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John McNaughton
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John McNaughton

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Born 1950 · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Active 1959–2025

John McNaughton (born January 13, 1950) is an American film and television director, originally from Chicago, Illinois.

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Girls in Prison

Girls in Prison

1994 ★ 5.2
Director

A young aspiring singer is sent to prison after getting wrongly convicted of murdering a record company president in 1950s Hollywood. With the help of two other convicts whose backstories we see previously, she must survive as the real culprits send "hit girls" to kill her inside. One of these convicts connects her to a private investigator who tracks the culprits down, but the murderer has determined to silence her.

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Wild Things (1998)
Wild Things
1998
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
1986
Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
Mad Dog and Glory
1993
Masters of Horror (2005)
Masters of Horror
2005
Without a Trace (2002)
Without a Trace
2002
The Harvest (2015)
The Harvest
2015

Filmography

41 credits
2020s 2 credits
2025
I Am Luke Perry as Self
Movie ★ 7.0
2024
Splatterfest Exhumed as Self
Movie
2010s 2 credits
2019
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre as Self
Movie
2019
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs as Self
TV ★ 7.3
2000s 5 credits
2009
13 Scarier Movie Moments as Self
Movie ★ 9.0
2009
Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare as Self
Movie
2004
Murder by Numbers as Self
Movie ★ 7.0
2004
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River as Self
Movie ★ 7.5
2000
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film as Self
Movie ★ 7.0
1990s 2 credits
1997
Hollywood Halloween as Self
Movie ★ 8.0
1991
Fear in the Dark as Self
Movie ★ 9.0
1950s 1 credit
1959
No Hiding Place
TV ★ 4.8
Crew Credits
2020s 1 credit
2023
Kill Her Goats Executive Producer
Movie ★ 3.3
2010s 1 credit
2015
The Harvest Director
Movie ★ 6.0
2000s 9 credits
2007
John from Cincinnati Director
TV ★ 6.2
2006
Haeckel's Tale Director
Movie ★ 5.8
2005
Masters of Horror Director
TV ★ 7.1
2002
Without a Trace Director
TV ★ 7.3
2002
Push, Nevada Director
TV ★ 5.4
2001
Speaking of Sex Director
Movie ★ 5.5
2001
Speaking of Sex Executive Producer
Movie ★ 5.5
2000
Condo Painting Director
Movie ★ 10.0
2000
Condo Painting Writer
Movie ★ 10.0
1990s 10 credits
1999
Lansky Director
Movie ★ 5.6
1998
Wild Things Director
Movie ★ 6.4
1996
Normal Life Director
Movie ★ 6.0
1996
Firehouse Director
Movie ★ 3.8
1994
Girls in Prison● Director
Movie ★ 4.6
1994
Rebel Highway Director
TV ★ 8.0
1993
Mad Dog and Glory Director
Movie ★ 6.0
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street Director
TV ★ 8.1
1991
The Borrower Director
Movie ★ 5.0
1991
Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll Director
Movie ★ 6.6
1980s 5 credits
1986
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer Producer
Movie ★ 6.7
1986
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer Director
Movie ★ 6.7
1986
Agent on Ice Casting Associate
Movie ★ 6.5
1986
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer Writer
Movie ★ 6.7
1984
Dealers in Death Director
Movie ★ 7.0
s 3 credits
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Road Rage Director
Movie
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Road Rage Writer
Movie
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The King of Counterfeit Director
Movie