---
name: "John Thomas"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-thomas-1094"
fi1m_id: "john-thomas-1094"
imdb_id: "nm0859049"
tmdb_id: 1094
wikidata_id: "Q3182596"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "1 January 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 62
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-09-20T10:24:53.566426+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# John Thomas

## Identity

John Thomas

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-thomas-1094
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-thomas-1094
- **IMDb ID:** nm0859049
- **TMDB ID:** 1094
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3182596
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Thomas_(screenwriter), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3182596, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0859049/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1094

Writer and producer. Born 1 January 1953 in Needles.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 1 January 1953, Needles
- **Active:** 1987–present
- **Also known as:** John C. Thomas, جون كلافن توماس
- **Frequently works with:** [Jim Thomas](https://film.one/person/jim-thomas.md), [Joel Silver](https://film.one/person/joel-silver.md), [John Davis](https://film.one/person/john-davis.md), [Lawrence Gordon](https://film.one/person/lawrence-gordon.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 62, as writer, over 9 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 84 (1), 1990s 48 (2), 2000s 50 (1), 2010s 54 (2), 2020s 73 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 62 to 59 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Genres:** Science Fiction 9, Action 8, Thriller 6, Adventure 4, Animation 1, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 16 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $961m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Thomas_(screenwriter), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3182596, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0859049/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1094

## Biography

John C. Thomas is an American screenwriter. He has frequently collaborated with his brother Jim Thomas on screenplays and story credits.

Their first major work was the screenplay for *Predator* (1987), originally titled *Hunter*. They also wrote *Predator 2* (1990) and contributed to *Executive Decision* (1996), *Wild Wild West* (1999), *Mission to Mars* (2000) and *Behind Enemy Lines* (2001). The brothers created the short-lived television series *Hard Time on Planet Earth* (1989).

Thomas was born in Needles, California, and raised in Bakersfield. Before becoming a screenwriter he worked as a lifeguard, teacher, ditch digger and carpenter.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (9)

- *Predator: Badlands* (2025), Fi1m 70, Characters, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/predator-badlands.md)
- *Predator: Killer of Killers* (2025), Fi1m 72, Executive Producer, Characters — [page](https://film.one/film/predator-killer-of-killers.md)
- *Prey* (2022), Fi1m 76, Executive Producer, Characters — [page](https://film.one/film/prey.md)
- *The Predator* (2018), Fi1m 48, Characters — [page](https://film.one/film/the-predator.md)
- *Predators* (2010), Fi1m 60, Characters — [page](https://film.one/film/predators.md)
- *Mission to Mars* (2000), Fi1m 50, Story, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-to-mars.md)
- *Wild Wild West* (1999), Fi1m 34, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/wild-wild-west.md)
- *Predator 2* (1990), Fi1m 63, Writer, Characters — [page](https://film.one/film/predator-2.md)
- *Predator* (1987), Fi1m 84, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/predator.md)

## Complete filmography (19)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Predator: Badlands* (2025), Characters, Executive Producer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/predator-badlands.md)
- *Predator: Killer of Killers* (2025), Characters, Executive Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/predator-killer-of-killers.md)
- *Prey* (2022), Executive Producer, Characters — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/prey.md)
- *The Predator* (2018), Characters — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/the-predator.md)
- *Predators* (2010), Characters — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/predators.md)
- *Aliens vs Predator: Requiem* (2007), Characters
- *AVP: Alien vs. Predator* (2004), Characters
- *Behind Enemy Lines* (2001), Story
- *Mission to Mars* (2000), Story, Screenplay — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-to-mars.md)
- *Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection* (1999), Writer
- *Wild Wild West* (1999), Story — Fi1m 34, [page](https://film.one/film/wild-wild-west.md)
- *Centerfold Men* (1999), as Psychologist Gymnast
- *Executive Decision* (1996), Producer, Writer
- *Asuran* (1995), Original Story
- *Two-Fisted Tales* (1992), Writer
- *Predator 2* (1990), Writer, Characters — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/predator-2.md)
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, Screenplay
- *The Rescue* (1988), Writer
- *Predator* (1987), Writer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/predator.md)

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