John McTiernan

Quick Facts

Full Name	John McTiernan
Occupation	Director
Date Of Birth	Jan 8, 1951(1951-01-08)
Age	73
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Capricorn

John McTiernan Biography

John McTiernan is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on January 8, 1951 in New York, United States. Director of the iconic action films of the 1980s, Die Hard and Predator.

He was the director Chris Klein in the action sci-fi film Rollerball.

McTiernan was born in Albany, New York, the son of Myra and John Campbell McTiernan Sr., a lawyer and actor. He attended the Juilliard School before graduating with a Master of Fine Arts from the AFI Conservatory in 1975.

In 1986, he wrote and directed his first feature film, Nomads, starring Pierce Brosnan (which was Brosnan’s first lead role in a film), which was not well received by critics, receiving only one positive review out of eight according to the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun- Times rated it 1.5 stars out of four and said that even if viewers cared about the characters, the film is too confusing to understand. However, Jay Scott of The Globe and Mail described it as “a breathlessly unself-conscious film (there is none of the self-congratulatory stylization of Blood Simple), the tone alternates maniacally between scaring the audience and making it giggle. Until the end. And then, via one of the funniest, cleverest and most unexpected conclusions to any movie in history, Nomads comes off the fence it has been sitting on with a bravura jump.” Scott credited McTiernan, saying “he has brought to his project a staggeringly resourceful technique. The sharply unpredictable editing, the hypnotic use of slow motion and rack focus (that’s when the background and foreground reverse in clarity), the ominous rock music – everything adds up to a debut of singular confidence, full of fun and creepiness.” Variety wrote, “Nomads avoids the more obvious ripped-guts devices in favor of dramatic visual scares. […] In fact, everything seems to come naturally in a tale that even has the supernatural ring true.” Walter Goodman of The New York Times called the Innuat “as menacing as the chorus from West Side Story”. In his memoir, Total Recall, Arnold Schwarzenegger said he was so impressed by the film’s tense atmosphere made with a low budget that he hired John McTiernan to direct Predator.

The third time he was married, he divorced 2005, when the divorce was finalized in 2005. Kate Harrington. He had two kids, Isabella as well as Elizabeth.

John McTiernan Net Worth

John McTiernan is one of the richest Director from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John McTiernan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was awarded an Masters in Fine Arts from the AFI Conservatory.

He also produced and directed The Hunt for Red October and Basic.

John Campbell McTiernan Jr. (born January 8, 1951) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for his action films, especially Predator (1987), Die Hard (1988), and The Hunt for Red October (1990). His later well-known films include the action-comedy-fantasy film Last Action Hero (1993), the action film sequel Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), the heist film-remake The Thomas Crown Affair (1999), and The 13th Warrior (1999). His last completed feature film was the mystery-thriller Basic, released in 2003.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

John McTiernan height 6 ft 0 in John weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is John McTiernan Dating?

According to our records, John McTiernan married to Gail Sistrunk , Kate Harrington , Donna Dubrow. As of December 1, 2023, John McTiernan’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1995, he rebounded with Die Hard with a Vengeance, the third installment of the Die Hard film series. It was highly successful – garnering $366M in box office receipts and becoming the highest-grossing film of the year, although the film had mixed reviews by critics. Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly said that while “McTiernan stages individual sequences with great finesse… they don’t add up to a taut, dread-ridden whole.” James Berardinelli said the explosions and fights were “filmed with consummate skill, and are thrilling in their own right.” Desson Howe of The Washington Post said “the best thing about the movie is the relationship between McClane and Zeus”, saying that Samuel L. Jackson was “almost as good as he was in Pulp Fiction”. Ebert gave the film a positive review, praising the action sequences and the performances of Willis, Jackson, and Jeremy Irons, concluding: “Die Hard with a Vengeance is basically a wind-up action toy, cleverly made, and delivered with high energy. It delivers just what it advertises, with a vengeance.” Empire Magazine’ s Ian Nathan gave the film a 3/5 star review stating that “Die Hard With A Vengeance is better than Die Hard 2, but not as good as the peerless original. Though it’s breathless fun, the film runs out of steam in the last act. And Jeremy Irons’ villain isn’t fit to tie Alan Rickman’s shoelaces.”

Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. John McTiernan celebrates birthday on January 8 of every year.

He pleaded guilty to perjury and lying to an FBI investigator in regard to his hiring of the private investigator Anthony Pellicano in late 2000 to illegally wiretap the phone calls of two people, one of whom was Charles Roven, a co- producer of his dystopian science-fiction action film remake Rollerball (2002). He was incarcerated in federal prison from April 2013 to February

2014. During his imprisonment, he filed for bankruptcy amidst foreclosure proceedings for his ranch residence.

What happened to John McTiernan?

He was released from prison on February 25, 2014 , after 328 days of incarceration, to serve the remainder of his 12-month prison sentence under house arrest at his ranch home in Wyoming until April 3, 2014.

How old is John McTiernan?

71 years (January 8, 1951)

Will Arnold ever do another Predator?

Fans have long wanted original Predator star Arnold Schwarzenegger to return, but at this point, it’s just too late for that to work well. While fans have long wanted original Predator star Arnold Schwarzenegger to return, but at this stage, it’s too late for that to work.

How rich is Bruce Willis?

Bruce Willis’s Net Worth is $255 Million. Bruce Willis has a net worth which is estimated to be $255 million. He was born on a military base. He is known for the role of John McClane in the movie “Die Hard” and its four sequels and he has appeared in over 60 films.

Where was Predator filmed?

Principal photography eventually began in the jungles of Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico, during the last week of March 1986, but most of the film was shot in Mismaloya, Mexico.