John Flynn

John Flynn

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Flynn (March 14, 1932 – April 4, 2007) was an American film director and screenwriter known for making efficient, no-nonsense crime-thrillers The Outfit and Rolling Thunder. Flynn was raised in Hermosa Beach, California and served in the Coast Guard, It was during this stint that he studied journalism with Roots author Alex Haley. Flynn received a degree in journalism from UCLA. He began his cinematic career as an apprentice to director Robert Wise on Odds Against Tomorrow and worked as the script supervisor on West Side Story. From there, Flynn worked as a second unit director on Kid Galahad and The Great Escape. He made his debut as a director with The Sergeant starring Rod Steiger. Flynn's substantial commercial success was with The Outfit starring Robert Duvall. The filmmaker achieved a dedicated cult following with the gritty revenge thriller, Rolling Thunder starring William Devane and Tommy Lee Jones. In 1994, he directed the cult classic Brainscan, a thriller about the dangers of virtual reality starring Edward Furlong and Frank Langella. Flynn continued to work on genre films like Best Seller, the Sylvester Stallone prison drama Lock Up, and the Steven Seagal action film, Out for Justice. In the early 1990s, Flynn directed two made-for-cable-TV films, the Dennis Hopper cop film, Nails, and the crime drama Scam. His last film was the direct-to-video film Protection. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Flynn (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: John Flynn
  • Popularity: 1.672
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1932-03-14
  • Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
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John Flynn Movies

  • 1987
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    Best Seller

    Best Seller

    6 1987 HD

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  • 1977
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    Rolling Thunder

    Rolling Thunder

    6.8 1977 HD

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  • 2001
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    Protection

    Protection

    5.8 2001 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Outfit

    The Outfit

    6.8 1973 HD

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  • 1989
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    Lock Up

    Lock Up

    6.8 1989 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Outfit

    The Outfit

    6.8 1973 HD

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  • 1994
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    Brainscan

    Brainscan

    6.2 1994 HD

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  • 1991
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    Out for Justice

    Out for Justice

    6.1 1991 HD

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  • 1999
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    Absence of the Good

    Absence of the Good

    4.2 1999 HD

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  • 1992
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    Nails

    Nails

    5.222 1992 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Sergeant

    The Sergeant

    6.4 1968 HD

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  • 1993
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    Scam

    Scam

    6.9 1993 HD

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  • 1980
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    Defiance

    Defiance

    6.3 1980 HD

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  • 1980
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    Marilyn: The Untold Story

    Marilyn: The Untold Story

    8.2 1980 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Jerusalem File

    The Jerusalem File

    5 1972 HD

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  • 1983
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    Touched

    Touched

    8 1983 HD

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  • 1965
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    John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

    John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

    3.4 1965 HD

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