John McTiernan Biography
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Salary
Last Action Hero (1993): $5,000,000
Trivia

Son of
John McTiernan Sr.

Has remade two of Norman Jewison's films: "The Thomas Crown Affair" and "Rollerball."

Enjoys working with the composers of the James Bond franchise (Bill Conti, Michael Kamen, Eric Serra)

Frequently casts
Sven-Ole Thorsen in minor roles. (
Predator,
The Hunt for Red October, _Last Action Hero(1993)_ , and
The 13th Warrior).

Attended Julliard School in New York and The American Film Institute in L.A.

John McTiernan, director of the hit films Die Hard and The Hunt for Red October, pleaded guilty, in a criminal-information case filed by the U.S. attorney, to lying to F.B.I. agents about having had Anthony Pellicano wiretap producer Charles Roven (Three Kings, Batman Begins). Source: Vanity Fair's "Inside Hollywood's Big Wiretap Scandal" (http://www.vanityfair.com/features/general/articles/060426fege01)%%AAA %%

Has directed four actors to razzie nominations: Lorraine Bracco, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austin O'Brien, and Rebecca Romijn. Luckily for them, none of them "won".
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