- John Flynn (director)
Infobox Actor
name = John Flynn
birthdate = birth date and age|1932|3|14
location =Chicago, Illinois , U.S.
deathdate = death date and age|2007|4|4|1932|3|14
deathplace =Pacific Palisades, California
birthname =
occupation =Film director andscreenwriter
spouse =
yearsactive = 1961–2001John Flynn (
March 14 ,1932 –April 4 ,2007 ) was an Americanfilm director andscreenwriter known for making efficient, no-nonsense crime-thrillers "The Outfit" and "Rolling Thunder ".Flynn was raised in
Hermosa Beach, California and served in theCoast Guard , It was during this stint that he studied journalism with "" authorAlex Haley . Flynn received a degree in journalism fromUCLA .He began his cinematic career as an apprentice to director
Robert Wise on "Odds Against Tomorrow "and worked as the script supervisor on "West Side Story". From there, Flynn worked as a second unit director on such films as "Kid Galahad " and "The Great Escape". He made his debut as a director with "The Sergeant" starringRod Steiger . Flynn's first substantial commercial success was with "The Outfit" starringRobert Duvall . The filmmaker achieved a dedicatedcult following with the gritty revenge thriller, "Rolling Thunder" starringWilliam Devane andTommy Lee Jones .Flynn continued to work on genre films like "
Best Seller ", theSylvester Stallone prison drama "Lock Up", and theSteven Seagal action film, "Out for Justice ". In the early 1990s, Flynn directed two made-for-cable-TV films, theDennis Hopper cop film, "Nails", and the crime drama "Scam". His last film was the direct-to-video film "Protection."External links
*imdb name|id=0283500|name=John Flynn
*amg name|id=2:90035|name=John Flynn
* [http://www.aintitcool.com/node/32221 Ain't-It-Cool-News tribute]
* [http://blog.vanvoice.com/2007/10/23/aisle-view-directors-project-john-flynn/ "Vancouver Voice"] profile
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