John Flynn

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John Flynn

Born March 14, 1932 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died April 4, 2007 · aged 75

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Flynn (March 14, 1932 – April 4, 2007) was an American film director and screenwriter known for making efficient, no-nonsense crime-thrillers The Outfit and Rolling Thunder. Flynn was raised in Hermosa Beach, California and served in the Coast Guard, It was during this stint that he studied journalism with Roots author Alex Haley. Flynn received a degre…

Known For

Out for JusticeOut for Justice · 1991
Out for Justice
★ 6.21991
MovieActionCrime
Gino Felino is an NYPD detective from Brooklyn who knows everyone and everything in his neighborhood. Killing his partner was someone's big mistake... because he's now out for justice.
Lock UpLock Up · 1989
Lock Up
★ 6.81989
MovieActionCrime
Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is paroled, however, Warden Drumgoole takes charge. Drumgoole was assigned to a hell-hole prison after his administration was publicly humiliated by Leone, and has now arrived on the scene to ensure that Leone never sees the light of day.
The OutfitThe Outfit · 1973
The Outfit
★ 6.81973
MovieCrimeDrama
A two-bit criminal takes on the Mafia to avenge his brother's death. Earl Macklin is a small time criminal who is released from prison after an unsuccessful bank robbery only to discover that a pair of gunmen killed his brother.
Best SellerBest Seller · 1987
Best Seller
★ 6.01987
MovieActionCrime
Hit man Cleve approaches writer/cop Dennis about a story for his next book: How Cleve made a living, working for one of the most powerful politicians in the country. To get the story right, they travel around the country to gather statements and evidence, while strong forces use any means they can to keep the story untold.
BrainscanBrainscan · 1994
Brainscan
★ 6.11994
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A lonely teenage horror fan and video gamer plays a new immersive and hypnotic computer game where he becomes a psychopathic killer, but when he emerges, he finds that the murder has actually happened.
Rolling ThunderRolling Thunder · 1977
Rolling Thunder
★ 6.81977
MovieDramaThriller
A recently-returned Vietnam POW loses his family and his right hand during a violent home invasion, and seeks retribution against those responsible.
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! · 1965
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
★ 3.81965
MovieComedy
During the Cold War, John Goldfarb crashes his spy plane in the Middle East and is taken prisoner by the local government. His captor, King Fawz, soon discovers that Goldfarb used to be a college football star. So he issues him an ultimatum: coach his country's football team, or Fawz will surrender him to the Russians. Goldfarb teams up with undercover reporter Jenny Ericson, and together they plot to escape their dangerous situation.
DefianceDefiance · 1980
Defiance
★ 6.41980
MovieThrillerCrime
Tommy takes up temporary housing in a New York neighborhood plagued by a violent gang called the Souls. Tommy is waiting for his next assignment as a seaman and though he tries to avoid the gang and his neighbors, it does not work. Soon he is battling the Souls and not only changing their attitudes, but the attitudes of his previously intimidated neighbors as well.

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