Thompson, John

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Thompson, John

PERSONAL

Career:

Producer. Began career in Italian film industry, 1980s-90s; Millennium Films, head of production, 1997—.

Awards, Honors:

Video Premiere Award nomination (with others), best live-action video premiere, DVD Exclusive Awards, 2001, for Replicant.

CREDITS

Film Associate Producer:

Hospital Massacre, 1980.

The Assisi Underground, Cannon, 1985.

The Berlin Affair (also known as Interno berlinese and Leidenschaften), Cannon, 1985.

Salome, 1986.

Un complicato intrigo di donne, vicoli et delitti (also known as A Complex Plot About Women, Alleys and Crimes, Camorra, Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime), and Camorra: The Naples Connection), Cannon, 1986.

Dumb Dicks, 1986.

Dancers (also known as Giselle), Cannon, 1987.

Haunted Summer, 1988.

Sinbad of the Seven Seas, 1989.

The Comfort of Strangers (also known as Cortesie per gli ospiti), Skouras Pictures, 1990.

Film Producer:

Shadows and Lights (also known as Joni Mitchell: Shadows and Lights), Warner Home Video, 1980.

The Barbarians, 1987.

Looking for Lola, Nu Image Films, 1998.

Shadrach, Columbia, 1998.

The 4th Floor, A-Pix Entertainment, 1999.

Takedown (also known as Hackers 2: Takedown and Track Down), Dimension Films, 2000.

Forever Lulu (also known as Along for the Ride), Artisan Entertainment, 2000.

Nobody's Baby, Artisan Entertainment, 2001.

Replicant, Artisan Entertainment, 2001.

The Order (also known as Jihad Warrior), TriStar, 2001.

Run for the Money (also known as Hard Cash), Artisan Entertainment, 2002.

In Hell (also known as The Savage and The Shu), Star-media Home Entertainment, 2003.

Shadow of Fear, Mainline Productions, 2004.

Edison (also known as Edison Force), Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2005.

16 Blocks, Warner Bros., 2006.

The Wicker Man, Warner Bros., 2006.

King of California, First Look International, 2007.

Until Death, Sony, 2007.

Hero Wanted, Nu Image Films, 2007.

John Rambo, Lions Gate Films, 2008.

Film Coproducer:

No Code of Conduct, Dimension Films, 1998.

Mary/Mary, 2002.

Film Executive Producer:

Hercules (also known as Ercole), Cannon, 1983.

Le avventure dell'incredible Ercole (also known as Le avventure di Ercole 2, Hercules II, and The Adventures of Hercules), Cannon, 1985.

Otello, Cannon, 1986.

The Barbarians (also known as I barbari, The Barbarian Brothers, and The Barbarians and Co.), Cannon, 1987.

Twin Sitters (also known as The Babysitters), Global Pictures, 1994.

Some Girl (also known as Girl Talk and Men), Millennium Films, 1998.

Outside Ozona, TriStar, 1998.

Guinevere, Miramax, 1999.

The Brass Ring, Big Brass Ring, Inc., 1999.

For the Cause (also known as Final Encounter), Dimension Films, 2000.

Prozac Nation, Miramax, 2001.

Undisputed (also known as Undisputed—Seig ohne ruhm), Miramax, 2002.

Try Seventeen (also known as All I Want), Try Seventeen Productions, Inc., 2002.

Blind Horizon, Lions Gate Films, 2003.

Belly of the Beast, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2003.

Control, Lions Gate Films, 2004.

Loverboy, Screen Media Films, 2005.

Mansquito (also known as Mosquitoman), First Look International, 2005.

Mozart and the Whale, 2005.

Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (also known as Undisputed 2), New Line Home Video, 2006.

Lonely Hearts (also known as Lonely Hearts Killer), Millennium, 2006.

The Black Dahlia (also known as Black Dahlia), Universal, 2006.

Wicked Little Things, AfterDark Films, 2006.

Home of the Brave, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2006.

88 Minutes, TriStar, 2007.

When Nietzsche Wept, First Look International, 2007.

More Than You Know, Columbia, 2007.

Blonde Ambition, Sony, 2007.

Film Co-Executive Producer:

October 22, Millennium Films, 1998.

How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog (also known as Mad Dogs and Englishmen), Artistic License, 2000.

Film Work:

Production manager, Rust Never Sleeps, International Harmony, 1979.

First assistant producer, Neil Young: Human Highway, Warner Home Video, 1982.

Line producer, Deathline (also known as Armageddon and Redline), Ascot Video, 1997.

Executive in charge of production, American Perfekt, 1997.

Film Appearances:

(Uncredited) Udo, Deathline (also known as Armageddon and Redline), Ascot Video, 1997.

Himself, Absolute Power: The Making of "Edison Force" (short), Sony, 2006.

Television Executive Producer; Movies:

Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy (also known as Hammerhead and SharkMan), Sci-Fi Channel, 2005.

The Snake King, Sci-Fi Channel, 2005.

Larva, Sci-Fi Channel, 2005.

L'Inchiesta (also known as En busca de la tumba de Cristo, The Final Inquiry, and The Inquiry), 2006.

Gryphon, Sci-Fi Channel, 2007.

Television Co-Executive Producer; Movies:

The Mary Kay Letourneau Story: All-American Girl, USA Network, 2000.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1970.

WRITINGS

Film Stories:

Looking for Lola, 1998.

Television Movie Stories:

Alien Lockdown (also known as PredatorMan), Sci-Fi Channel, 2004.

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