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- Birth name: Joseph Eggleston Johnston III
- Birth Date: May 13, 1950
- Birth Place: Fort Worth, Texas
- Alma Mater: California State University, Long Beach and Art Center College of Design
- George Lucas paid Johnston's tuition for USC film school
- Helped design both Boba Fett and Yoda
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Joe Johnston is a director who once worked for George Lucas, creating sketches. Johnston directed the films Jurassic Park III and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.
His 2009 project, The Wolf Man, starring Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins will be followed in 2011, by the film The First Avenger: Captain America.
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Joe Johnston's Special Effects
Long before Johnston began directing his first movie (Honey I Shrunk The Kids), he was a special effects master who helped create visual effects for "Star Wars" films and "Raiders of the Lost Ark."MTV: ...Special-Effects Wizard... (November 10, 2008)Films
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
- The Rocketeer (1991)
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1993)
- The Pagemaster (1994)
- Jumanji (1995)
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure (1999)
- October Sky (1999)
- Jurassic Park III (2001)
- Hidalgo (2004)
- The Wolf Man (2009)
Visual Effects Credits
- Star Wars (1977)
- Battlestar Galactica (1978)
- Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
- Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
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Joe Johnston Questions
Who has the video of Levi Johnston on The Tyra Banks Show? 1 AnswerHere are clips of it on Hulu. Below is also the Youtube version. http://www.hulu.com/watch/66175/e-news-now-levi-johnston-talks-sex-with-tyra I cannot BELIEVE t... read more
Did Bristol Palin breakup with Levi Johnston? 7 AnswersBristol Palin is opening up about (or at least confirming) her split from fiance and baby daddy Levi Johnston, but disputes some accounts of their breakup. "It ... read more
Why is coffee called Joe? 5 AnswersFrom Mavens' Word of the Day:"How American coffee came to be called joe is not well documented, but the leading theory connects it to the once-popular song Old ... read more -
Joe Johnston Timeline
- Note: Many of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- 1950: Born on May 13 in Fort Worth, Texas
- 1977: Star Wars - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1978: Battlestar Galactica - IMDb Listing
- 1980: Star Wars Episode V - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1981: Raiders Of The Lost Ark - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1983: Star Wars Episode VI - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1989: Honey, I Shrunk The Kids - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1991: The Rocketeer - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1992: The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes
- 1994: The Pagemaster - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1995: Jumanji - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1999: The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones - IMDb Listing
- 1999: October Sky - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2001: Jurassic Park III - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2004: Hidalgo - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2009: The Wolf Man - IMDb Listing



