Joe Johnston

Directing · Born 1950-05-13 · Fort Worth, Texas, USA

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.

Known for

• Dave Stevens: Drawn to Perfection (2022)
• Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett (2021)
• Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle (2020)
• Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters (2019)
• The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant (2016)
• The Lawful Truth (2014)
• Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe (2014)
• Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe (2012)
• Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004)
• The Making Of Jurassic Park III (2001)
• Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji' (2000)
• Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination (2000)
• Rocketeer: Excitement in the Air (1991)
• The Making of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
• From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga (1983)
• The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
• Star Wars (1977)
• LIGHT & MAGIC (2022)