John McNaughton

Directing

John McNaughton

Born 1950-01-13 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

John McNaughton (born January 13, 1950) is an American film and television director, originally from Chicago, Illinois.

Acting credits

Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film poster
7.0

Documentary tracing the rise of the 'slasher' movie.

Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film

2000

I Am Luke Perry poster
7.0

Celebrating the life of a generational acting talent from humble roots who emerged from small-town obscurity to become a Hollywood heartthrob and a pop culture icon.

I Am Luke Perry

2025

13 Scarier Movie Moments poster
9.0

Final entry in the Bravo scary movie moments countdowns that aired in 2009.

13 Scarier Movie Moments

2009

Fear in the Dark poster
9.0

A short documentary on the history of the horror film narrated by Christopher Lee.

Fear in the Dark

1991

Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River poster
7.5

A documentary feature that reveals the creative process of Chicago moviemakers. Using the city's famous river as a location, directors are placed in a variety of boats and share stories of how Chicago has influenced their careers.

Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River

2004

Murder by Numbers poster
7.0

A documentary on serial killer films.

Murder by Numbers

2004

Hollywood Halloween poster
8.0

Horror documentary with interviews to William Friedkin, Stan Winston, John McNaughton, Tom Holland and Ridley Scott.

Hollywood Halloween

1997

90 Years of the Music Box Theatre poster
NR

Nominated for two Chicago/Midwest Emmy awards including Outstanding Historical Documentary and Outstanding Off-Camera Directing, "90 Years of the Music Box Theatre" depicts filmmakers Werner Herzog, Lana Wachowski, Michael Shannon, Joe Swanberg, and more as they celebrate a 90-year-old cinema institution in Chicago, IL.

90 Years of the Music Box Theatre

2019

Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare poster
NR

This thirty minute documentary features interviews with Giovinazzo's key contemporaries discussing the continued impact and influence of Combat Shock twenty-five years later.

Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare

2009

Splatterfest Exhumed poster
NR

A documentary which covers Splatterfest ’90, the notorious all-night horror festival held at London’s legendary Scala Cinema.

Splatterfest Exhumed

2024

Behind the camera

Wild Things poster
6.4

When teen-socialite Kelly Van Ryan and troubled bad girl Suzie Toller accuse guidance counselor Sam Lombardo of rape, he's suspended by the school, rejected by the town, and fighting to get his life back. One cop suspects conspiracy, but nothing is what it seems...

Wild Things

1998

Mad Dog and Glory poster
6.0

Wayne Dobie is a shy cop whose low-key demeanor has earned him the affectionate nickname "Mad Dog." After Mad Dog saves the life of Frank Milo, a crime boss and aspiring stand-up comedian, he's offered the company of an attractive young waitress named Glory for a week. At first both are uneasy about the arrangement, but they eventually fall in love. However, the situation becomes complicated when Milo demands Glory back.

Mad Dog and Glory

1993

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer poster
6.7

Arriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer.

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

1986

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer poster
6.7

Arriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer.

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

1986

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer poster
6.7

Arriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer.

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

1986

Lansky poster
5.5

Organized crime boss Meyer Lansky remembers his life as he is moving about the world looking for some country that will take him in since the USA have put out an extradition order for him.

Lansky

1999

Speaking of Sex poster
5.6

A counselor, an expert on depression, and two attorneys try to help a couple who have marital problems.

Speaking of Sex

2001

Condo Painting poster
10.0

John McNaughton's spotlight on George Condo and his art. The film, which follows the progress of Condo's large-scale oil painting Big Red over the course of one year, features an appearance by Allen Ginsberg, as well as footage of Condo collaborating with William S. Burroughs on paintings the two made together at Burroughs' Kansas home in the mid-1990s.

Condo Painting

2000

Condo Painting poster
10.0

John McNaughton's spotlight on George Condo and his art. The film, which follows the progress of Condo's large-scale oil painting Big Red over the course of one year, features an appearance by Allen Ginsberg, as well as footage of Condo collaborating with William S. Burroughs on paintings the two made together at Burroughs' Kansas home in the mid-1990s.

Condo Painting

2000

The Borrower poster
5.0

Aliens punish one of their own by sending him to earth. The alien is very violent, and when the body he occupies is damaged, he is forced to find another.

The Borrower

1991

Girls in Prison poster
4.6

In 1952 Hollywood, aspiring singer/songwriter Aggie O'Hanlon is sentenced to life after being found guilty of a murder she didn't commit. While incarcerated, Aggie befriends other inmates also serving life. However, Aggie soon finds herself the target of various 'hit girls'. Can Aggie survive life behind bars long enough to prove her innocence?

Girls in Prison

1994

The Harvest poster
6.0

After becoming orphaned, a lonely girl moves in with her grandparents and tries to befriend a sick, bed-ridden boy next door, despite his mother’s strong objections. Her persistence leads to a friendship, but during secret visits, she uncovers dark secrets in the boy's home.

The Harvest

2015

Normal Life poster
6.0

Chris Anderson and his wife Pam live a fairly normal life until Chris loses his job on the police force and secretly turns to robbing banks to make his wife's dreams come true. Upon discovering his secret, she joins his deadly crime wave and together they terrorize an unsuspecting suburban town.

Normal Life

1996

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3.8

A film about the dealings of a crew at a firehouse. The group is attacked by an assassin and eventually must accept that the firehouse is to be consolidated with a rescue unit.

Firehouse

1996

Haeckel's Tale poster
5.7

A grieving widower seeking the help of a necromancer is told the terrible tale of Ernst Haeckel, a man obsessed with reanimation.

Haeckel's Tale

2006

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NR

The film in the vein of Dexter and the great avenger films of the '70s will center on a serial killer who only kills those who deserve to die-presenting a modern hero who is a bad guy gone good, protecting the innocent and punishing the guilty.

Road Rage

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NR

The film in the vein of Dexter and the great avenger films of the '70s will center on a serial killer who only kills those who deserve to die-presenting a modern hero who is a bad guy gone good, protecting the innocent and punishing the guilty.

Road Rage

No artwork available
NR

Two counterfeiters and their attorney get in deep trouble when a ruthless competitor wants to stop them.

The King of Counterfeit

Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll poster
6.6

A filmed record of Eric Bogosian's acclaimed one-man show.

Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll

1991

Dealers in Death poster
7.0

Broderick Crawford narrates factual accounts of Al Capone, Bonnie and Clyde, John Dillinger and other '30s gangsters.

Dealers in Death

1984