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John Daly is a Director, Scriptwriter and Producer British born on 16 july 1937 at England (United-kingdom)

John Daly

John Daly
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 16 july 1937 at England (United-kingdom)
Death 31 october 2008 (at 71 years)

John Daly (16 July 1937 – 31 October 2008) was a British film producer.

Biography

Ses débuts
John Daly naît en 1937 dans le South East London, un quartier de Londres durement touché par les bombardements durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. En 1967, il forme avec l'acteur David Hemmings la société de production Hemdale Film Corporation qui s'intéresse au show business. Dans les années 1970, Hemdale produit de nombreux artistes et groupes britanniques célèbres parmi lesquels Yes et Black Sabbath. La compagnie acquiert également les droits mondiaux pour la comédie musicale Oliver ! et produit Grease avec Richard Gere. Hemdale acquiert également une part importante dans une compagnie de télévision et obtient même ses propres studios de cinéma.


Sa carrière cinématographique
Hemdale commence alors à produire, financer et distribuer ses propres longs-métrages et devient la plus grande compagnie de production indépendante britannique avec des films tels que Melody, Tommy (1975), The Triple Echo (1972) et Images (1972) de Robert Altman.

Hemdale lance la carrière d'acteurs tels que Keanu Reeves, Denzel Washington et Julia Roberts. Elle offre également leur première chance à des réalisateurs qui deviendront célèbres comme James Cameron (Terminator), Oliver Stone (Salvador, Platoon), Bernardo Bertolucci (Le Dernier Empereur), Mick Jackson (Bodyguard), Martin Campbell (GoldenEye, Le Masque de Zorro), Michael Apted (Nashville Lady), Robert Altman (Images), John Schlesinger (Le Jeu du faucon), sans oublier des réalisateurs moins célèbres tels que Ken Loach (Secret défense), Harold Becker (The Boost), Gillian Armstrong (High Tide), Tim Hunter (River's Edge) et James Foley (Comme un chien enragé).

Finalement, on doit à Hemdale une centaine de films pour une recette cumulée de plus de 1,5 milliard de dollars.

En 1974, le promoteur de boxe Don King qui cherchait à promouvoir le combat poids lourds entre Mohamed Ali et George Foreman prend contact avec Daly qui, avec la collaboration de Video Techniques Inc. (dont King était le directeur), devient le copromoteur du combat.

Avec ses compagnies, Daly aura totalisé 21 nominations aux Oscars et aura remporté 13 Oscars, dont deux Oscars du meilleur film consécutifs pour Platoon (1986) et Le Dernier Empereur (1987).

Nombre de ses films ont également été récompensés aux Golden Globe Awards, au Festival de Cannes, à la Berlinale, aux Independant Spirit Awards et bien d'autres manifestations.

Il avait quatre enfants : Jenny, Michael, Julian et Timothy.

Best films

Platoon (1987)
(Executive Producer)
The Terminator (1984)
(Executive Producer)
The Last Emperor (1987)
(Producer)

Usually with

Paul Baxley
Paul Baxley
(1 films)
Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
(2 films)
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of John Daly (42 films)

Display filmography as list

Director

The Aryan Couple, 2h
Directed by John Daly
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Martin Landau, Judy Parfitt, Kenny Doughty, Caroline Carver, Danny Webb, Christopher Fulford
Rating63% 3.1964753.1964753.1964753.1964753.196475
Joseph Krauzenberg (Martin Landau) is a very wealthy Hungarian Jewish industrial tycoon whose fortune is mirrored in the great palaces he owns. However, by 1944 his important businesses are needed by the Nazis and Hitler's 'Final Solution' is sweeping through Europe.

Scriptwriter

The Aryan Couple, 2h
Directed by John Daly
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Martin Landau, Judy Parfitt, Kenny Doughty, Caroline Carver, Danny Webb, Christopher Fulford
Roles Writer
Rating63% 3.1964753.1964753.1964753.1964753.196475
Joseph Krauzenberg (Martin Landau) is a very wealthy Hungarian Jewish industrial tycoon whose fortune is mirrored in the great palaces he owns. However, by 1944 his important businesses are needed by the Nazis and Hitler's 'Final Solution' is sweeping through Europe.
Sunburn
Sunburn (1979)
, 1h41
Directed by Richard C. Sarafian, Paul Baxley
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Actors Farrah Fawcett, Charles Grodin, Art Carney, Joan Collins, William Daniels, John Hillerman
Rating50% 2.511052.511052.511052.511052.51105
A private eye named Dekker goes to Acapulco to investigate a murder and hires the beautiful Ellie Morgan to pretend to be his wife.

