---
name: "John Wright"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-wright"
fi1m_id: "john-wright"
imdb_id: "nm0942510"
tmdb_id: 8752
wikidata_id: "Q2704409"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "4 July 1943"
died: "20 April 2023"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-05T01:56:39.486045+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 Wright

## Identity

John Wright

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-wright
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-wright
- **IMDb ID:** nm0942510
- **TMDB ID:** 8752
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2704409
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wright_(film_editor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2704409, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0942510/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8752

Editor. Born 4 July 1943 in Glendale. Died 20 April 2023.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 4 July 1943, Glendale
- **Died:** 20 April 2023
- **Active:** 1989–2008
- **Frequently works with:** [John McTiernan](https://film.one/person/john-mctiernan.md), [Bruce Davey](https://film.one/person/bruce-davey.md), [Graham Yost](https://film.one/person/graham-yost.md), [Mark Gordon](https://film.one/person/mark-gordon.md), [Mel Gibson](https://film.one/person/mel-gibson.md), [Steve Mirkovich](https://film.one/person/steve-mirkovich.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscar nominations
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 75 (1), 1990s 74 (5), 2000s 62 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 63 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 7, Thriller 4, Adventure 2, Science Fiction 2, Comedy 1, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 16 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,877m across 8 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wright_(film_editor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2704409, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0942510/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8752

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*X-Men*](https://film.one/film/x-men.md) (67), [*The Incredible Hulk*](https://film.one/film/the-incredible-hulk.md) (58)
- **Netflix:** [*Speed*](https://film.one/film/speed.md) (86)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Last Action Hero*](https://film.one/film/last-action-hero.md) (62)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

John Wright was an American film editor. He edited *The Hunt for Red October* (1990) and *Speed* (1994), receiving Academy Award nominations for both films. He also edited *X-Men* (2000), *The Passion of the Christ* (2004), *Apocalypto* (2006), *Die Hard with a Vengeance* (1995) and *The Incredible Hulk* (2008), among many others.

Wright was born on 4 July 1943 in Glendale, California. He won a Primetime Emmy Award for editing the television film *Sarah, Plain and Tall* (1991) and was a member of the American Cinema Editors. He died on 20 April 2023 in Calabasas, California.

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

## On Fi1m (8)

- *The Incredible Hulk* (2008), Fi1m 58, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-incredible-hulk.md)
- *X-Men* (2000), Fi1m 67, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/x-men.md)
- *Broken Arrow* (1996), Fi1m 60, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/broken-arrow.md)
- *Die Hard: With a Vengeance* (1995), Fi1m 78, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/die-hard-with-a-vengeance.md)
- *Speed* (1994), Fi1m 86, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/speed.md)
- *Last Action Hero* (1993), Fi1m 62, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/last-action-hero.md)
- *The Hunt for Red October* (1990), Fi1m 82, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hunt-for-red-october.md)
- *Sea of Love* (1989), Fi1m 75, Additional Editing — [page](https://film.one/film/sea-of-love.md)

## Complete filmography (45)

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

- *Terry Venables: A Man Can Dream* (2021), Online Editor
- *Heaven Is for Real* (2014), Editor
- *Secretariat* (2010), Editor
- *The Incredible Hulk* (2008), Editor — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/the-incredible-hulk.md)
- *Apocalypto* (2006), Editor
- *Glory Road* (2006), Editor
- *The Passion of the Christ* (2004), Editor
- *Thomas & Friends: James and the Red Balloon and Other Thomas Adventures* (2003), Editor
- *Rollerball* (2002), Editor
- *X-Men* (2000), Editor — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/x-men.md)
- *The 13th Warrior* (1999), Editor
- *The Thomas Crown Affair* (1999), Editor
- *Deep Rising* (1998), Editor
- *Broken Arrow* (1996), Editor — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/broken-arrow.md)
- *Die Hard: With a Vengeance* (1995), Editor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/die-hard-with-a-vengeance.md)
- *Speed* (1994), Editor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/speed.md)
- *Last Action Hero* (1993), Editor — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/last-action-hero.md)
- *Necessary Roughness* (1991), Editor
- *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze* (1991), Editor
- *Sarah, Plain and Tall* (1991), Editor
- *The Hunt for Red October* (1990), Editor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hunt-for-red-october.md)
- *Sea of Love* (1989), as Additional Editing — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/sea-of-love.md)
- *My Name Is Bill W.* (1989), Editor
- *Gleaming the Cube* (1989), Editor
- *Andy Capp* (1988), series, Editor
- *The Running Man* (1987), Editor
- *Mass Appeal* (1984), Editor
- *Heartsounds* (1984), Editor
- *Frances* (1982), Editor
- *Saturday the 14th* (1981), as Set Decoration
- *Only When I Laugh* (1981), Editor
- *Separate Ways* (1981), Editor
- *Crisis at Central High* (1981), Editor
- *The Women's Room* (1980), Editor
- *The Family Man* (1979), Editor
- *Blind Ambition* (1979), series, Editor
- *Sanctuary of Fear* (1979), Editor
- *The Corn Is Green* (1979), Editor
- *Convoy* (1978), Editor
- *Cruise Into Terror* (1978), Editor
- *Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front* (1977), Editor
- *Dogs* (1976), Editor
- *Acapulco Gold* (1976), Editor
- *The Bad News Bears* (1976), Assistant Editor
- *McHale's Navy* (1962), series, Story

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- 1995: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Speed*
- 1991: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *The Hunt for Red October*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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