Joseph Eggleston Johnston II (born May 13, 1950) is an American film director and former effects artist best known for such effects-driven movies as Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), Jumanji (1995) and Jurassic Park III (2001). These movies include a number of period films such as The Rocketeer (1991), The Wolfman (2010), and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). In 1999 Johnston won acclaim for the biographical drama October Sky.
Feature films[]
| Year | Title | Film Director | Film Producer | Visual Effects Artist | Art Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Star Wars (film) | yes | ||||
| 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back | yes | yes | |||
| 1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | yes | yes | |||
| 1983 | Return of the Jedi | yes | ||||
| 1984 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | yes | ||||
| 1986 | Howard the Duck (film) | yes | Ultralight sequence designer | |||
| 1987 | Batteries Not Included | Second unit director, production manager | ||||
| 1988 | Willow (film) | yes | ||||
| 1989 | Always (1989 film) | yes | Aerial sequence designer | |||
| Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | yes | |||||
| 1991 | The Rocketeer (film) | yes | ||||
| 1994 | The Pagemaster | yes | Live-action scenes | |||
| 1995 | Jumanji | yes | ||||
| 1999 | October Sky | yes | ||||
| 2001 | Jurassic Park III | yes | ||||
| 2004 | Hidalgo (film) | yes | ||||
| 2010 | The Wolfman (2010 film) | yes | ||||
| 2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger | yes | yes | Executive producer | ||
| 2014 | Not Safe for Work (film) | yes | ||||
| TBA | Starfall | yes | ||||
| TBA | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair | yes |
| Jumanji Stars | ||
| 1995 | Robin Williams • Bonnie Hunt • Adam Hann-Byrd • Laura Bell Bundy • Kirsten Dunst • Bradley Pierce • Jonathan Hyde • Patricia Clarkson • David Alan Grier • Bebe Neuwirth | |
| 2017 | Dwayne Johnson • Kevin Hart • Jack Black • Karen Gillan • Nick Jonas • Alex Wolff • Ser'Darius Blain • Madison Iseman • Morgan Turner • Tim Matheson • Bobby Cannavale • Rhys Darby • Marc Evan Jackson • Missi Pyle | |
| 2019 | Dwayne Johnson • Kevin Hart • Jack Black • Karen Gillan • Nick Jonas • Awkwafina • Alex Wolff • Ser'Darius Blain • Madison Iseman • Morgan Turner • Colin Hanks • Rhys Darby • Danny DeVito • Danny Glover • Rory McCann | |
| TV | Bill Fagerbakke • Debi Derryberry • Ashley Johnson • Cam Clarke • Sherman Howard • Tim Curry • William Sanderson • Charles Napier • Richard Allen • Dabney Coleman • Alan Oppenheimer • Edward Asner • Charlie Schlatter • Cathy Moriarty • Jim Cummings • Melanie Chartoff • Tony Jay • Pamela Adlon • Eileen Brennan | |
| Crew | Chris Van Allsburg • Joe Johnston • Jake Kasdan | |