John Fasano facts for kids

John Michael Fasano (born August 24, 1961 – died July 19, 2014) was a talented American writer, producer, and director for movies. He worked on many films during his career.

John Fasano directed six movies and produced twenty others. He also wrote the scripts for at least eighteen films. He was known as a "script doctor." This means he helped fix or improve movie scripts, especially for big action films. Some famous movies he worked on include Tombstone, Die Hard with a Vengeance, and Judge Dredd. He also wrote a book called Evie and the Golem with Roni Keller. John Fasano was also an expert on weapons and wrote for magazines like Combat Tactics. Plus, he designed many Halloween masks!

John Fasano's Movie Career

After finishing college in 1984, John Fasano used his artistic skills. He worked as an art director for magazines like Muscle and Beauty. He also painted posters for movies. His work impressed a director named Jack Bravman. Bravman hired Fasano to write Zombie Nightmare. John also acted in this movie.

John Fasano loved heavy metal music. He drew art for concert posters and heavy metal magazines. He also directed horror movies with a heavy metal theme. These included Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare and Black Roses.

In 1989, Fasano moved to Los Angeles. There, he sold his first movie idea, Tailgunner. He then helped write the script for Another 48 Hrs.. This led to many offers from big movie studios. He became a script doctor for a company called Cinergi Pictures. He helped a lot with the scripts for many of their movies. These included Die Hard with a Vengeance, Tombstone, and Judge Dredd.

John Fasano was also involved in the early plans for Alien 3. He wrote a full script based on another director's ideas, but it wasn't used in the final movie. In 1997, he was nominated for an award for writing The Hunchback. This was a TV movie based on the famous book by Victor Hugo. He also wrote for TV shows like F/X and Profiler.

Fasano helped write Universal Soldier: The Return. This was a sequel to the action movie Universal Soldier. In 2001, he wrote Megiddo: The Omega Code 2. This was a religious thriller movie. Two years later, he worked on the horror movie Darkness Falls.

He wrote several movies made for TV. These included Saving Jessica Lynch and Stone Cold. In 2009, he created Woke Up Dead. This was a funny horror web series. His last job as a director was for Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight. This was a TV show based on a Japanese superhero series.

Movies and TV Shows John Fasano Worked On

• Tenement (Slaughter in the South Bronx) (1985)
• F/X (1986)
• Blood Sisters (1987)
• Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare (1987)
• Zombie Nightmare (1987)
• Black Roses (1988)
• Another 48 Hrs. (1990)
• Tombstone (1993)
• Color of Night (1994)
• Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
• The Hunchback (1997)
• The Hunley (1999)
• Universal Soldier: The Return (1999)
• Profiler (2000)
• Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001)
• Darkness Falls (2003)
• Murder at the Presidio (2005)
• The Legend of Butch & Sundance (2006)
• A Family Lost (2007)
• Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight (2009)
• Woke Up Dead (2009)
• Hannah's Law (2012)
• Sniper: Legacy (2014)

His Passing

John Fasano passed away at his home in Los Angeles on July 19, 2014. He died from heart failure. At the time, he was working on a new version of the movie Chariots of the Gods.