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John M. Colwell

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Sound Department
  • Production Manager
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John M. Colwell is known for Ghostbusters (1984), The Rock (1996) and Frankie and Johnny (1991).
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    • Nominated for 7 Primetime Emmys
      • 7 nominations total

    Known for

    Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, and Harold Ramis in Ghostbusters (1984)
    Ghostbusters
    7.8
    • Sound Department(as John Colwell)
    • 1984
    Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery, and Ed Harris in The Rock (1996)
    The Rock
    7.4
    • Sound Department(as John Colwell)
    • 1996
    Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer in Frankie and Johnny (1991)
    Frankie and Johnny
    6.8
    • Sound Department(as John Colwell)
    • 1991
    Police Academy (1984)
    Police Academy
    6.7
    • Sound Department(as John Colwell)
    • 1984

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Henry Bumstead, Christopher Curry, Adrianne Duncan, Bruce Green, Darwin Harris, Rya Kihlstedt, Kevin Kilner, Darren T. Knaus, Olek Krupa, Krista Lally, Alex D. Linz, Julio Macat, Haviland Morris, Marian Seldes, David Thornton, and Lenny von Dohlen in Home Alone 3 (1997)
      Home Alone 3
      4.6
      • first assistant director: second unit
      • 1997
    • Keys to Tulsa (1997)
      Keys to Tulsa
      5.2
      • assistant director
      • 1997
    • Bedtime with Barney: Imagination Island (1994)
      Bedtime with Barney: Imagination Island
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • associate director
      • 1994
    • Scott Bakula, Jason Bateman, Hector Elizondo, Rob Schneider, Sinbad, Harley Jane Kozak, and Larry Miller in Necessary Roughness (1991)
      Necessary Roughness
      6.2
      • first assistant director: second unit
      • 1991
    • Harley (1991)
      Harley
      3.9
      • first assistant director
      • 1991
    • Swamp Thing (1990)
      Swamp Thing
      6.3
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1991
    • Valerie Bertinelli in Pancho Barnes (1988)
      Pancho Barnes
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • second assistant director
      • 1988
    • Paramedics (1988)
      Paramedics
      4.2
      • first assistant director: second unit
      • 1988
    • Dorian Harewood and Debbi Morgan in Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story (1987)
      Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • second assistant director (as John Colwell)
      • 1987
    • The Initiation (1984)
      The Initiation
      5.6
      • first assistant director
      • 1984
    • Rosanna Arquette, Maxwell Caulfield, and Frederic Forrest in The Parade (1984)
      The Parade
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • second assistant director
      • 1984
    • Denzel Washington in License to Kill (1984)
      License to Kill
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • second assistant director (as John Colwell)
      • 1984
    • Clayton Day and Karen Young in Deep in the Heart (1983)
      Deep in the Heart
      6.6
      • first assistant director (as John Colwell)
      • 1983

    Sound Department

    • Jeff Bridges and Barbra Streisand in The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)
      The Mirror Has Two Faces
      6.7
      • sound editor (as John Colwell)
      • 1996
    • Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery, and Ed Harris in The Rock (1996)
      The Rock
      7.4
      • sound editor (as John Colwell)
      • 1996
    • Matt Frewer in Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1995)
      Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
      2.6
      • dubbing mixer (as John Colwell)
      • 1995
    • Playmaker (1994)
      Playmaker
      5.1
      • sound effects editor
      • 1994
    • Don Michael Paul, Nestor Serrano, James Tolkan, and Billy Warlock in The Hat Squad (1992)
      The Hat Squad
      7.4
      TV Series
      • sound effects coordinator (as John Colwell)
      • 1992–1993
    • Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer in Frankie and Johnny (1991)
      Frankie and Johnny
      6.8
      • sound editor (as John Colwell)
      • 1991
    • Johnny Depp, Holly Robinson Peete, Peter DeLuise, Dustin Nguyen, and Steven Williams in 21 Jump Street (1987)
      21 Jump Street
      7.2
      TV Series
      • sound effects coordinator (as John Colwell)
      • 1990–1991
    • War and Remembrance (1988)
      War and Remembrance
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • sound editor
      • 1988
    • Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll (1987)
      Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
      7.7
      • sound editor
      • 1987
    • Kevin Spacey, Jonathan Banks, and Ken Wahl in Wiseguy (1987)
      Wiseguy
      7.8
      TV Series
      • sound editor (uncredited)
      • 1987
    • Nick Mancuso in Stingray (1986)
      Stingray
      7.4
      TV Series
      • sound editor (uncredited)
      • 1987
    • Meatballs Part II (1984)
      Meatballs Part II
      3.9
      • sound editor (as John Colwell)
      • 1984
    • Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, and Harold Ramis in Ghostbusters (1984)
      Ghostbusters
      7.8
      • sound editor (as John Colwell)
      • 1984
    • Police Academy (1984)
      Police Academy
      6.7
      • sound editor (as John Colwell)
      • 1984

    Production Management

    • Jim Carrey in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
      Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
      6.4
      • unit production manager: second unit, South Carolina and Texas
      • 1995
    • Harley (1991)
      Harley
      3.9
      • unit production manager
      • 1991
    • Brian Dennehy in A Killing in a Small Town (1990)
      A Killing in a Small Town
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 1990
    • Trapped (1989)
      Trapped
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 1989
    • Dakota (1988)
      Dakota
      4.6
      • production supervisor (as John Colwell)
      • 1988
    • Little Girl Lost (1988)
      Little Girl Lost
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 1988
    • The Initiation (1984)
      The Initiation
      5.6
      • unit production manager
      • 1984

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • John Colwell

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