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John Flynn

John Flynn

Director, 2nd Unit / Asst Director, Writer

Born March 14, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died April 4, 2007

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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.

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Actor

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GodFarter III Screen Test - Behind-The-Scenes, Out-Takes and Interviews Poster

GodFarter III Screen Test - Behind-The-Scenes, Out-Takes and Interviews Documentary1993Self

Director

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Year

Protection Poster

Protection Feature Film2001

Absence of the Good Poster

Absence of the Good TV Movie1999

Brainscan Poster

Brainscan Feature Film1994

Scam TV Movie1993

Nails TV Movie1992

Out for Justice Poster

Out for Justice Feature Film1991

Lock Up Feature Film1989

Best Seller Poster

Best Seller Feature Film1987

Lone Star TV Movie1983

Touched Feature Film1983

Defiance Poster

Defiance Feature Film1980

Marilyn: The Untold Story Poster

Marilyn: The Untold Story TV Movie1980

Rolling Thunder Poster

Rolling Thunder Feature Film1977

The Outfit Poster

The Outfit Feature Film1973

The Jerusalem File Poster

The Jerusalem File Feature Film1972

The Sergeant Poster

The Sergeant Feature Film1968

2nd Unit / Asst Director

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John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! Poster

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! Feature Film1965

What a Way to Go! Poster

What a Way to Go! Feature Film1964

Kings of the Sun Poster

Kings of the Sun Feature Film1963

The Great Escape Poster

The Great Escape Feature Film1963

Kid Galahad Poster

Kid Galahad Feature Film1962

Two for the Seesaw Poster

Two for the Seesaw Feature Film1962

Writer

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Type

Year

Lone Star TV Movie1983

The Outfit Poster

The Outfit Feature Film1973

Script and Continuity Department

1

West Side Story Poster

West Side Story Feature Film1961

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