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John Sayles

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Biography

John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist.

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Piranha

Appears in a KinoChain journey

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Screenplay

In the Electric Mist

As Michael Goldman

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot

Executive Producer

Eight Men Out

As Ring Lardner

Gridlock'd

As Cop #1

Matinee

As Bob

The Brother from Another Planet

As Man in Black

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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When Nature Turns

Exploring the deep to the desert, and the skies to the suburbs, animals have long been cinema's most primal villains. This chain traces the evolution of the cre...

8 films

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Collaborators & neighbours

Directed

The Secret of Roan Inish

1994

Eight Men Out

1988

The Brother from Another Planet

1984

Acted

In the Electric Mist

2009 · Michael Goldman

Gridlock'd

1997 · Cop #1

Matinee

1993 · Bob

Eight Men Out

1988 · Ring Lardner

The Brother from Another Planet

1984 · Man in Black

Wrote

The Spiderwick Chronicles

2008

The Secret of Roan Inish

1994

Eight Men Out

1988

Wild Thing

1987

Wild Thing

1987

The Brother from Another Planet

1984

Piranha

1978

Piranha

1978

Produced

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot

2019

Edited

The Secret of Roan Inish

1994

The Brother from Another Planet

1984