John Roger Spottiswoode (born 5 January 1945) is a

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director, editor and writer of

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and

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Early life

He was born in

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, Canada, and was raised in Britain. His father Raymond Spottiswoode was a British film theoretician who worked at the

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during the 1940s, directing such short films such as '' Wings of a Continent''.

Career

In the 1960s, Roger 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

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. He wanted to direct and

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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''. Spottiswoode turned to directing in the early 1980s and has since directed a number of notable films and

productions, including '' Under Fire'' (1983) and the 1997

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film ''

Tomorrow Never Dies ''Tomorrow Never Dies'' is a 1997 spy film, the eighteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode from a screenplay ...

'' starring Pierce Brosnan. Spottiswoode was a member of the writing team responsible for '' 48 Hrs.'' starring Eddie Murphy and

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. In 2000, he directed the science fiction action thriller ''

The 6th Day ''The 6th Day'' is a 2000 American science fiction action film directed by Roger Spottiswoode and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tony Goldwyn, Michael Rapaport, and Robert Duvall. In the film, a family man of the future is illegally cloned ...

'' starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Filmography

As editor * '' Straw Dogs'' (1971) * ''

Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid ''Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid'' is a 1973 American Revisionist Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah, written by Rudy Wurlitzer, and starring James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, Richard Jaeckel, Katy Jurado, Chill Wills, Barry Sullivan, Jason ...

'' (1973) * '' The Gambler'' (1974) * '' Hard Times'' (1975) As writer * '' 48 Hrs.'' (1982)

Television

TV movies * '' The Last Innocent Man'' (1987) * ''

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'' (1989) * ''

And the Band Played On ''And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic'' is a 1987 book by ''San Francisco Chronicle'' journalist Randy Shilts. The book chronicles the discovery and spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immun ...

'' (1993) * ''

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'' (1995) * '' Murder Live!'' (1997) * '' Noriega: God's Favorite'' (2000) * ''

The Matthew Shepard Story ''The Matthew Shepard Story'' is a 2002 made-for-television film directed by Roger Spottiswoode, based on the true story of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old gay youth who was murdered in 1998. The film scenario written by John Wierick and Jacob Krue ...

'' (2002) * '' Ice Bound: A Woman's Survival at the South Pole'' (2003) * '' The Beach House'' (2018)

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: ''

'' * 1995: Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series: ''

'' * 2003: Hamptons International Film Festival Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature: ''

Spinning Boris ''Spinning Boris'' is a 2003 American comedy film directed by Roger Spottiswoode and starring Jeff Goldblum, Anthony LaPaglia and Liev Schreiber. In the film, Boris Yeltsin secretly hires three American consultants during his 1996 reelection cam ...

'' * 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

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, 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 The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series is one of the annual Directors Guild of America Awards given by the Directors Guild of America. It was first awarded at the 24 ...

: ''

'' * 1994:

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special This is a list of the winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. Chronology of category names Over the years, the scope of this award has evolved and the name with which ...

: ''

'' * 1995: CableACE Award for Directing a Movie or Miniseries: ''

'' * 2008:

Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Achievement in Direction to the best work by a director of a Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Award ...

References

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