John Roger Spottiswoode[2] (born 5 January 1945) is a Canadian-British director, editor and writer of film and television.
Roger Spottiswoode | |
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Born | John Roger Spottiswoode 5 January 1945 |
Nationality |
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Occupation(s) | Film director Film editor Screenwriter |
Years active | 1966-present |
Organization(s) | Directors Guild of America Directors Guild of Canada |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Awards |
He was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and was raised in Britain.[3] His father Raymond Spottiswoode was a British film theoretician[4] who worked at the National Film Board of Canada during the 1940s, directing short films such as Wings of a Continent.
In the 1960s, Spottiswoode entered the British film industry as a trainee editor where he apprenticed under editor John Bloom. In the early 1970s Spottiswoode edited several films for Sam Peckinpah.[5]
He wanted to direct and Walter Hill advised him the best way in was to write a script. Hill and Spottiswoode collaborated on the scripts for 48 Hours and the never-made The Last Gun. [6]
Spottiswoode turned to directing in the early 1980s and has since directed a number of notable films and television productions, including Under Fire (1983)[7] and the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies starring Pierce Brosnan.[8] Spottiswoode was a member of the writing team responsible for 48 Hrs. starring Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte.[9] In 2000, he directed the science fiction action thriller The 6th Day starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.[10]
Year | Title | Notes | Refs |
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1980 | Terror Train | [11] | |
1981 | The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper | Replaced director Buzz Kulik[12] | |
1983 | Under Fire | ||
1986 | The Best of Times | [13] | |
1988 | Shoot to Kill | [14] | |
1989 | Turner & Hooch | ||
1990 | Air America | [15] | |
1992 | Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot | [16] | |
1994 | Mesmer | [17] | |
1997 | Tomorrow Never Dies | ||
2000 | The 6th Day | ||
2003 | Spinning Boris | [18] | |
2005 | Ripley Under Ground | ||
2007 | Shake Hands with the Devil | [19] | |
2008 | The Children of Huang Shi | [20] | |
2012 | Beyond Right and Wrong | Documentary film Co-directed with Lekha Singh |
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2014 | The Journey Home | Co-directed with Brando Quilici | |
2016 | A Street Cat Named Bob | ||
2021 | Either Side of Midnight |
As editor
As writer
Year | Title | Notes |
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1982 | The Renegades | Episode "Pilot" |
TV movies
Won
Nominated