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- Full Name: John Thomas Sayles
- Birth Date: September 28, 1950
- Birthplace: Schenectady, New York
- Height: 6'4"
- Spouse: Maggie Renzi
- Got his start in film working with Roger Corman
- Funds his own films as a writer for hire, having helped pen The Alamo, Apollo 13, The Howling, Piranha, and The Spiderwick Chronicles and Jurassic Park 4
- Received Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay for Passion Fish and Lone Star
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John Sayles is an American independent film director and screenwriter who tends to make films that are politically and socially conscious .
He attended Williams College where he met his wife Maggie Renzi, who serves as the producer on all of his films. In 1983 he was the recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Foundation Fellowship Award which gave him tax-free income of $32,000 a year for five years.
He frequently casts Chris Cooper, Joe Morton, David Strathairn, and Gordon Clapp in his films.
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Quotes
- "Oh, I've always felt like I was on the margins. Once upon a time that's what independent used to mean."
- "I always feel that there are no final victories and no final defeats. But it's true that America is in a hole right now. There are a lot of dead fish in the water."
- "Being a screenwriter is a good job. I can make a good amount of money to put back into my own films."
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Trivia
- Often plays small roles in his films
- Directed the music videos for Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A.", "I'm on Fire", and "Glory days"
- He speaks fluent Spanish
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John Sayles Timeline
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- September 28, 1950: Born in Schenectady, New York
- (1978) Piranha: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
- (1980) Return of the Seacaucus Seven: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
- (1981) The Howling: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
- (1983) Baby It's You: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
- (1987) Matewan: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
- (1988) Eight Men Out: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
- (1992) Passion Fish: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
- (1994) The Secret of Roan Inish: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
- (1996) Lone Star: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
- (2004) Silver City: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
- (2007) Honeydripper: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
- (2008) The Spiderwick Chronicles: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
- (2008) A Cold Case: IMDb
- (2009) Jurassic Park IV: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
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Just watched "baby it's you" John Sayles does not mess around. Totally great.
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John Sayles has got to be the most under-appreciated director ever. His movies are just incredible! #givesaylesanoscar
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Watching John Sayles' The Secret of Roan Inish tonight with the twerps. Love this movie. THANKS @sunnycolorado!
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John Sayles "Lone Star" startet gerade in d. ARD. TV-Tipp! Ich selber schreibe aber weiter am "Der mit dem Wolf tanzt"-Screenshot-Vergleich.
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Fernsehtipp des Tages: Lone Star (Regie: John Sayles. Darsteller: Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Pena, Joe Morton) 23:30 - 01:40 ARD
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