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John Root(I)

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John Root is known for The Rocketeer (1991), L.A. Confidential (1997) and Maverick (1994).
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    • Known for

    Billy Campbell in The Rocketeer (1991)
    The Rocketeer
    6.6
    • Art Department
    • 1991
    Kim Basinger, Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, and Guy Pearce in L.A. Confidential (1997)
    L.A. Confidential
    8.2
    • Art Department(as John L. Root)
    • 1997
    Jodie Foster, Mel Gibson, and James Garner in Maverick (1994)
    Maverick
    7.0
    • Art Department
    • 1994
    Samuel L. Jackson and Emilio Estevez in Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
    Loaded Weapon 1
    6.2
    • Art Department(as John L. Root)
    • 1993

    Credits

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    Art Department

    • Seabiscuit (2003)
      Seabiscuit
      7.3
      • supervising signwriter (uncredited)
      • 2003
    • Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks in Catch Me If You Can (2002)
      Catch Me If You Can
      8.1
      • signwriter (as John L. Root)
      • 2002
    • Charlize Theron, Patrick Swayze, Billy Bob Thornton, Natasha Richardson, and Panagiotis Golfis in Waking Up in Reno (2002)
      Waking Up in Reno
      5.5
      • signwriter supervisor
      • 2002
    • Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, and Cate Blanchett in Bandits (2001)
      Bandits
      6.5
      • scenic artist (uncredited)
      • 2001
    • Natasha Lyonne, Kathleen Robertson, Marlon Wayans, Chris Elliott, Anna Faris, Andy Richter, and Shawn Wayans in Scary Movie 2 (2001)
      Scary Movie 2
      5.4
      • signwriter supervisor (as Johnny Root)
      • 2001
    • Sigourney Weaver, Gene Hackman, and Jennifer Love Hewitt in Heartbreakers (2001)
      Heartbreakers
      6.3
      • signwriter (uncredited)
      • 2001
    • Pleasantville (1998)
      Pleasantville
      7.5
      • sign painter
      • 1998
    • NFL Blitz (1997)
      NFL Blitz
      8.0
      Video Game
      • artist
      • 1997
    • Jennifer Lopez and Sean Penn in U Turn (1997)
      U Turn
      6.7
      • supervising signwriter (as John L. Root)
      • 1997
    • Kim Basinger, Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, and Guy Pearce in L.A. Confidential (1997)
      L.A. Confidential
      8.2
      • signwriter supervisor (as John L. Root)
      • 1997
    • Martin Lawrence and Lynn Whitfield in A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996)
      A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
      5.7
      • signwriter (as John L. Root)
      • 1996
    • Jodie Foster, Mel Gibson, and James Garner in Maverick (1994)
      Maverick
      7.0
      • signwriter supervisor
      • 1994
    • Samuel L. Jackson and Emilio Estevez in Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
      Loaded Weapon 1
      6.2
      • sign painter (as John L. Root)
      • 1993
    • Denzel Washington and John Lithgow in Ricochet (1991)
      Ricochet
      6.2
      • stand-by painter (as John L. Root)
      • 1991
    • Billy Campbell in The Rocketeer (1991)
      The Rocketeer
      6.6
      • signwriter supervisor
      • 1991

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    • Alternative names
      • John L. Root

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