John Wright

John Wright

Editing

John Wright (1943/1944–April 20, 2023) was an ACE-certified film editor. 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). Wright died after battling prostate and bone cancer on April 20, 2023, at the age of 79. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Wright, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
33Credits3 TV · 30 films
1962–2014Years activefirst to latest
9.0 Highest ratedLife Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front
7.0 Average ratingacross 33 titles

Top TV shows 3best John Wright shows

  1. 1McHale's Navy posterMcHale's NavyStory · 1 ep · 19626.7
  2. 2Blind Ambition posterBlind AmbitionEditor · 4 eps · 19796.3
  3. 3Andy Capp posterAndy CappEditor · 6 eps · 19886.0

Top movies 30best John Wright movies

  1. 1Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front posterLife Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home FrontEditor · 19779.0
  2. 2Heartsounds posterHeartsoundsEditor · 19848.0
  3. 3Sanctuary of Fear posterSanctuary of FearEditor · 19798.0
  4. 4The Family Man posterThe Family ManEditor · 19798.0
  5. 5Thomas & Friends: James and the Red Balloon posterThomas & Friends: James and the Red BalloonEditor · 20037.7
  6. 6Apocalypto posterApocalyptoEditor · 20067.6
  7. 7The Passion of the Christ posterThe Passion of the ChristEditor · 20047.5
  8. 8Glory Road posterGlory RoadEditor · 20067.4
  9. 9Secretariat posterSecretariatEditor · 20107.4
  10. 10The Corn Is Green posterThe Corn Is GreenEditor · 19797.4
  11. 11The Hunt for Red October posterThe Hunt for Red OctoberEditor · 19907.4
  12. 12Die Hard: With a Vengeance posterDie Hard: With a VengeanceEditor · 19957.3
  13. 13Speed posterSpeedEditor · 19947.2
  14. 14Sarah, Plain and Tall posterSarah, Plain and TallEditor · 19917.1
  15. 15X-Men posterX-MenEditor · 20007.0
  16. 16Crisis at Central High posterCrisis at Central HighEditor · 19817.0
  17. 17Frances posterFrancesEditor · 19826.9
  18. 18The Bad News Bears posterThe Bad News BearsAssistant Editor · 19766.9
  19. 19The Thomas Crown Affair posterThe Thomas Crown AffairEditor · 19996.8
  20. 20Heaven Is for Real posterHeaven Is for RealEditor · 20146.8
  21. 21The 13th Warrior posterThe 13th WarriorEditor · 19996.7
  22. 22Sea of Love posterSea of LoveAdditional Editing · 19896.6
  23. 23The Running Man posterThe Running ManEditor · 19876.5
  24. 24Last Action Hero posterLast Action HeroEditor · 19936.5
  25. 25My Name Is Bill W. posterMy Name Is Bill W.Editor · 19896.5
  26. 26Convoy posterConvoyEditor · 19786.3
  27. 27The Incredible Hulk posterThe Incredible HulkEditor · 20086.2
  28. 28Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze posterTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the OozeEditor · 19916.2
  29. 29Deep Rising posterDeep RisingEditor · 19986.2
  30. 30Broken Arrow posterBroken ArrowEditor · 19966.1

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