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Jonathan Hensleigh is a Director, Scriptwriter and Executive producer American born on 13 february 1959

Jonathan Hensleigh

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Birth name Jonathan Blair Hensleigh
Nationality USA
Birth 13 february 1959 (65 years)

Jonathan Blair Hensleigh (born February 1959) is an American screenwriter and film director, working primarily in the action/adventure genre of films.

Biography

Après avoir finalisé le script d'Une journée en enfer, Hensleigh fut longuement interrogé par le FBI, inquiet des précisions présentes dans le scénario concernant la vulnérabilité de la réserve fédérale d'or, la proximité du métro ou l'utilisation de l'aqueduc par les camions, toutes bien trop véridiques à leur goût.

Best films

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
(Original Film Writer)
Armageddon (1998)
(Auteur)
Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
(Scriptwriter)
The Rock (1996)
(Scriptwriter)
Jumanji (1995)
(Scriptwriter)
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
(Executive Producer)

Usually with

Michael Bay
Michael Bay
(2 films)
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage
(4 films)
Will Patton
Will Patton
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Jonathan Hensleigh (14 films)

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Director

Kill the Irishman, 1h46
Directed by Jonathan Hensleigh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Mob film, Action, Crime
Themes Films about immigration, Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Ray Stevenson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Cody Christian, Val Kilmer, Christopher Walken, Linda Cardellini
Rating69% 3.4981453.4981453.4981453.4981453.498145
In 1960, Danny Greene is a union worker at the Cleveland docks. Despite union rules, the workers are exploited by their boss, Jerry. As a result of gambling, Art owes a large amount of money to John Nardi. He asks Greene for help, so Greene visits Nardi and makes him an offer to deal with the debt. Nardi accepts the deal. Jerry warns Greene not to oppose him in the union's upcoming election, and demands half of what Greene has earned from his deal with Nardi. After failing to kill Greene, Jerry loses the union's election. As the new president, Greene improves the working conditions at the docks. He also marries his girlfriend Joan.
Welcome to the Jungle, 1h19
Directed by Jonathan Hensleigh
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Actors Veronica Sywak, Dwayne Johnson
Rating44% 2.2076352.2076352.2076352.2076352.207635
The plot of Welcome to the Jungle concerns two young couples who go to Southwest New Guinea from Fiji in order to find Michael Rockefeller, the son of New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller who disappeared back in 1961, and sell an interview with him to the tabloids for $1,000,000. After a close encounter with armed criminals and psychopathic border guards, and after finding evidence that suggests that Michael Rockefeller may still be alive, the group finally makes it to the jungle where Rockefeller was last seen. The group ventures deep into the jungle where they find two Christian missionaries and a middle-aged Australian man who warns the group not to disturb the tribes in the area or else they will be killed. However tensions rise between the two couples which ultimately attracts the attention of local bloodthirsty cannibalistic tribes who then stalk one of the young couples while they are on a makeshift boat in the river and then attack them when they made their way to shore.
The Punisher, 2h4
Directed by Jonathan Hensleigh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Punisher films, Superhero films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Gangster films
Actors Thomas Jane, John Travolta, Will Patton, Roy Scheider, Laura Harring, Ben Foster
Rating63% 3.199563.199563.199563.199563.19956
When Bobby Saint (James Carpinello) and Mickey Duka (Eddie Jemison) meet with European arms dealer Otto Krieg at the Tampa, Florida seaport, the FBI intervenes and Saint is killed while Duka is jailed. "Krieg", supposedly killed in the shootout, is actually undercover FBI agent and former U.S. Army Delta Force operator Frank Castle (Thomas Jane). Shortly thereafter, he retires from the FBI and attends a family reunion at his father's (Roy Scheider) oceanside home in Aguadilla Bay, Puerto Rico. Tampa crime boss Howard Saint (John Travolta) is enraged by the death of his son, and with right-hand man Quentin Glass (Will Patton) bribes the FBI for confidential information about "Krieg". Saint orders Castle murdered, and Saint's wife, Livia (Laura Harring), demands Castle's entire family be killed as well to "settle the score.

