Joe Johnston

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-05-13 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Joe Johnston

Biography

Joseph Eggleston Johnston II (born May 13, 1950) is an American film director, producer, writer, and visual effects artist. He is best known for directing effects-driven films, including Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), The Rocketeer (1991), Jumanji (1995), Jurassic Park III (2001), The Wolfman (2010), and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Johnston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Production

2001

2011

1984

The Ewok Adventure

as Production Design

1988

Willow

as Producer

2004

Hidalgo

as Director

1991

The Rocketeer

as Director

1987

*batteries not included

as Production Manager

2010

The Wolfman

as Director

1995

Jumanji

as Director

1999

October Sky

as Director

1994

The Pagemaster

as Director

2014

2023

1981

Raiders of the Lost Ark

as Visual Effects Art Director

1999

The Iron Giant

as Character Designer

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Shrunk

as Director

1985

Ewoks: The Battle for Endor

as Production Design

1983

Return of the Jedi

as Visual Effects Art Director

1983

Return of the Jedi

as Creature Design

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