Producer

The Heavy
The Heavy (2010)
, 1h42
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure
Actors Vinnie Jones, Christopher Lee, Stephen Rea, Shannyn Sossamon, Sadie Frost, Lee Ryan
Roles Executive producer
Rating49% 2.454772.454772.454772.454772.45477
The film is about rivalry and betrayal between two brothers. One is a candidate for Prime Minister and the other is a henchman for a businessman. When one is given the opportunity to take revenge against the other, he must come to terms with the truth and face a world where trust doesn't exist and loyalty is rare.
An American Affair, 1h33
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Political films
Actors Gretchen Mol, James Rebhorn, Noah Wyle, Perrey Reeves, Mark Pellegrino, Cameron Bright
Roles Executive Producer
Rating61% 3.0505753.0505753.0505753.0505753.050575
Set in 1963, in the swirl of glamor and intrigue that turned President John F. Kennedy's Washington into Camelot, a young teenager, Adam Stafford (Cameron Bright) has an inside view of JFK’s torrid affair with his neighbor Catherine (Gretchen Mol) and secret CIA assassination plans.
Played
Played (2006)
, 1h27
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Gabriel Byrne, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Patrick Bergin, Patsy Kensit, Roy Dotrice
Roles Executive producer
Rating43% 2.157812.157812.157812.157812.15781
The story opens in Los Angeles with Dillon (Val Kilmer) who receives a phone call from Ray Burns (Mick Rossi) who has just been shot and desperately needs help. Dillon is a cleaner for a gangster named Eddie (Gabriel Byrne) and has been sent to assist Ray should he require it. After a colorful opening title sequence which follows Dillon's drive to the house, he finds Ray almost bleeding to death on a sofa. Removing all of the evidence, Dillon leaves carrying Ray to his car but not before he torches the house, destroying any evidence of Ray's presence. As Dillon and Ray drive away, Dillon struggles to keep Ray conscious and relates to him a story of a humorous encounter with a Mexican auto mechanic, which coins one of the catchphrases of the film: "I'm not gonna taco".
Casper Meets Wendy, 1h30
Directed by Sean McNamara
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about children, Films about magic and magicians, Ghost films, Witches in film, Comedy horror films, Children's films, Films about child abuse
Actors Hilary Duff, Cathy Moriarty, Shelley Duvall, Teri Garr, Ben Stein, Richard Moll
Roles Producer
Rating54% 2.7161952.7161952.7161952.7161952.716195
The film opens with the tail end of a Friday night baseball game. With the bases loaded, the home team wins by a narrow margin as the batter hits the ball out of the park. Both the celebration of the home team and fans and the dread of losing for the visiting team are cut short as a mysterious spaceship floats over the park, thus snatching the attention of everybody there: the players, the fans, the hot dog and popcorn vendors, and the announcer. After the ship performs a tune, it dissipates into three floating balls of light. One of them forms into a ghost who initially appears as an alien, but thereafter, is revealed to be Fatso (voiced by Jess Harnell), a member of The Ghostly Trio, who releases gas which hits the scoreboard, causing it to explode, also sparking terror. The other two ghosts of the trio, Stinky (voiced by Bill Farmer), and Stretch (voiced by Jim Ward), join in, causing panic in the park, as everybody got frightened. Casper (voiced by Jeremy Foley), a shy, friendly ghost (whom all three ghosts are uncles to), arrives, attempting to settle the frightened crowd, but the people are just as scared, saying that Casper's a ghost and ran away. The park is eventually empty, as Casper's uncles plan a vacation.
Chattahoochee, 1h37
Directed by Mick Jackson
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Gary Oldman, Dennis Hopper, Frances McDormand, Pamela Reed, Ned Beatty, M. Emmet Walsh
Roles Executive Producer
Rating62% 3.145483.145483.145483.145483.14548
Emmett Foley (Oldman) is an American hero of the Korean War who attempts to commit suicide, first by provoking local police and then by shooting himself in the chest. After his recovery, he is sent to the Florida State Hospital, an institution in Chattahoochee, Florida, where he fights against doctors and staff who are terrorizing and torturing their patients. His efforts eventually led to sweeping reforms in the Florida mental health system.
Bright Angel, 1h33
Directed by Michael Fields
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Transport films, Road movies
