John McPherson

Nacimiento : 1941-12-30, Los Angeles, California, USA

Muerte : 2007-12-21

Historia

John McPherson was born on December 30, 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a cinematographer and director, known for The Incredible Hulk (1977), Seven Days (1998) and Amazing Stories (1985). He was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1980, and the Directors Guild of America (DGA) since 1984. He died on December 21, 2007 in Westlake Village, California.

Películas

Simon & Simon: In Trouble Again
Director
En route to delivering an expensive yacht, Rick stops off in Seattle to visit A.J., who works there as an attorney. However, their reunion is disrupted and their investigative skills called into service when the yacht is hijacked--with mom on board.
Incident at Deception Ridge
Director
When a double-crossing husband runs off with his wife's ransom money, her kidnappers come after him and the missing money. He leads them on a treacherous journey through the wilderness.
Fade to Black
Director
A professor accidentally records the murder of a neighbor on videotape and finds himself framed for the crime.
Dirty Work
Co-Producer
A bail bondsman deals drugs on the side and thinks he's struck it rich when he conceives a scheme to steal counterfeit money. When the mob comes calling for it, he tries to set up a fellow employee as the culprit.
Dirty Work
Director
A bail bondsman deals drugs on the side and thinks he's struck it rich when he conceives a scheme to steal counterfeit money. When the mob comes calling for it, he tries to set up a fellow employee as the culprit.
Garras asesinas
Director
Cuando Paul y Lindsey compraron una casa nueva, no sabían nada del anterior propietario. Y no advirtieron la enorme población felina en los alrededores del hogar
Bingo
Director of Photography
Bingo es un perro que huye del circo en busca del afecto de una familia. En el bosque se encuentra con Chuckie, un niño al que salva de ahogarse, y con quien pronto hace amistad. Pero los padres del chico no le dejan tener un perro, así que tiene que esconderlo. Al poco tiempo trasladan al padre de Chuckie al otro lado del país, por lo que Bingo tiene que quedarse, para emprender un largo viaje lleno de aventuras en busca del niño.
Alien Nation
Director of Photography
A bigoted human policeman in the L.A. of the future and his alien partner learn to live with each other's differences while attempting to solve a drug conspiracy hidden in the subculture of Los Angeles' newest immigrant population: extraterrestrials.
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
Director of Photography
The special is hosted by Tony Danza and Annie Potts celebrating 50 years of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera's partnership in animation. This is the first animated project to be broadcast in Dolby Surround sound system.
Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier
Director of Photography
Welcome to the bay... Mitch and his friends enter the sink or swim world that is BAYWATCH.
The Littlest Victims
Director of Photography
La verdadera historia del Dr. James Oleske
Fletch revive
Director of Photography
Un camaleónico periodista de investigación recibe como herencia una mansión semiderruida en Louisiana. Una vez allí, se verá envuelto en el asesinato de la atractiva abogada que gestionaba el legado.
Cortocircuito 2
Director of Photography
El robot Número Cinco, más conocido como Johnny Cinco, sale muy animado en busca de un poco de "input urbano", pero unos pandilleros, un banquero codicioso y una banda de rateros ven en su ingenuidad un billete de alta tecnología hacia una vida resuelta.
Nuestros maravillosos aliados
Director of Photography
Los empobrecidos residentes de un bloque de apartamentos amenazado de demolición por un grupo de especuladores del suelo consiguen la ayuda milagrosa que esperaban en forma de unos pequeños platillos volantes extraterrestres que necesitan la electricidad suministrada por los apartamentos para sobrevivir. En agradecimiento lucharán con ellos contra los especuladores. Una característica cinta con toda la marca del sello Amblin, productora de Spielberg.
Tiburón 4: La Venganza
Director of Photography
Ellen Brody aún vive en el pueblecito isleño de Amity, pero sus hijos Sean y Michael ya no trabajan en el Sea World y hace tiempo que su marido Martin falleció de un ataque al corazón debido a su miedo a los escualos. Sean es ahora policía del pueblo. Una noche de Navidad tiene que acudir a una llamada para desenredar un tronco de una boya y es devorado por un gran tiburón blanco. Su madre piensa que fue una venganza personal contra su familia, por lo que su hijo Michael decide llevársela con su mujer y su hija lejos de Amity.
Cuentos asombrosos
Director of Photography
A feature film edited from three episodes of Amazing Stories (1985): The Mission, Mummy Daddy and Go to the Head of the Class.
Acceptable Risks
Director of Photography
The manager of a chemical plant and a city manager rise up against their respective bosses to keep a town safe in this ecologically conscientious made-for-TV disaster film. It all begins when the owners of Citichem order the plant manager to enact dangerous cost cuts that compromise the safety of the plant. He protests, but it is to no avail and a worker dies. At the same time, the city manager tries to warn the people that a deadly disaster is imminent, but he ends up gagged by the local politicians. Meanwhile, just when the community is at its most unprepared, a melt-down occurs and the town is drenched in deadly chemicals.
Un chico como todos
Director of Photography
Terry, una joven de 18 años, está convencida de que sus profesores no la toman en serio. El periódico local ha convocado un concurso de literatura y su profesor se niega a presentar el artículo de Terry, por la única razón de ser una mujer. Harta de ser discriminada, Terry decide hacerse pasar por un chico y demostrar al mundo que el talento no tiene nada que ver con el sexo de las personas. Su amigo Buddy le ayudará a llevar a cabo su plan, pero Terry no cuenta con la posibilidad de enamorarse de uno de los chicos.
A Reason to Live
Director of Photography
When Gus Stewart's wife announces that she wants to divorce him, he starts thinking about committing suicide. His 14-year-old son Alex notices this and desperately tries to prevent him from doing so and to give his father a reason to live.
Voyager from the Unknown
Director of Photography
It is 1984. Jeffrey Jones is an 11-year-old orphan entrusted to his uncle and aunt. One evening, Phineas Bogg crashes through his bedroom window. As the young boy's dog rushes to the intruder, he bites into the book in Bogg's hand. In the ensuing panic, while trying to snatch the book from the fangs of the animal, Jeffrey swings out the window. Bogg jumps into the void to catch him and both are projected into time. Phineas Bogg is part of a group called the "Travellers". As they try to return Jeffrey to his own time, they encounter famous people from the past — while trying not to alter the path of history.
Eleanor, First Lady of the World
Director of Photography
Biography of former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who forged a new role for herself in the years after her husband's death.
Senior Trip
Director of Photography
A group of graduating students from a midwestern high school comes to New York City on a trip to celebrate the impending end of school. The students include: Roger Ellis, an ambitious teen aiming for success in big business; David, an aspiring rock star; Judy Matheson, a stagestruck coed actress wannabe; Denise, a free-spirited girl hoping to obtain a degree of sophistication; Fred, a lotharo looking for any Big City woman to be with; and Jon Lipton, a would-be artist hoping to make it big. Mickey Rooney also appears briefly as himself during the backstage scene at the play "Sugar Babies."
El Arquero de Fuego
Director of Photography
A rugged warrior is on a quest to avenge his father's brutal slaying and in search of a legendary sorcerer who can help him. Joining him on his mission is a beautiful enchantress who is also searching for the sorcerer; pursuing him is a malevolent wizard who wants him dead.
El increíble Hulk
Director of Photography
Primera adaptación del cómic "Hulk", para la pequeña pantalla protagonizada por Lou Ferrigno. Un año más tarde, repetiría papel en la serie homónima, así como varios telefims salidos a posteriori.