John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist.
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Known For
Lone Star
(1996)
Director
The Secret of Roan Inish
(1994)
Director
Matewan
(1987)
Director
The Brother from Another Planet
(1984)
Director
Eight Men Out
(1988)
Director
Passion Fish
(1992)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Return of the Secaucus Seven
(1980)
Director
Baby It's You
(1983)
Director
Lianna
(1983)
Director
The Brother from Another Planet
(1984)
Director
Matewan
(1987)
Director
Eight Men Out
(1988)
Director
Mountain View
(1989)
Director
City of Hope
(1991)
Director
Passion Fish
(1992)
Director
The Secret of Roan Inish
(1994)
Director
Lone Star
(1996)
Director
Men with Guns
(1998)
Director
Limbo
(1999)
Director
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
(2001)
Director
Sunshine State
(2002)
Director
Casa de los Babys
(2003)
Director
Silver City
(2004)
Director
Honeydripper
(2007)
Director
Amigo
(2010)
Director
Go for Sisters
(2013)
Director
Acting
Piranha
(1978)
Army Sentry (uncredited)
Return of the Secaucus Seven
(1980)
Howie
The Howling
(1981)
Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
Lianna
(1983)
Jerry
The Brother from Another Planet
(1984)
Man in Black
Hard Choices
(1985)
Don
Something Wild
(1986)
Motorcycle Cop
Unnatural Causes
(1986)
Lloyd
Matewan
(1987)
Hardshell Preacher
Eight Men Out
(1988)
Ring Lardner
La fine della notte
(1989)
Wayne
Untama giru
(1989)
US High Commissioner
Little Vegas
(1990)
Mike
City of Hope
(1991)
Carl
Malcolm X
(1992)
FBI Agent
Straight Talk
(1992)
Guy Girardi
Passion Fish
(1992)
Soap Opera Doctor (uncredited)
Matinee
(1993)
Bob
My Life's in Turnaround
(1994)
Producer
Gridlock'd
(1997)
Cop #1
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
(1997)
Self
Girlfight
(2000)
Science Teacher
A Constant Forge
(2000)
Self
Sunshine State
(2002)
Man who almost got hit by a golf ball (uncredited)
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
(2003)
Tell Them Who You Are
(2004)
Self
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
(2006)
Self
Edge of Outside
(2006)
Self
Honeydripper
(2007)
Zeke
Alligator Author
(2007)
Self
Obscene
(2008)
Self
Great Directors
(2009)
Self
In the Electric Mist
(2009)
Michael Goldman
The Toe Tactic
(2009)
Cramden
Corman's World
(2011)
Self - Filmmaker
The Normals
(2012)
Dr. Marx
Casting By
(2012)
Self
That Guy Dick Miller
(2014)
Himself
The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence
(2015)
Self
The Umbrella
(2016)
Pastor Jim
Them That Work
(2019)
Self
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
(2020)
Self
Corona Film Club
(2021)
Self
Texas Red
(2021)
Governor Johnson (voice)
Algren
(2021)
Self
Writing
Piranha
(1978)
Screenplay and Story
The Lady in Red
(1979)
Writer
Return of the Secaucus Seven
(1980)
Writer
Battle Beyond the Stars
(1980)
Story and Screenplay
A Perfect Match
(1980)
Teleplay
Alligator
(1980)
Story and Screenplay
The Howling
(1981)
Screenplay
The Challenge
(1982)
Writer
Baby It's You
(1983)
Screenplay
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
(1983)
Writer
Lianna
(1983)
Writer
The Brother from Another Planet
(1984)
Screenplay
The Clan of the Cave Bear
(1986)
Screenplay
Unnatural Causes
(1986)
Writer and Teleplay
Wild Thing
(1987)
Screenplay and Story
Matewan
(1987)
Writer
Eight Men Out
(1988)
Writer
Shannon's Deal
(1989)
Writer
Breaking In
(1989)
Writer
City of Hope
(1991)
Writer
Passion Fish
(1992)
Writer
The Secret of Roan Inish
(1994)
Screenplay
Men of War
(1994)
Screenplay
Piranha
(1995)
Story
Lone Star
(1996)
Writer
Men with Guns
(1998)
Writer
Limbo
(1999)
Writer
Sunshine State
(2002)
Writer
Casa de los Babys
(2003)
Writer
Silver City
(2004)
Writer
Honeydripper
(2007)
Writer
The Spiderwick Chronicles
(2008)
Screenplay
Amigo
(2010)
Writer
Go for Sisters
(2013)
Writer
Dr. Del
(2016)
Writer
Sonora: The Devil’s Highway
(2019)
Writer
Editing
Return of the Secaucus Seven
(1980)
Editor
Lianna
(1983)
Editor
The Brother from Another Planet
(1984)
Editor
City of Hope
(1991)
Editor
Passion Fish
(1992)
Editor
The Secret of Roan Inish
(1994)
Editor
Lone Star
(1996)
Editor
Men with Guns
(1998)
Editor
Limbo
(1999)
Editor
Sunshine State
(2002)
Editor
Casa de los Babys
(2003)
Editor
Silver City
(2004)
Editor
Honeydripper
(2007)
Editor
Amigo
(2010)
Editor
Go for Sisters
(2013)
Editor
Crew
Apollo 13
(1995)
Additional Writing
Mimic
(1997)
Additional Writing
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
(2016)
Thanks
Production