John R. Leonetti

John Robert Leonetti, ASC (born July 4, 1956) is an American cinematographer^[1] and film director.^[2]

John R. Leonetti
Born	John Robert Leonetti (1956-07-04) July 4, 1956 (age 69) California, U.S.
Years active	1981–2013 (cinematography) 1997–present (director)
Relatives	Matthew F. Leonetti (brother)

Career

Leonetti began his career as a teenager working for his family's motion picture equipment business that was started by his father Frank Leonetti, known for his gaffing work on films such as The Wizard of Oz and Singin' in the Rain.^[3]

Filmography

Director

Film

Year	Title
1997	Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
2006	The Butterfly Effect 2
2014	Annabelle
2016	Wolves at the Door
2017	Wish Upon
2019	The Silence
2022	Lullaby
TBA	At the Hop

Television

Year	Title	Episode(s)
1999	Sons of Thunder	"Underground"
		"Thunder by Your Side"
2001	Providence	"It Was a Dark and Stormy Night"
2015	Sleepy Hollow	"Pittura Infamante"

Cinematographer

Film

Year	Title	Director	Notes	Refs.
1991	Child's Play 3	Jack Bender		[4]
1993	Hot Shots! Part Deux	Jim Abrahams		[5]
1994	The Mask	Chuck Russell		[6]
1995	Mortal Kombat	Paul W. S. Anderson		[7]
1996	Spy Hard	Rick Friedberg		[8]
1999	Detroit Rock City	Adam Rifkin		[9]
2001	Joe Dirt	Dennie Gordon		[10]
2002	The Scorpion King	Chuck Russell		[11]
2003	Honey	Bille Woodruff		[12]
2004	Raise Your Voice	Sean McNamara		[13]
2005	The Perfect Man	Mark Rosman		[14]
2006	The Woods	Lucky McKee		[15]
2007	Dead Silence	James Wan		[16]
	I Know Who Killed Me	Chris Sivertson		[1]
	Death Sentence	James Wan		[17]
	Welcome to the Jungle	Jonathan Hensleigh	Also editor	[18]
2010	Ca$h	Stephen Milburn Anderson	With Robert Primes	[19]
	Piranha 3D	Alexandre Aja		[20]
	Super Hybrid	Eric Valette
	Insidious	James Wan	With David M. Brewer	[21]
2011	Soul Surfer	Sean McNamara		[22]
2013	The Conjuring	James Wan		[23]
	Insidious: Chapter 2			[24]

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