Scriptwriter

Gemini Man
Gemini Man (2019)
, 1h57
Directed by Ang Lee
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Actors Will Smith, Clive Owen, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Benedict Wong, Linda Emond, Douglas Hodge
Rating57% 2.8617452.8617452.8617452.8617452.861745
Ancien militaire, Henry Brogen est un tueur à gages avec une solide réputation de sniper. Il travaille pour une mystérieuse agence gouvernementale, la DIA. Après un contrat à Liège en Belgique, il décide de prendre sa retraite dans l'État de Géorgie. Il découvre par ailleurs que la cible de ce dernier contrat n'était pas celle qu'il pensait. Les employeurs de Henry veulent le faire disparaitre. Clay Varris, directeur de GEMINI, envoie alors à ses trousses le seul homme capable de tuer Henry : son clone, plus jeune de trente ans et élevé par Clay lui-même.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, 1h59
Directed by Jake Kasdan
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about computing, Jeu, Films about magic and magicians, Films about video games
Actors Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas, Rhys Darby
Roles Original Film Writer
Rating68% 3.4485053.4485053.4485053.4485053.448505
En 1996, un père trouve une boîte d'un jeu de société : Jumanji sur une plage (voir le film de 1995) et la ramène à son fils. Comme l'adolescent délaisse le jeu au profit de sa console, Jumanji se transforme en une console de jeu vidéo. Le jeune homme lance une partie et disparaît.
Kill the Irishman, 1h46
Directed by Jonathan Hensleigh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Mob film, Action, Crime
Themes Films about immigration, Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Ray Stevenson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Cody Christian, Val Kilmer, Christopher Walken, Linda Cardellini
Rating69% 3.4981453.4981453.4981453.4981453.498145
In 1960, Danny Greene is a union worker at the Cleveland docks. Despite union rules, the workers are exploited by their boss, Jerry. As a result of gambling, Art owes a large amount of money to John Nardi. He asks Greene for help, so Greene visits Nardi and makes him an offer to deal with the debt. Nardi accepts the deal. Jerry warns Greene not to oppose him in the union's upcoming election, and demands half of what Greene has earned from his deal with Nardi. After failing to kill Greene, Jerry loses the union's election. As the new president, Greene improves the working conditions at the docks. He also marries his girlfriend Joan.
Next
Next (2007)
, 1h36
Directed by Lee Tamahori
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Action
Themes Films based on science fiction novels, Films based on works by Philip K. Dick, Arme nucléaire
Actors Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel, Thomas Kretschmann, Tory Kittles, Peter Falk
Rating61% 3.0989653.0989653.0989653.0989653.098965
Cris Johnson (Nicolas Cage) can see into his future. He can only see two minutes ahead, with the exception of a vision he once had of a woman walking into a diner. Knowing no details other than the time, he goes to the diner twice each day at 8:09 to await her arrival. He works as a small-time magician in Las Vegas, where he supplements his income with gambling, using his powers to win against the house.
Welcome to the Jungle, 1h19
Directed by Jonathan Hensleigh
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Actors Veronica Sywak, Dwayne Johnson
Roles Writer
Rating44% 2.2076352.2076352.2076352.2076352.207635
The plot of Welcome to the Jungle concerns two young couples who go to Southwest New Guinea from Fiji in order to find Michael Rockefeller, the son of New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller who disappeared back in 1961, and sell an interview with him to the tabloids for $1,000,000. After a close encounter with armed criminals and psychopathic border guards, and after finding evidence that suggests that Michael Rockefeller may still be alive, the group finally makes it to the jungle where Rockefeller was last seen. The group ventures deep into the jungle where they find two Christian missionaries and a middle-aged Australian man who warns the group not to disturb the tribes in the area or else they will be killed. However tensions rise between the two couples which ultimately attracts the attention of local bloodthirsty cannibalistic tribes who then stalk one of the young couples while they are on a makeshift boat in the river and then attack them when they made their way to shore.
The Punisher, 2h4
Directed by Jonathan Hensleigh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Punisher films, Superhero films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Gangster films
Actors Thomas Jane, John Travolta, Will Patton, Roy Scheider, Laura Harring, Ben Foster
Roles Writer
Rating63% 3.199563.199563.199563.199563.19956
When Bobby Saint (James Carpinello) and Mickey Duka (Eddie Jemison) meet with European arms dealer Otto Krieg at the Tampa, Florida seaport, the FBI intervenes and Saint is killed while Duka is jailed. "Krieg", supposedly killed in the shootout, is actually undercover FBI agent and former U.S. Army Delta Force operator Frank Castle (Thomas Jane). Shortly thereafter, he retires from the FBI and attends a family reunion at his father's (Roy Scheider) oceanside home in Aguadilla Bay, Puerto Rico. Tampa crime boss Howard Saint (John Travolta) is enraged by the death of his son, and with right-hand man Quentin Glass (Will Patton) bribes the FBI for confidential information about "Krieg". Saint orders Castle murdered, and Saint's wife, Livia (Laura Harring), demands Castle's entire family be killed as well to "settle the score.
Armageddon
Armageddon (1998)
, 2h25
Directed by Michael Bay
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, La fin du monde, Films about religion, Dans l'espace, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Impact events in fiction, Space opera, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Ben Affleck, Will Patton, Keith David
