Directing

Jonathan Southard

Born July 19, 1960 · West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA (age 66)

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Known For

Speed 2: Cruise Control · 1997

Speed 2: Cruise Control

★ 4.61997

MovieActionThriller

A disgruntled former employee hijacks the Seabourn Legend cruise liner. Set on a fixed course, without any means of communication and at the mercy of the hijacker, it's up to the one cop on vacation and his soon to be fiancé (hopefully) Annie to regain control of it before it kills the passengers and causes an environmental disaster. Insurmountable and daunting tasks await them on their perilous journey throughout the ship trying to fend off the hijacker and save the passengers.

Escape Plan 2: Hades · 2018

Escape Plan 2: Hades

★ 5.22018

MovieActionThriller

Ray Breslin manages an elite team of security specialists trained in the art of breaking people out of the world's most impenetrable prisons. When his most trusted operative, Shu Ren, is kidnapped and disappears inside the most elaborate prison ever built, Ray must track him down with the help of some of his former friends.

A father is without the means to pay for his daughter's medical treatment. As a last resort, he partners with a greedy co-worker to rob a casino. When things go awry they're forced to hijack a city bus.

An untraceable group of elite bank robbers is chased by a suicidal FBI agent who uncovers a deeper purpose behind the robbery-homicides.

Walking with Dinosaurs · 2013

Walking with Dinosaurs

★ 6.22013

MovieAnimationFamily

In a time when dinosaurs rule the Earth, the smallest dinosaur of the herd, a playful Pachyrhinosaurus named Patchi, embarks on the biggest adventure of his life. As he tries to find his place in a spectacular world filled with fun-loving friends and a few dangerous foes, Patchi will discover the courage he needs to become the leader of the herd and a hero for the ages.

Two Florida high school vixens hatch a murderous plan to win an inheritance, but they hadn't bargained for an escalating whirlpool of blackmail and sexual games with a sleazy insurance investigator who has his own plans for the money.

Dragon Wars: D-War · 2007

Dragon Wars: D-War

★ 4.62007

MovieFantasyDrama

Ethan learns he carries the spirit of a warrior who battled dragons in 16th-century Korea -- and one day he'll find a tattooed girl carrying the spirit of that warrior's beloved. Years later, he meets Sarah and dragons soon descend on Los Angeles seeking out the two souls of the ancient lovers.

Lt. Wakes is a vengeful police detective determined to solve the murders of his partner and an informant, and joins forces with a witness injured during the shootings. After the killers pursue the witness across the abandoned floor of a hospital, she confirms Wakes's worst fears.

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Speed 2: Cruise Control · 1997

Speed 2: Cruise Control

★ 4.61997

MovieActionThriller

Researcher

Escape Plan 2: Hades · 2018

Escape Plan 2: Hades

★ 5.22018

MovieActionThriller

First Assistant Director

First Assistant Director

An untraceable group of elite bank robbers is chased by a suicidal FBI agent who uncovers a deeper purpose behind the robbery-homicides.

First Assistant Director

Walking with Dinosaurs · 2013

Walking with Dinosaurs

★ 6.22013

MovieAnimationFamily

Production Supervisor

First Assistant Director

Dragon Wars: D-War · 2007

Dragon Wars: D-War

★ 4.62007

MovieFantasyDrama

First Assistant Director

First Assistant Director

When a former CIA operative is kidnapped by a group of terrorists, his son learns there is no plan for his father to be saved—so he launches his own rescue operation.

First Assistant Director

The lone surviving thief of a violent armored car robbery is sprung from a high security facility and administered an experimental drug.

First Assistant Director

Precious Cargo · 2016

Precious Cargo

★ 5.12016

MovieActionCrime

After a botched heist, Eddie a murderous crime boss, hunts down the seductive thief Karen who failed him. In order to win back Eddie’s trust, Karen recruits her ex-lover and premier thief Jack to steal a cargo of rare precious gems. But when the job goes down, allegiances are betrayed and lines are crossed as Jack, Karen, and Eddie face off in a fateful showdown.

First Assistant Director

Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough · 2005

Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough

★ 5.02005

MovieCrimeDrama

Two young women will stop at nothing for one to gain a $4 million inheritance of two priceless diamonds, while two detectives try to thwart their plans, but find complications abound.

First Assistant Director

The Curse of the Komodo · 2004

The Curse of the Komodo

★ 4.12004

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

Genetically-engineered Komodo dragons have become ginormous creatures hunting people on a remote tropical island. A small group of scientists must stop the dragons before they escape the island and destroy the rest of the world.

First Assistant Director

10 Minutes Gone · 2019

10 Minutes Gone

★ 5.22019

MovieCrimeAction

Crime boss Rex hires Frank and his crew to steal a priceless jewel stash — but the job goes wrong when someone tips off the cops. After Frank suffers a blow to the head, he wakes up to find the jewels gone and no memory of his attacker. Now, Frank must confront his team members one by one to find the traitor — before Rex covers his tracks by having Frank murdered.

First Assistant Director

Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror · 1998

Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror

★ 4.21998

MovieHorrorThriller

Six college students take a wrong turn and find themselves lost in a strangely deserted rural town... only to discover that this deceptively quiet place hides a murderous cult of children.

Second Unit First Assistant Director

When new kid in town Ed Wallis is given an assignment to interview an older person, he turns to his mysterious neighbor, Ashby Holt for help. That new connection leads to unexpected journeys for both of them, as Ashby – who turns out to be a retired CIA assassin – deals with a terminal prognosis, and Ed deals with adjusting to life with his newly single mom and developing relationship with a brainy classmate, Eloise.

First Assistant Director

Sometimes They Come Back... Again · 1996

Sometimes They Come Back... Again

★ 4.81996

MovieHorror

Jon Porter comes home for a funeral and walks straight back into hell. The demons who butchered his sister are back, nastier than ever, and now they want his daughter, body and soul.

Second Assistant Director

A stock car racing legend is drawn back to the dirt track when his son, an aspiring driver, joins a rival racing team.

Second Unit First Assistant Director

Suki is a young woman confronting her destructive mental illness using "The Siamese Burn," an experimental machine designed to eliminate multiple personalities. The closer Suki comes to being "cured," she's haunted by a thought... what if the last unwanted identity turns out to be her?

First Assistant Director

Survive the Night · 2020

Survive the Night

★ 4.82020

MovieActionThriller

A disgraced doctor and his family are held hostage at their home by criminals on the run, when a robbery-gone-awry requires them to seek immediate medical attention.

First Assistant Director

When two friends return from a girls weekend vacation in Mexico, they find themselves stranded at the airport. Trying to get home safely, they board an airport shuttle for the short trip. But once their feet cross the threshold of the shuttle, a night that had started like any other turns terrifying, and the ride home becomes a descent into darkness.

First Assistant Director

Each Sunday Cecilia visits the same café, hoping to catch the eye of the boy she fancies.

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April Fool's Day · 2008

April Fool's Day

★ 4.22008

MovieHorror

When an April Fool's Day prank turns deadly, Desiree Cartier, her brother Blaine, and five of their friends all become the targets of a twisted kill who begins hunting them down one by one.

First Assistant Director

Personal Vendetta · 1995

Personal Vendetta

★ 3.81995

MovieAction

After suffering for years at the hands of an abusive husband, Bonnie eventually decides to protect herself by pressing charges against him. With the help of sympathetic police officer Bill Star, she decides to begin rebuilding her life by joining the LAPD.

Unit Production Manager