John R. Leonetti

John R. Leonetti
Born
John Robert Leonetti

(1956-07-04) July 4, 1956
Years active1981–2013 (cinematography)
1997–present (director)
RelativesMatthew F. Leonetti (brother)

John Robert Leonetti, ASC (born July 4, 1956) is an American cinematographer[1] and film director.[2]

Career

Leonetti began his career as a teenager working for his family's motion picture equipment business that was started by his father Frank Leonetti, known for his gaffing work on films such as The Wizard of Oz and Singin' in the Rain.[3]

Filmography

Director

Film

    Year Title
    1997 Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
    2006 The Butterfly Effect 2
    2014 Annabelle
    2016 Wolves at the Door
    2017 Wish Upon
    2019 The Silence
    2022 Lullaby
    TBA At the Hop

      Television

      Year Title Episode(s)
      1999 Sons of Thunder "Underground"
      "Thunder by Your Side"
      2001 Providence "It Was a Dark and Stormy Night"
      2015 Sleepy Hollow "Pittura Infamante"

      Cinematographer

      Film

      Year Title Director Notes
      1991 Child's Play 3 Jack Bender
      1993 Hot Shots! Part Deux Jim Abrahams
      1994 The Mask Chuck Russell
      1995 Mortal Kombat Paul W. S. Anderson
      1996 Spy Hard Rick Friedberg
      1999 Detroit Rock City Adam Rifkin
      2001 Joe Dirt Dennie Gordon
      2002 The Scorpion King Chuck Russell
      2003 Honey Bille Woodruff
      2004 Raise Your Voice Sean McNamara
      2005 The Perfect Man Mark Rosman
      2006 The Woods Lucky McKee
      2007 Dead Silence James Wan
      I Know Who Killed Me Chris Sivertson
      Death Sentence James Wan
      Welcome to the Jungle Jonathan Hensleigh Also editor
      2010 Ca$h Stephen Milburn Anderson With Robert Primes
      Piranha 3D Alexandre Aja
      Super Hybrid Eric Valette
      Insidious James Wan With David M. Brewer
      2011 Soul Surfer Sean McNamara
      2013 The Conjuring James Wan
      Insidious: Chapter 2

      Ref.:[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44]

      References

      1. ^ Leydon, Joe (27 July 2007). "Variety Reviews - I Know Who Killed Me". Variety. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
      2. ^ Grant, Edmond (August 1998). The Motion Picture Guide, 1998 Annual: The Films of 1997. CineBooks. p. 288. ISBN 978-0-933997-41-7. Retrieved 6 March 2011. The look of the film is quite spectacular, though, for a relatively low-budget martial-arts fantasy; perhaps this is because John R. Leonetti, cinematographer of the first KOMBAT, here assumed the task of director.
      3. ^ Armstrong, Stephen (2013). John Frankenheimer: Interviews, Essays, and Profiles. Plymouth, United Kingdom: Scarecrow Press. p. 247. ISBN 9780810890572.
      4. ^ "Mortal Kombat: Annihilation". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
      5. ^ Buchanan, Jason. "The Butterfly Effect 2". AllMovie. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012.
      6. ^ "Annabelle". American Film Institute. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
      7. ^ Caranicas, Peter (14 May 2015). "Bookings and Signings: WPA, Mirisch, Dattner Dispoto, Innovative Artists and APA Keep Busy". Variety. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
      8. ^ Scheck, Frank (13 July 2017). "'Wish Upon': Film Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
      9. ^ Lee, Benjamin (13 July 2017). "'Wish Upon': Film Review". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
      10. ^ "The Silence". Filmportal.de. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
      11. ^ "Child's Play 3". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
      12. ^ "Hot Shots! Part Deux". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
      13. ^ "The Mask". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
      14. ^ "Mortal Kombat". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
      15. ^ "Spy Hard". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
      16. ^ "Detroit Rock City". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
      17. ^ "Joe Dirt". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
      18. ^ "The Scorpion King". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
      19. ^ "Honey". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
      20. ^ "Raise Your Voice". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
      21. ^ "The Perfect Man". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
      22. ^ "The Woods (2004)". British Film Institute. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
      23. ^ Stevens, Caitlin (August 4, 2011). "Fantastic Fest Alums: Catching Up With The Class of 2006". Fantastic Fest. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
      24. ^ Murray, Steve (September 8, 2006). "A Super-size Hollywood Mystery". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. E2 – via Newspapers.com.
      25. ^ "Dead Silence". American Film Institute. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
      26. ^ "I Know Who Killed Me". American Film Institute. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
      27. ^ "Death Sentence". American Film Institute. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
      28. ^ Buchanan, Jason. "Welcome to the Jungle". AllMovie. Archived from the original on August 26, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
      29. ^ Buchanan, Jason. "John R. Leonetti". AllMovie. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
      30. ^ Buchanan, Jason. "Welcome to the Jungle". AllMovie. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
      31. ^ "Cash". AllMovie. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
      32. ^ "Piranha 3D". American Film Institute. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
      33. ^ "Insidious". American Film Institute. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
      34. ^ "Soul Surfer". American Film Institute. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
      35. ^ "The Conjuring". American Film Institute. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
      36. ^ "Insidious: Chapter 2". American Film Institute. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
      37. ^ "Songwriter". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
      38. ^ "Fast Forward". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
      39. ^ "Weird Science". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
      40. ^ "Commando". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
      41. ^ "Jagged Edge". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
      42. ^ "Jumpin' Jack Flash". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
      43. ^ "The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
      44. ^ "Another 48 Hrs". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2018.