Roles Auteur
Rating67% 3.3511253.3511253.3511253.3511253.351125
A massive meteor shower destroys the orbiting Space Shuttle Atlantis and bombards a swath of land from America's East Coast from South Carolina through Finland. NASA discovers that a rogue asteroid the size of Texas passed through the asteroid belt and pushed forward a large amount of space debris. The asteroid will collide with Earth in 18 days, causing an extinction event that will even wipe out bacteria. NASA scientists, led by Dan Truman, plan to trigger a nuclear detonation 800 feet (240 m) inside the asteroid to split it in two, driving the pieces apart so both will fly past the Earth. NASA contacts Harry Stamper, considered the best deep-sea oil driller in the world, for assistance. Harry travels to NASA with his daughter Grace, to keep her away from her new boyfriend and one of Harry's drillers, A. J. Frost. Harry explains he will need his team, including A. J., to carry out the mission. They agree to help, but only after their list of unusual rewards and demands are met.
The Saint
The Saint (1997)
, 1h56
Directed by Phillip Noyce
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Spy, Romance
Themes Spy films
Actors Val Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue, Rade Šerbedžija, Alun Armstrong, Henry Goodman, Michael Byrne
Roles Story
Rating61% 3.0992653.0992653.0992653.0992653.099265
At the Saint Ignatius Orphanage, a rebellious boy named John Rossi refers to himself as "Simon Templar" and leads a group of fellow orphans as they attempt to run away to escape their harsh treatment. When Simon is caught by the head priest, he witnesses the tragic death of a girl he had taken a liking to when she accidentally falls from a balcony.
The Rock
The Rock (1996)
, 2h16
Directed by Michael Bay
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Prison films, Films about terrorism, Political films, Buddy films, Se déroulant à Alcatraz
Actors Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, Michael Biehn, William Forsythe, John Spencer
Rating73% 3.6982953.6982953.6982953.6982953.698295
A group of rogue U.S. Force Recon Marines, led by disenchanted Brigadier General Frank Hummel and his adjutant Major Tom Baxter, seize a stockpile of deadly VX gas–armed M55 rockets. The next day, Hummel and his men seize control of Alcatraz Island and take several tourists hostage. Hummel threatens to launch the rockets against San Francisco unless the government pays $100 million from a military slush fund, which he will distribute to his men and the families of Recon Marines who died on clandestine missions under his command and whose deaths were not compensated.
Jumanji
Jumanji (1995)
, 1h44
Directed by Joe Johnston
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes L'adolescence, Films about animals, Films about education, Films about children, Pregnancy films, Jeu, Films about magic and magicians, Christmas films, Time travel films, Mise en scène d'un éléphant, Films about insects, Films about lions, Films about birds, Films about apes, L'enfance marginalisée, Comedy horror films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Reptile, Films about school violence, Mise en scène d'une plante
Actors Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst, Bradley Pierce, David Alan Grier, Bonnie Hunt, Jonathan Hyde
Rating71% 3.5518353.5518353.5518353.5518353.551835
In 1869, two brothers bury a mysterious chest from which the sound of drumbeats can be heard. A century later, 12-year-old Alan Parrish escapes from a group of bullies to a shoe factory owned by his father, Samuel Parrish. When Alan accidentally damages a machine, Carl Bentley, an employee at the factory and Alan's friend, is blamed and dismissed. The bullies attack Alan and steal his bicycle. Alan follows the sound of tribal drumbeats to a construction site, where he finds a chest containing a board game called Jumanji, and takes the game home.
Die Hard: With a Vengeance, 2h8
Directed by John McTiernan
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes L'action se déroule en une journée, Films about terrorism, Buddy films, Heist films, Children's films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons, Samuel L. Jackson, Larry Bryggman, Graham Greene, Colleen Camp
Rating75% 3.797853.797853.797853.797853.79785
In New York City, the Bonwit Teller department store is destroyed by a bomb during the morning commute. The New York City Police Department receive a call from a man calling himself "Simon", ordering them that suspended police officer Lt. John McClane be dropped in Harlem wearing a sandwich board that says "I hate niggers" and threatening to detonate another bomb if they don't comply. They collect McClane and follow Simon's instructions; McClane is saved from a potential attack by a group of young men by Zeus Carver, a nearby shop owner. McClane and Carver escape and return to headquarters, where Simon calls again and threatens to detonate more bombs if McClane and Carver do not follow his instructions.
A Far Off Place, 1h40
Directed by Mikael Salomon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Reese Witherspoon, Ethan Embry, Jack Thompson, Maximilian Schell, Patricia Kalember, Robert John Burke
Roles Ecrivain
Rating64% 3.2472053.2472053.2472053.2472053.247205
The witty Nonnie and the stuck-up city-boy Harry are the only ones among the gamekeeper's family to survive a massacre by a gang of poachers on a lonesome farm in the savanna. Now the ruthless murderers are after them as the only witnesses. Without a means of transportation, the only way to escape is to walk through 1,250 miles (2,000 km) of Kalahari desert with the help of the African bushman Xhabbo. On the months-long journey ahead they not only become good friends against their differences, but also realize that every one of them has strength and skills that are required to survive.