John Robert Leonetti, (born July 4, 1956) is an American

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and

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, pr ...

. He is known for his collaborative work with director

James Wan James Wan (born 26 February 1977) is an Australian director, producer, screenwriter and comic book writer. He has primarily worked in the horror genre as the co-creator of the '' Saw'' and ''Insidious'' franchises and the creator of The Conjur ...

, with whom he has acted as cinematographer on five films. He is the younger brother of cinematographer Matthew F. Leonetti, who was the cinematographer for John's first feature-length film as director, '' Mortal Kombat: Annihilation''.

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

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work on films such as '' The Wizard of Oz'' and ''

Singin' in the Rain ''Singin' in the Rain'' is a 1952 American musical romantic comedy film directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds and featuring Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell and Cyd C ...

''. Leonetti was a cinematographer on feature films such as ''

Child's Play 3 ''Child's Play 3'' is a 1991 American slasher film and the third installment in the '' Child's Play'' film series. The film is written by Don Mancini and directed by Jack Bender. Brad Dourif once again reprised his role as Chucky from the previo ...

'', ''The Mask'', and ''Mortal Kombat''. He began his filmmaking career with '' Mortal Kombat: Annihilation'', and has gone on to direct ''

The Butterfly Effect 2 ''The Butterfly Effect 2'' is a 2006 American science fiction psychological thriller film directed by John R. Leonetti and starring Eric Lively, Erica Durance, Dustin Milligan and Gina Holden. The film is largely unrelated to the 2004 film '' ...

'', ''Annabelle'', and '' Wish Upon''.

Filmography

Feature films

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leonetti, John R 1956 births Living people American cinematographers Film directors from California Horror film directors