John Wright (1943/1944 – April 20, 2023) was an ACE-certified film editor.
Career Wright received two Academy Award nominations for his work on The Hunt for Red October (1990) and Speed (1994). He worked twice with director Mel Gibson, editing The Passion of the Christ (2004) and Apocalypto (2006).
Death Wright died after battling prostate and bone cancer, on April 20, 2023, at the age of 79.
Filmography + Editor Year Film Director Notes 1976 Acapulco Gold Burt BrinckerhoffFirst collaboration with Burt Brinckerhoff DogsSecond collaboration with Burt Brinckerhoff1978 ConvoySam Peckinpah 1981 Separate WaysHoward Avedis Only When I LaughGlenn JordanFirst collaboration with Glenn Jordan1982 FrancesGraeme CliffordFirst collaboration with Graeme Clifford1984 Mass AppealGlenn JordanSecond collaboration with Glenn Jordan1987 The Running ManPaul Michael Glaser1989 Gleaming the CubeGraeme CliffordSecond collaboration with Graeme Clifford1990 The Hunt for Red OctoberJohn McTiernanFirst collaboration with John McTiernan 1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the OozeMichael Pressman Necessary RoughnessStan Dragoti1993 Last Action HeroJohn McTiernanSecond collaboration with John McTiernan1994 SpeedJan de Bont1995 Die Hard with a VengeanceJohn McTiernanThird collaboration with John McTiernan1996 Broken ArrowJohn Woo1998 Deep RisingStephen Sommers 1999 The Thomas Crown Affair John McTiernanFourth collaboration with John McTiernan The 13th WarriorFifth collaboration with John McTiernan2000 X-MenBryan Singer2002 RollerballJohn McTiernanSixth collaboration with John McTiernan2004 The Passion of the ChristMel GibsonFirst collaboration with Mel Gibson 2006 Glory RoadJames Gartner ApocalyptoMel GibsonSecond collaboration with Mel Gibson2008 The Incredible HulkLouis Leterrier2010 SecretariatRandall WallaceFirst collaboration with Randall Wallace2013 A Belfast StoryNathan Todd2014 Heaven Is for RealRandall WallaceSecond collaboration with Randall Wallace
+ Editorial department Year Film Director Role1976 The Bad News BearsMichael RitchieAssistant film editor1985 ExplorersJoe DanteEditor: Alien spaceship sequence1989 Sea of LoveHarold Becker Additional editor1992 FreejackGeoff Murphy
Documentaries
+ Editor Year Film Director1977 Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home FrontJack Haley Jr.
TV documentaries
+ Editor Year Film Director1973 Strange Creatures of the Night
+ Editorial department Year Film Director Role1973 Strange Creatures of the NightAssistant editor
TV movies
+ Editor Year Film Director1978 Cruise Into TerrorBruce Kessler 1979 The Corn Is GreenGeorge Cukor Sanctuary of FearJohn Llewellyn Moxey Blind AmbitionGeorge Schaefer The Family Man Glenn Jordan1980 The Women's Room1981 Crisis at Central HighLamont Johnson1984 HeartsoundsGlenn Jordan1987 Double SwitchDavid Greenwalt1989 My Name Is Bill W.Daniel Petrie1991 Sarah, Plain and TallGlenn Jordan
TV series
+ Editor Year Title Notes1978 The Paper Chase1 episode1979 Blind Ambition4 episodes1986−87 Amazing Stories2 episodes
+ Editorial department Year Title Role Notes1973 Strange Creatures of the NightAssociate film editor 1 episode1980 HollywoodAssistant editor
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