Roger Spottiswoode
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John Roger Spottiswoode[1] (born 5 January 1945) is a Canadian-British director, editor and writer of film and television.
Early life
He was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and was raised in Britain.[2] His father Raymond Spottiswoode was a British film theoretician[3] who worked at the National Film Board of Canada during the 1940s, directing short films such as Wings of a Continent.
Career
In the 1960s, Spottiswoode entered the British film industry as a trainee editor where he apprenticed under editor John Bloom. In the early 1970s Spottiswoode edited several films for Sam Peckinpah.[4]
He wanted to direct and Walter Hill advised him the best way in was to write a script. Hill and Spottiswoode collaborated on the scripts for 48 Hours and the never-made The Last Gun.[5]
Spottiswoode turned to directing in the early 1980s and has since directed a number of notable films and television productions, including Under Fire (1983)[6] and the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies starring Pierce Brosnan.[7] Spottiswoode was a member of the writing team responsible for 48 Hrs. starring Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte.[8] In 2000, he directed the science fiction action thriller The 6th Day starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.[9]
Filmography
Film
| Film credits as director | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Notes | Refs |
| 1980 | Terror Train | [10] | |
| 1981 | The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper | Replaced director Buzz Kulik[11] | |
| 1983 | Under Fire | ||
| 1986 | The Best of Times | [12] | |
| 1988 | Shoot to Kill | [13] | |
| 1989 | Turner & Hooch | ||
| 1990 | Air America | [14] | |
| 1992 | Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot | [15] | |
| 1994 | Mesmer | [16] | |
| 1997 | Tomorrow Never Dies | ||
| 2000 | The 6th Day | ||
| 2003 | Spinning Boris | [17] | |
| 2005 | Ripley Under Ground | ||
| 2007 | Shake Hands with the Devil | [18] | |
| 2008 | The Children of Huang Shi | [19] | |
| 2012 | Beyond Right and Wrong | Documentary film Co-directed with Lekha Singh |
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| 2014 | The Journey Home | Co-directed with Brando Quilici | |
| 2016 | A Street Cat Named Bob | ||
| 2021 | Either Side of Midnight | ||
| Film credits as editor | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1971 | Straw Dogs | |
| 1973 | Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid | |
| 1974 | The Gambler | |
| 1975 | Hard Times | |
| Film credits as writer | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1982 | 48 Hrs. | |
Television
| Television episode credits as director | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1982 | The Renegades | Episode "Pilot" |
| Television movie credits as director | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1987 | The Last Innocent Man | |
| 1989 | Third Degree Burn | |
| 1993 | And the Band Played On | |
| 1995 | Hiroshima | |
| 1997 | Murder Live! | |
| 2000 | Noriega: God's Favorite | |
| 2002 | The Matthew Shepard Story | |
| 2003 | Ice Bound: A Woman's Survival at the South Pole | |
| 2018 | The Beach House | |
Awards and nominations
Won
- 1982: Festival du Film Policier de Cognac Special Jury Prize: The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper
- 1993: Montreal World Film Festival Special Grand Jury Prize: And the Band Played On[20]
- 1995: Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series: Hiroshima
- 2003: Hamptons International Film Festival Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature: Spinning Boris[21]
- 2007: Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival Audience Award: Shake Hands with the Devil
- 2007: Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film: Shake Hands with the Devil
- 2008: Beverly Hills Film Festival Jury Award: Shake Hands with the Devil
Nominated
- 1983: Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture: 48 Hrs. – with Walter Hill, Larry Gross, Steven E. de Souza
- 1988: CableACE Award for Directing a Movie or Miniseries: The Last Innocent Man
- 1988: NAACP Image Award for Best Motion Picture: Shoot to Kill
- 1994: Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film: And the Band Played On
- 1994: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special: And the Band Played On
- 1995: CableACE Award for Directing a Movie or Miniseries: And the Band Played On
- 2008: Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction[22]
References
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- ↑ "Making the movies Hollywood doesn't want" by Johanna Schneller at www.theglobeandmail.com
- ↑ "Criticism: The 1930s: theory and debate" by Geoff Brown at screenonline.org
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- ↑ "Screen: 'Under Fire'" by Vincent Canby at www.nytimes.com
- ↑ Tomorrow Never Dies Review by Todd McCarthy at variety.com
- ↑ "Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy in '48 HOURS'" by Janet Maslin at www.nytimes.com
- ↑ The 6th Day Review by Todd McCarthy at variety.com
- ↑ "Spottiswoode's 'Terror Train'" by John Corry (original context from October 3, 1980, Section C, Page 10) at www.nytimes.com
- ↑ The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper Review − "Begun by director John Frankenheimer, continued by director Buzz Kulik and finally finished by Spottiswoode" at variety.com
- ↑ "Film: 'Best of Times,' Football Story" by Walter Goodman (original context from January 31, 1986, Section C, Page 20) at www.nytimes.com
- ↑ Shoot to Kill review at variety.com
- ↑ Air America review at variety.com
- ↑ Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot review at variety.com
- ↑ Mesmer review by Leonard Klady at variety.com
- ↑ Spinning Boris review by David Rooney at variety.com
- ↑ Shake Hands With the Devil Review at www.hollywoodreporter.com
- ↑ "Spottiswoode’s Nanjing drama surfaces" by Etan Vlessing at playbackonline.ca
- ↑ "‘Trahir’ tops Montreal" by Brendan Kelly at variety.com
- ↑ "Fest’s big ‘Screen’" by David Rooney at variety.com
- ↑ 2008 Genie Nominees at www.thestar.com
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