John Flynn
🎂 Mar 14, 1932 — 🕯️ Apr 4, 2007 (75 years)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
John Flynn is a director whose career stretches back to the 1960s. They directed the film Lock Up, one of their most celebrated works. They also directed Out for Justice and Brainscan. Across 58 years they have directed 15 films, working mainly across genres like crime, drama, action.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is John Flynn still alive?
John Flynn passed away on April 4, 2007 at age 75.
What are the most famous roles of John Flynn?
John Flynn is best known as a director/writer for Lock Up, Out for Justice, Brainscan.
How many movies has John Flynn directed?
John Flynn has directed/written 15 films and worked on 0 TV shows.
What was John Flynn's first movie?
John Flynn's first credited film was The Sergeant (1968).
What is John Flynn's most recent movie?
John Flynn's most recent movie is Protection (2001).
What are John Flynn's best movies?
John Flynn's most acclaimed films include: Lock Up (1989), Out for Justice (1991), Brainscan (1994), Rolling Thunder (1977), Best Seller (1987).
How long has John Flynn been working in film?
John Flynn has been active since 1968 — a career spanning 39 years.
John Flynn
1932-03-14 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
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.John Flynn (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.