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John Sayles · PopcornQueue

John Sayles

Directing

Born: September 28, 1950 (age 76) · Schenectady, New York, USA

John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist.

Known for

The Spiderwick Chronicles
February 14, 2008
Mimic
August 22, 1997
The Howling
January 21, 1981
Piranha
August 3, 1978
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
February 8, 2019
Lone Star
June 21, 1996
Alligator
November 14, 1980
Eight Men Out
September 2, 1988
Battle Beyond the Stars
September 8, 1980
Girlfight
September 29, 2000
Matewan
August 28, 1987
The Clan of the Cave Bear
January 17, 1986

Behind the camera48

2019Sonora: The Devil’s Highway Writer
2019The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot Executive Producer
2016Elsie Hooper Executive Producer
2016Dr. Del Executive Producer, Writer
2015Talents Executive Producer
2013Go for Sisters Director, Writer, Editor
2011Amigo Editor, Director, Writer
2008The Spiderwick Chronicles Screenplay
2007My Mexican Shivah Executive Producer
2007Honeydripper

Director, Writer, Editor

2004Silver City Director, Writer, Editor

2003Casa de los Babys Editor, Director, Writer

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2002Sunshine State Director, Writer, Editor
2001Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000 Director
2000Girlfight Executive Producer
1999Limbo Director, Writer, Editor
1999Little Saints Executive Producer
1998Men with Guns Writer, Director, Editor
1997Mimic Additional Writing
1996Lone Star Editor, Director, Writer
1995Piranha Story
1994Men of War Screenplay
1994The Secret of Roan Inish Screenplay, Director, Editor
1992Passion Fish Writer, Director, Editor
1991City of Hope Director, Editor, Writer
1989Breaking In Writer
1989Mountain View Director
1989Shannon's Deal Writer
1988Eight Men Out Director, Writer
1987Matewan Director, Writer
1987Wild Thing Screenplay, Story
1986Unnatural Causes Writer, Teleplay
1986The Clan of the Cave Bear Screenplay
1984The Brother from Another Planet Editor, Screenplay, Director
1983Baby It's You Director, Screenplay
1983Lianna Editor, Director, Writer
1983Enormous Changes at the Last Minute Writer
1982The Challenge Writer
1981The Howling Screenplay
1980Alligator Screenplay, Story
1980A Perfect Match Teleplay
1980Battle Beyond the Stars Story, Screenplay
1980Return of the Secaucus Seven Director, Writer, Editor
1979The Lady in Red Writer
1978Piranha Screenplay, Story
TBADjango Lives! Writer
TBAGrendel Executive Producer
TBAI Passed This Way Director, Writer

Acting48

2024John Sayles and Gregory Nava as Themself
2021Algren as Self
2021Corona Film Club as Self
2021Texas Red as Governor Johnson (voice)
2020Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi as Self
2019Them That Work as Self
2016The Umbrella as Pastor Jim
2015The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence as Self
2014That Guy Dick Miller as Self
2012The Normals as Dr. Marx
2012Casting By as Self
2011Corman's World as Self - Filmmaker

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2009Great Directors as Self
2009In the Electric Mist as Michael Goldman
2009The Toe Tactic as Cramden
2008Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press as Self
2007Alligator Author as Self
2007Honeydripper as Zeke
2006Edge of Outside as Self
2006Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States as Self
2004Tell Them Who You Are as Self
2003Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

2002Sunshine State as Man who almost got hit by a golf ball (uncredited)

2000A Constant Forge as Self

2000Girlfight as Science Teacher

2000When It Was a Game 3 as Self (voice)

1997Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western as Self

1997Gridlock'd as Cop #1

1994My Life's in Turnaround as Marginal producer

1993Matinee as Bob

1992Passion Fish as Soap Opera Doctor (uncredited)

1992Malcolm X as FBI Agent

1992Straight Talk as Guy Girardi

1991City of Hope as Carl

1990Little Vegas as Mike

1989Untamagiru as US High Commissioner

1989La fine della notte as Wayne

1988Eight Men Out as Ring Lardner

1987Matewan as Hardshell Preacher

1986Unnatural Causes as Lloyd

1986Something Wild as Motorcycle Cop

1985Hard Choices as Don

1984The Brother from Another Planet as Man in Black

1983Lianna as Jerry

1981The Howling as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

1980Return of the Secaucus Seven as Howie

1978Piranha as Army Sentry (uncredited)

TBAAn Ode to Mary Jo