wright, Oscar-Nominated Film Editor on 'Speed' and 'Hunt for Red October,' Dies at 79". The Hollywood Reporter. May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  2. ^ "John Wright, Oscar-Nommed Film Editor of 'The Hunt for Red October and 'Speed,' Dies at 79". Variety. May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.


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