John Sayles

John Sayles (born 1950) is an American writer and director known for making acclaimed independent films, usually about everyday people in North America. He is also a well-known script doctor (usually to finance his directorial projects) and has one of the most eclectic filmographies of any filmmaker. He is also a published author and has worked in television.

List of films written, produced or directed by John Sayles:

• Piranha (not the just the original, but the 1995 TV version and as a script doctor on Piranha 3D as well)
• Alligator (1980)
• Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
• The Howling (1981)
• The Brother From Another Planet (1984)
• Matewan (1987)
• Eight Men Out (1988)
• Passion Fish (1992)
• The Fugitive (1993) (script doctor)
• The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)
• Apollo 13 (1995) (script doctor)
• Lone Star (1996)
• Mimic (1997) (script doctor)
• Limbo (1999)
• Girlfight (2000)
• The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)