John W. Corso

Production designer. Born 1 January 1929 in Wabash. Died 9 October 2019.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscar nomination

Born

1 January 1929, Wabash

Died

9 October 2019

Active

1980–1986

Frequently works with

John Hughes

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Fi1m against the critics

65Fi1m

51Critics

We rate John’s work 13 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 791

Under 601

Of 4 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 4 films
Screen time: 7 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $212m across 4 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar nomination
Active: 1980–1986

Genres

Comedy2
Drama2
Fantasy1
History1
Music1
Romance1

Best and worst on Fi1m

81BestFerris Bueller's Day Off1986

38WorstXanadu1980

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

61970s

161980s

11990s

Directors most worked with

John Hughes2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 nominated

Nominated1981Best Production Design · Coal Miner's Daughter

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.