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John McTiernan (born January 8, 1951) is an American movie director, best known for his action films. He was born in Albany, New York and was an M.F.A. graduate of the AFI Conservatory. Most action cinema fans agree that the director's best works have been Predator, Die Hard, and The Hunt for Red October. McTiernan directed these three films back-to-back. He was once discussed as being involved in a fourth Die Hard movie, but the producers stated in early 2006 that they were pursuing a new director, who eventually was announced to be Len Wiseman.

Movies directed by McTiernan include:

• Nomads (1986)
• Predator (1987)
• Die Hard (1988)
• The Hunt for Red October (1990)
• Medicine Man (1992)
• Last Action Hero (1993)
• Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
• The 13th Warrior (1999)
• The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
• Rollerball (2002)
• Basic (2003)

Criminal proceedings and related civil lawsuit

On April 3, 2006, McTiernan was charged in federal court with lying to the FBI during an interview in the wiretapping investigation involving Anthony Pellicano. He was arraigned and pled guilty on April 17, 2006, and is the 14th person charged in this case.

McTiernan was charged with an information, rather than in grand jury indictment, which means he waived his right to an indictment and suggests he may have reached either a prior plea agreement with prosecutors or some sort of cooperating agreement.[1]

McTiernan will be sentenced on July 31, 2006, and faces a maximum of five years in federal prison. Under federal sentencing guidelines, he more likely will receive six months or less, plus three years probation and a $250,000 fine.[2]

On July 3, 2006, McTiernan's former wife, producer Donna Dubrow, filed suit against him for invasion of privacy and other claims, arising from his employment of Pellicano to wiretap her telephone illegally.[3][4][5][6]

External links

• "Filmmaker Says He Lied in FBI Probe" The Los Angeles Times, April 18, 2006.
• "Links Between Pellicano, Director Come Into Focus" The Los Angeles Times, April 5, 2006.
• "Pellicano Inquiry Expands to Snare Director of 'Predator'" The Los Angeles Times, April 4, 2006.
• "Film Director Accused of Lying to FBI in Pellicano Scandal" The LA Weekly, April 3, 2006.

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