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John S. Harrison Jr., John S. Harrison, John Sutherland
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John Harrison began his career directing rock videos and working as 1st Asst. Director for famed horror director,George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead (1968)/Creepshow (1982)). Harrison wrote and directed multiple episodes of Romero's classic TV series,Tales from the Darkside (1983)m], before helming Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990), for Paramount Pictures, which won Harrison the Grand Prix du Festival at Avoriaz, France. Harrison co-wrote the animated feature,Dinosaur (2000), for Disney. He also wrote the adaptation of Clive Barker's fantasy novels, "Abarat", also for Disney. In the Fall of '06, Harrison reunited with mentor George Romero to produce Romero's film, Diary of the Dead (2007). His action suspense thriller, Blank Slate (2008), for producer Dean Devlin, which Harrison wrote and directed, aired as a twenty-episode micro-series on TNT in the Fall of 2008. Clive Barker's Book of Blood (2009), which he wrote and directed, was released in the Fall 2009. His 6-hour miniseries adaptation of Frank Herbert's monumental bestseller, Dune (2000), which he directed, was an Emmy Award-winning success in the U.S., then internationally, both in its broadcast premieres and subsequently in home video. Harrison's Children of Dune (2003), another 6-hour miniseries encompassing the next two novels of Frank Herbert's mythic adventure series which he wrote and co-produced, was also an Emmy winner for the Sci-Fi Channel.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1948-01-01
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- school Known for: Production
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by John Harrison
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The World’s End: The Legacy of 'Day of the Dead'
2013-09-17
6.9
King on Screen
2023-08-11
5.1
Effects
1979-04-01
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After Effects: Memories of Pittsburgh Filmmaking
2005-10-25
6.2
Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow'
2007-10-22
6.2
Knightriders
1981-04-10
6.9
Blank Slate
2008-09-09
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Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables
2020-08-25
7.5
Dawn of the Dead
1978-09-02
5.4
Jack's Back
1988-05-06
6.7
Simon & Simon
1981-11-24
9
The Late Show
1992-07-18
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Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990-05-03
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Day of the Dead
1985-07-03
9
Supernova
2005-09-05
9
Book of Blood
2009-03-07
9
Scary Tales: Night Elevator
1988-12-31
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Scary Tales: Night Elevator
1988-12-31
9
Painkiller Jane
2005-12-10
9
The Assassination File
1996-06-22
9
Diary of the Dead
2007-05-26
9
Memories of Murder
1990-07-31
9
Levitation
1985-05-19
9
I'll Give You a Million
1984-10-07
9
I'll Give You a Million
1984-10-07
9
I'll Give You a Million
1984-10-07
9
Dune
2021-09-15
9
Creepshow
1982-11-10
9
Dinosaur
2000-05-19
9
Blank Slate
2008-09-09
9
Donor Unknown
1995-11-01
9
Dinosaur
2000-05-19
9
Blank Slate
2008-09-09
9
Ubu
1973-01-01
9
Dune: Part Two
2024-02-27
9
Dune: Part Three
2026-12-17
9
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990-05-03
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Effects
1979-04-01
9
Night Rose: Akhbar's Daughter
1987-11-28
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Night Rose: Akhbar's Daughter
1987-11-28
9
Ubu
1973-01-01
9
Donor Unknown
1995-11-01
9
Tales from the Darkside
1990-11-29
9
Tales from the Darkside
1990-11-29
9
Residue
2015-03-20
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Effects
1979-04-01
9
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971-10-10
9
Monsters
1988-10-22
9
Kindred: The Embraced
1996-04-02
9
Leverage
2008-12-07
9
Mental
2009-05-26
9
Tales from the Darkside
1984-09-30
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Tales from the Darkside
1984-09-30
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Nightmare Cafe
1992-01-29
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Earth 2
1994-11-06
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Earth 2
1994-11-06
9
Tales from the Crypt
1989-06-10
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Profiler
1996-09-21
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Frank Herbert's Dune
2000-12-03
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Frank Herbert's Dune
2000-12-03
9
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
2003-03-16
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Residue
2015-03-31
9
Frank Herbert's Dune
2000-12-03
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Creepshow
2019-09-26
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Creepshow
2019-09-26
9
Creepshow
2019-09-26
9
The Librarians
2014-12-07
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Tales from the Darkside
1984-09-30
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Supernova
2005-09-05
9
Creepshow
2019-09-26
9
Tales from the Crypt
1989-06-10
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Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
2003-03-16
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Residue
2015-03-31
9
Frank Herbert's Dune
2000-12-03