Actors Dermot Mulroney, Lili Taylor, Sam Shepard, Will Patton, Valerie Perrine, Burt Young
Roles Executive Producer
Rating54% 2.7056552.7056552.7056552.7056552.705655
George (Mulroney) is s a Montana teen whose sanity is deteriorating due to his parent's marital woes. He links up with Lucy (Taylor), a runaway headed for Wyoming with a dark background, who is trying to get her brother out of jail. George tries to help her, but finds himself crossing paths with people even more emotionally disturbed than his mother and father.
Don't Tell Her It's Me, 1h41
Directed by Malcolm Mowbray
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Steve Guttenberg, Jami Gertz, Shelley Long, Kyle MacLachlan, Mädchen Amick, Beth Grant
Roles Executive Producer
Rating57% 2.8504352.8504352.8504352.8504352.850435
Gus Kubicek (played by Guttenberg) is a depressed and overweight cartoonist who recently won a battle against Hodgkin’s disease. His caring sister Lizzie Potts (Long), a nosy romance novelist, responds to his sadness by trying to set him up with a suitable woman. Yet to do so she must make him seem more dynamic and attractive. When Gus falls in love with Emily (Gertz), he adopts the persona of Lobo Marunga, a leather-clad biker from New Zealand.
Hidden Agenda, 1h48
Directed by Ken Loach
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films about religion, Films about terrorism, Political films, Conflit nord-irlandais
Actors Frances McDormand, Brian Cox, Brad Dourif, Maurice Roëves, Bernard Archard, Mai Zetterling
Roles Executive Producer
Rating68% 3.4491353.4491353.4491353.4491353.449135
The film unfolds with an Orange walk on The Twelfth, and a tape being handed to an American human rights activist, which becomes his death warrant. It begins with a quote from Margaret Thatcher insisting that Northern Ireland is part of Britain. It ends with one from a former British intelligence agent, stating, "There are two laws running this country: one for the security forces and the other for the rest of us."
Out Cold
Out Cold (1989)
, 1h31
Directed by Malcolm Mowbray
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy
Actors Teri Garr, Bruce McGill, Randy Quaid, John Lithgow, Lisa Blount, Alan Blumenfeld
Roles Executive Producer
Rating55% 2.7574652.7574652.7574652.7574652.757465
Criminal Law, 1h57
Directed by Martin Campbell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon, Tess Harper, Joe Don Baker, Karen Young, Sean McCann
Roles Executive Producer
Rating55% 2.799962.799962.799962.799962.79996
Attorney Ben Chase successfully defends Martin Thiel, a wealthy, young playboy, getting him acquitted of a series of brutal murders — only to find out later that Thiel is indeed a serial killer. Since Thiel cannot be tried again for his crimes, Chase tries to get him to incriminate himself before he can kill again.
Blood Red
Blood Red (1989)
, 1h31
Directed by Peter Masterson
Genres Drama, Western
Actors Eric Roberts, Giancarlo Giannini, Dennis Hopper, Burt Young, Lara Harris, Susan Anspach
Roles Executive Producer
Rating40% 2.017982.017982.017982.017982.01798
Set in the 1890s, the story centers around the life of a Sicilian family, the Collogeros, living in California and working in the winemaking business, and their confrontation with a powerful railroad and land baron named William Bradford Berrigan (Hopper), who is after their lands and the ones that belong to the other families in the area. Berrigan's plan is to get control of the properties in order to build a new railroad. When the conflict escalates, he murders the patriarch of the family, Sebastian Collogero (Giannini), and in response, his son Marco (Roberts) claims for justice. With the help of his family and others, Marco starts an open guerrilla war against Berrigan.
Shag
Shag (1989)
, 1h38
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Phoebe Cates, Bridget Fonda, Annabeth Gish, Page Hannah, Robert Rusler, Scott Coffey
Roles Executive Producer
Rating63% 3.1984653.1984653.1984653.1984653.198465
The film is a lighthearted story of four teenage girlfriends of various temperaments who escape from their parents for a few days in 1963 for an adventure in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina where the big spring festival promises a dance contest, beer blasts and lots of cute boys. Carson (Phoebe Cates) is engaged to a rich but square young man, Melaina (Bridget Fonda) fancies herself as a Hollywood sexpot, Luanne (Page Hannah) wears glasses and is a prim and proper senator's daughter, and Pudge (Annabeth Gish) has recently lost weight but has always been called "Pudge" and suffers from low self-esteem.